Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

All alone with daddy | by Fassler, Joan

Ellen's mother goes away on a business trip leaving her alone with her father. Ellen and her father have a very good time being together while the mother is away. Ellen decides she wants to marry somebody just like her daddy when she grows up.

Keywords: family, feelings, goal setting, happiness, parents, self esteem, vacation, verbal communication, walking

The balloon race | by Coerr, Eleanor

Ariel almost causes her famous mother to lose a balloon race and then helps her to win.

Keywords: assertiveness, competition, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, nonverbal communication, parents, stress management, transportation, verbal communication

Louis the fish | by Yorinks, A.

Louis inherits his father's meat store after he dies. Louis never like meat and prefers fish. He eventually turns into a fish himself.

Keywords: careers, change, coping, death, family, fish, food, nutrition, parents, responsibilities

I'm not sleepy | by Cazet, Denys

It is Alex's bedtime, but he is not tired. Alex's father tells Alex a bedtime story about a little boy's adventure to the jungle. By the end of the story, Alex is asleep in his bed.

Keywords: bedtime, critical thinking, family, goal setting, imagination, jungle, moon, parents, sleep, stars, storytelling, verbal communication

Barn savers | by High, Linda Oatman

A young boy gets out of bed early to head to work with his father. They work all day long restoring an old barn to keep it from being torn down. They are the barn savers.

Keywords: barn, careers, caring, clothing, cold, conservation, dedication, family, farm, hard work, hunger, parents, safety, sleep, teamwork, tools, truck, work

Jeremy isn't hungry | by Williams, Barbara

Davey tries to feed his difficult little brother, Jeremy, while his mom tries to get ready. Davey tries many things, and finally Jeremy feeds himself.

Keywords: baby, family, food, helping, humor, hunger, nutrition, parents, siblings

Noisy nora (Julieta, estate quieta) | by Wells, Rosemary

No one pays attention to Nora. Her parents are always busy doing something else, and they always make Nora wait. The only time they notice her is when she is noisy, but then she gets yelled at!Only when Nora decides to hide, and the house is quiet, does her family realize Nora is missing.

Keywords: attention, baby, disappearance, family, frustration, loneliness, mischief, noise, parents

Miranda's smile | by Locker, Thomas

When Miranda's father paints her portrait, he can't seem to get her smile right. After many trials, he finally realizes that it's not her smile, but her eyes that he needs to capture differently.

Keywords: art, body parts, family, parents, teeth

Oink | by Geisert, Arthur

Baby pigs sneak away and get into mischief while their mother sleeps. Eventually they are rescued from their troubles.

Keywords: animals, conflict resolution, deception, decision making, disobedience, family, nonverbal communication, parents, pig, rescue, safety, sleep

Who came down that road? | by Lyon, George Ella

A boy and his mother walk down a road. The boy is curious about the history of the road.

Keywords: animals, critical thinking, curiosity, family, history, learning, parents, travel, verbal communication

The farm summer 1942 | by Hall, Donald

Peter goes on a trip to a farm to visit his father and experiences many adventures.

Keywords: adventures, airplane, family, farm, grandparents, parents, train, transportation, working mother

Our tree named Steve | by Zweibel, Alan

In a letter to his children, a father reflects upon the importance of a good friend and the value of a place to feel safe and secure. The father recalls various memories of his family as it has grown in relationship to a favorite tree that had been part of their lives since they built their home. The tree seems to help the family through many events but does not withstand a huge storm. The father uses the wood to build a tree house to continue its importance to the family.

Keywords: change, conflict resolution, correspondence, critical thinking, dog, family, feelings, friendship, happiness, jumping, loss, moving, neighbors, parents, peace, sadness, safety, seasons, siblings, sleep, spring, storm, storytelling, summer, swinging, tree, weather, winter

Baby sea otter | by Tatham, Betty

A baby sea otter and her mother spend their days searching for food and playing. They spend time in a raft with a group of otters and escaping predators. Soon the baby grows up and ventures out on her own. All of the life lessons she learned will be used when she becomes a mother herself.

Keywords: animals, author's note, baby, bodies of water, critical thinking, decision making, family, fear, feelings, happiness, nature, nonverbal communication, ocean, otter, parents, plants, science, self esteem

Erika's story | by Vander Zee, Ruth

After being thrown from a train as a baby during the Holocaust, Erika finds safety, love, and peace in the family that saves her.

Keywords: adoption, assertiveness, author's note, bravery, conflict resolution, courage, critical thinking, family, fear, feelings, germany, history, hope, identity, Jewish, loss, love, memories, multicultural, parents, prejudice, pride, rescue, sadness, self esteem, separation, storytelling, survival, train, transportation, verbal communication, war

Hidden child | by Millman, Isaac

Over fifty years have passed, and Isaac finally tells his story. He is one of the few survivors of the Holocaust. Isaac experiences many tragedies during the war including losing both parents, friends, and being left to strangers, but finally, was adopted into a home. Although he changes his name, he is adopted in a home where people grow to love him.

Keywords: adoption, autobiography, conflict resolution, decision making, family, fear, feelings, france, friendship, germany, history, Jewish, loneliness, multicultural, nonverbal communication, parents, peer resistance, photograph, politics, prison, racism, relationship, religion, rescue, sadness, safety, self esteem, separation, survival, war

Timothy Cox will not change his socks | by Kinerk, Robert

A young boy, Timothy Cox, decides to go without changing his socks for a month. As the smell from his socks begins to grow, the entire community gets involved in trying to get him to change his socks. Timothy creatively avoids getting caught for the whole month. He aviods the fire fighters with their hoses and even a scout troop! When the month has come to an end, he keeps the socks in a cabinet as a trophy in his determination to stick to his word and not change his socks.

Keywords: animals, community, cooperation, decision making, determination, doctor, dog, family, fantasy, fire engine, five senses, helicopter, month, neighbors, parents, peer resistance, rabbit, rhyme, school, skunk, sleep, smell, transportation, vocabulary

Hooray for fish! | by Cousins, Lucy

Come travel along with Little Fish to meet his many friends. As we count, identify colors, and look for opposites among the many examples, we learn it is okay to have friends different from you.

Keywords: acceptance, affection, colors, community, differences, family, feelings, fish, numbers, opposites, parents, rhyme

A family like yours | by Dotlich, Rebecca K.

There are so many families who do different things. Different families eat different foods, enjoy different activities, speak different languages, and live in different dwellings. There is always a family that is just right for you.

Keywords: activities, animals, baby, community, conflict resolution, cooperation, culture, customs, decision making, differences, diversity, encouragement, family, feelings, food, grandparents, habitat, home, nonverbal communication, parents, relationship, self esteem, siblings, uniqueness

A cane in her hand | by Litchfield, Ada B.

Valerie, a young girl, has poor eyesight. She needs to use a cane to walk around. She eventually learns to use the cane and not feel bad about it.

Valentine foxes | by Watson, Clyde

It's Valentine's Day and four little foxes want to surprise their parents by making Valentines and baking a special Valentine's Day cake. They work together for a special Valentine's Day.

Keywords: animals, celebration, cooperation, decision making, family, food, fox, holidays, nutrition, parents, surprises, teamwork, valentine's day

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