Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Up to ten and down again | by Ernst, Lisa Campbell

Four boys and five girls come in two cars to the park to play and have a picnic lunch. They bring along six balls, seven boats, and eight baskets.

Keywords: clouds, counting, duck, food, friendship, numbers, nutrition, pets, picnic, play, pond, rain, toys

Get up and go! | by Murphy, Stuart J.

Time to wake up!Sammie the dog helps his friend get ready for school. How many minutes will it take to get ready for school?Help Sammie count the minutes it takes to get things done: eat breakfast, brush teeth, get dressed, give hugs, and go off to school.

Keywords: affection, animals, clothing, counting, dog, food, helping, hygiene, numbers, nutrition, pets, preparation, routine, school, sequence, teeth, time

The black dog who went into the woods | by Hurd, Edith Thacher

When Black Dog doesn't come home, his family searches the nearby woods and calls their neighbors looking for him. That night, each of the family members dreams about Black Dog. The next morning they realize it was Black Dogs way of saying good-bye to them as he died.

Keywords: animals, coping, death, dog, dreams, family, feelings, loss, neighbors, pets, sadness

The easter egg farm | by Auch, Mary Jane

Pauline, the hen, is trying to lay eggs, but the henhouse is too noisy!She concentrates very hard and finally lays a very unusual egg. Pauline keeps laying eggs, each with a different design and pattern. The eggs are so beautiful that people come from all around to view her eggs.

Keywords: assertiveness, birds, careers, cooperation, decision making, easter, farm, food, holidays, individuality, nutrition, pets, self esteem, uniqueness

Bootsie barber bites | by Bottner, Barbara

A little girl's mother and Bootsie Barber's mother are best friends. Bootsie is a very mean child. Bootsie is mean to the little girl and her pet salamander. Finally, the little girl cannot take Bootsie's meanness any more, so she decides to get back at Bootsie.

Keywords: aggression, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, feelings, friendship, kindness, nonverbal communication, pets, verbal communication

The fast sooner hound | by Bontemps, Anna//Conroy, Jack

A railroad man's dog outruns the trains and makes even the fastest train look slow. The Roadmaster will not let the dog ride in the cab with his owner until he races and beats The Cannonball.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, competition, confidence, conflict resolution, decision making, dog, pets, train, transportation, travel

Otto in Africa | by du Bois, William Pene

Otto is a huge dog. His master takes him to Africa because he is too large for their town. They travel to Africa and help to win a war. Otto receives a medal for saving the town.

Keywords: african, animals, community, conflict resolution, dog, helping, loyalty, multicultural, pets, travel, verbal communication, war

Of course a goat | by Bornstein, Ruth

A boy wants a goat so he asks his mother where he can find one. He has to climb a mountain and describes what he will do and see on his journey and how he will bring the goat back home where his mother will be waiting.

Keywords: animals, communication, critical thinking, family, goat, imagination, mountains, pets, travel, verbal communication

Clifford the big red dog | by Bridwell, Norman

Emily Elizabeth owns the biggest, reddest dog in the neighborhood. She talks about all the things they do together and how much she loves him. Even though he's big and red, she would never give him up for the world.

Keywords: animals, colors, dog, friendship, love, pets, play, self esteem

Black, white, just right! | by Davol, Marguerite W.

A little girl who has a white father and a black mother compares the differences between them. Mama like to dance ballet and walk fast along the street. Papa likes to dance to rap and stroll along the street. They have different tastes in food and art, but all is just right in this special family.

Keywords: african american, art, body parts, colors, comparisons, dancing, differences, diversity, exercise, family, food, height, love, multicultural, nutrition, parents, pets, similarities, sizes, walking

The sky dog | by Turkle, Brinton

While spending the summer at the beach, a boy notices that the clouds look like a dog. He wishes the dog was real and that it belonged to him. One day the boy finds a dog like the one in the clouds. He asks people in the town if it belongs to them, but no one claims it. At the end of the summer, the boy takes the dog home.

Keywords: animals, beach, bodies of water, clouds, community, dog, feelings, happiness, lost, nonverbal communication, ocean, pets, sadness, seasons, summer, travel, verbal communication, weather

Old mother hubbard and her dog | by Ness, Evaline

An old lady owns a dog and buys it fish, shoes, and even a hat. The dog does many interesting things like dance and read the news.

Keywords: animals, cat, clothing, companion, dancing, dog, exercise, food, nutrition, pets, rhyme

Theodor and mr. balbini | by Mathers, Petra

Mr. Balbini no longer wants his talking dog, Theodor, so he gives him to Madame Paulet in exchange for her dog.

Keywords: animals, change, dog, friendship, pets, verbal communication

Trouble with trolls | by Brett, Jan

Treva takes her dog with her to visit her cousin in the mountains. Unfortunately, nasty trolls, who want to steal Tuffi, confront Treva. Treva refuses to give up, which leads to quite an adventure.

Keywords: adventures, animals, assertiveness, challenges, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, dog, goal setting, nonverbal communication, persistence, pets, refusal skills, stress management, trolls, verbal communication

Hooray, a pinata! | by Kleven, Elisa

It's Clara's birthday, and she wants a pinata for her party. Clara, her mom, and her friend Samson go to the pinata store and Clara chooses a cute dog. Clara grows to love the dog and will not break him open. Samson saves the day by bringing another pinata to the party!

Keywords: birthday, celebration, dog, family, feelings, friendship, grandparents, happiness, hispanic, love, multicultural, nonverbal communication, parents, pets, surprises, verbal communication

Felice | by Brown, Marcia

Felice is a small striped cat living in Venice with no home or food. A boy starts to feed the cat and adopts him. He decides to name the cat, Felice.

Keywords: adoption, animals, assertiveness, cat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, pets

When the wind blew | by Brown, Margaret Wise

An old lady lives with seventeen cats and a kitten. On a windy day she brings the cats in the house. She gets a toothache and her kitten soothes it.

Keywords: animals, cat, conflict resolution, illness, nonverbal communication, pets, stress management, teamwork, teeth, verbal communication

The carp in the bathtub | by Cohen, Barbara

Leah and Henry want to save the carp that their mom will want to cook for dinner. They try to hide the carp in the tub and also in a bucket. Their dad explains that fish are for eating so he gives them a cat as a pet.

Keywords: animals, cat, community, fish, food, holidays, Jewish, multicultural, nutrition, passover, pets, shelter, traditions

Good luck, mrs. k.! | by Borden, Louise

Mrs. K teaches Ann's third grade class. In class they are explorers, scientists, poets, and astronauts. They are always learning something new. One day, Mrs. K doesn't come to school. The students learn that she is in the hospital with cancer. For the rest of the year the third grade has a substitute. On the last day of school, Mrs. K comes back to surprise her students.

Keywords: animals, basketball, cancer, dancing, discovery, exercise, geography, guinea pig, hospital, illness, insects, learning, letters, listening, math, pets, practice, reading, school, science, sign language, skating, spelling, sports, surprises, teaching, travel, verbal communication, worm

Butterfly house | by Bunting, Eve

A young girl and her grandfather save a caterpillar and keep it while it goes through its changes. They build it a beautiful house and care for it until it turns into a butterfly. Although it was hard for her to let it go, she has mysterious visitors surprise her every spring, even when she grows up to be a grandmother herself.

Keywords: aging, art, author's note, butterfly, caterpillar, change, cocoon, colors, feelings, flowers, freedom, friendship, garden, grandparents, growing up, happiness, insects, nature, pets, sadness

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