Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Super dooper jezebel | by Ross, Tony

Jezebel is a little girl who is perfect in every way. She never does anything wrong or anything she is not supposed to do. Jezebel is in for a surprise when her perfectness brings her face-to-face with a hungry alligator.

Keywords: alligator, assertiveness, hunger, peer resistance, refusal skills, reptiles, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

The stupids take off | by Allard, Harry//Marshall, James

The Stupid family go on a trip to escape from their bizarre uncle. While on their trip, they run into more bizarre relatives. They have one adventure after another until they reach home.

Keywords: adventures, family, humor, imagination, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, travel, verbal communication

The christmas day kitten | by Herriot, James

A kitten is left on Christmas Day for Mrs. Pickering by a stray cat who dies. Buster, the kitten, changes the lifestyle of Mrs. Pickering.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, cat, change, christmas, death, decision making, holidays, peer resistance, pets, play, self esteem

Donna jeans disaster | by Williams, Barbara

Some of Donna Jean's family members are so sure she will fail in reciting a poem at a school program that they almost convince her that she cannot do it. Luckily, her uncle believes in her and helps her.

Keywords: assertiveness, conflict resolution, family, goal setting, helping, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, performance, poetry, refusal skills, school, self esteem, verbal communication

Ethan's favorite teacher | by Colman, Hila

A boy hates school because it is boring and the teachers never answer his questions. He would prefer to spend his time ate the zoo playing tic tac toe with an ape. Doing this, he works hard to learn how to beat the ape because he's having fun. He overcomes the doubts of his peers and teacher.

Keywords: animals, ape, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, games, goal setting, hard work, learning, peer resistance, play, recreation, refusal skills, school, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

Armien's fishing trip | by Stock, Catherine

A boy struggles to find his own place among the hard working people of Kalk Bay in Southern Africa.

Keywords: african, assertiveness, bodies of water, careers, decision making, hard work, multicultural, ocean, peer resistance

The magician | by Shulevitz, Uri

A magician, who is actually the prophet Elijah, comes to town. He gives an old, poor couple dinner and a soft place to sit during the Passover celebration. The reason the couple is chosen is because they are unselfish and they do not think that they are that bad off, since they have each other.

Keywords: decision making, food, giving, holidays, Jewish, nutrition, passover, peer resistance, poverty, religion, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

Trouble at the mines | by Rappaport, Doreen

With the help of Mother Jones, a famous leader, the miners go on strike to fight for better working conditions and wages. Rosie's family struggles to survive the eight-month strike. The persistant women and miners force the owners to give in, and the strike ends with victory.

Keywords: assertiveness, careers, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, equality, family, fight, geology, goal setting, kindness, parents, peer resistance, persistence, poverty, siblings, stress management, verbal communication

Madeline in london | by Bemelmans, Ludwig

Madeline is in London and meets a prince. She is distraught when they have to separate. The boy runs away and Madeline finds him.

Keywords: assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, feelings, friendship, memories, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, verbal communication

A sky full of dragons | by White, M.

Lee Chow and his grandfather talk about the magic of China. Lee Chow plays kites with his friends and they give him marbles. In the end, Lee Chow has many new friends.

Keywords: assertiveness, chinese, conflict resolution, decision making, family, friendship, magic, multicultural, parents, peer resistance, toys, traditions, verbal communication

The tram to bondi beach | by Hathorn, Elizabeth

Kieran loves to watch the tram. He wants to be a paper boy at the tram stop like Saxon. So his dad gets him a job there, and after learning the job the hard way, he is successful.

Keywords: careers, conflict resolution, critical thinking, friendship, goal setting, hard work, peer resistance, role model, self esteem, success, train, transportation, trolley, verbal communication

Girls are silly | by Nash, Ogden

Two boys are playing and a girl walks by. Billy says that all girls are silly, then his friend points out that his mom was once a girl.

Keywords: assertiveness, decision making, friendship, gender, peer resistance, play, rhyme, verbal communication

Frog and toad together | by Lobel, Arnold

Frog and Toad are two friends that have many adventures together, including after baking cookies, trying not to eat the whole batch.

Keywords: adventures, amphibians, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, food, friendship, frog, goal setting, nonverbal communication, nutrition, peer resistance, refusal skills, self esteem, stress management, toad, verbal communication

Stephanie's ponytail | by Munsch, Robert

One day Stephanie shows up at school with her hair in a ponytail. At first all of her friends make fun of her, but she quickly becomes a trend-setter. When Stephanie tricks everyone into shaving their heads, they aren't very happy with her.

Keywords: acceptance, appearance, assertiveness, body image, body parts, family, friendship, individuality, parents, peer resistance, resentment, revenge, school, similarities, teasing, trick, verbal communication

The pig's picnic | by Kasza, Keiko

Mr. Pig goes to Miss Pig's to invite her for a picnic and on the way gets advice on how he should look from others. He finds he is better off just being himself.

Keywords: animals, food, fox, friendship, lion, peer resistance, picnic, pig, self esteem, zebra

Green eggs and ham | by Seuss, Dr.

Sam-I-Am follows another person around trying to get him to eat green eggs and ham, but the person insists he would never eat green eggs and ham. Eventually he agrees to try them and decides he does like green eggs and ham and thanks his new friend, Sam-I-Am.

Keywords: assertiveness, decision making, food, nutrition, peer resistance, refusal skills, rhyme, stress management, verbal communication

Skipper john's cook | by Brown, Marcia

A new cook is hired on a ship, because the old cook just fixed beans. After a few days, the crew finds out all the new cook does is fry fish and make beans just like the olde cook. Once again, the crew looks for a new cook.

Keywords: careers, conflict resolution, food, nutrition, peer resistance, ship, transportation, verbal communication

William's shadow | by Austin, Margot

William the woodchuck wakes up after hibernation and is starving. William's friends bring him his meals in bed one day because they do not want him to see his shadow.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, decision making, food, friendship, groundhog's day, holidays, nutrition, peer resistance, refusal skills, seasons, verbal communication, woodchuck

Ola | by D'Aulaire, Ingri//D'Aulaire, Edgar

A story about a boy, his travels, and his adventures through Norway.

Keywords: adventures, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, folktale, goal setting, multicultural, norwegian, peer resistance, refusal skills, travel

Shortcut | by Crews, Donald

Train tracks run right behind Big Mama's house in Cottondale, Florida. Every summer the children go to visit her. They are told time and time again to stay off the tracks. They are in a hurry one day and decide to walk along the tracks for a shortcut. When they get to a point where they can't turn back, a train appears.

Keywords: critical thinking, decision making, five senses, listening, peer resistance, play, safety, sounds, stress management, train, transportation, travel, verbal communication

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