Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

A fine, fine school | by Creech, Sharon

Mr. Keeene knows he has a fine school with great teachers and students. Since everyone is learning so much, he decides to have school on Saturdays, then Sundays, and then eventually all summer. Eventually, one student named Tillie tells Mr. Keene that they are not learning anything outside of school. Everyone is relieved when Mr. Keene announces the return of a normal school year.

Keywords: careers, colors, Days of The Week, decision making, dog, family, happiness, holidays, learning, loneliness, play, pride, reading, repetition, school, shapes, siblings, skipping, summer, surprises, teaching, tree, worry, writing

Thank you, mr. falker | by Polacco, Patricia

Trisha loves being read to and loves being at school because she can draw there. When it is Trisha's time to read, she is teased and feels dumb. Thanks to Mr. Falker, one of her teachers, she gains confidence and learns how to read.

Keywords: books, conflict resolution, emotions, family, feelings, frustration, grandparents, helping, learning, nonverbal communication, reading, sadness, school, teaching, teamwork, teasing

A. lincoln and me | by Borden, Louise

A young boy discovers that he shares a birthday on the same day as Abraham Lincoln's. Learn how many other common characteristics a boy shares with a past president.

Keywords: appearance, appreciation, baseball, birthday, body parts, books, bus, calendar, celebration, freedom, friendship, history, individuality, learning, money, monuments, music, playground, president, reading, running, school, self confidence, self esteem, slavery, sports, teaching, transportation

Dear annie | by Caseley, Judith

Annie receives many letters from her grandfather. She shares her letters with her class at school and spurs the rest of the class to get pen pals from all over the world.

Keywords: conflict resolution, correspondence, grandparents, nonverbal communication, reading, school, self esteem

Bug in a rug | by Cole, Joanna//Calmenson, Stephanie

Come learn the alphabet, match words with pictures, and tell silly stories. Bright, colorful pictures and clever rhymes help capture and hold your attention.

Keywords: airplane, alphabet, animals, assertiveness, bear, bicycle, books, bus, cat, concepts, critical thinking, dog, elephant, food, fox, frog, goat, kangaroo, monkey, pig, poetry, reading, rhyme, transportation, truck, verbal communication

My daddy | by Paradis, Susan

A little boy observes his father crossing the street, running outside in the rain, mowing the grass, riding his bike and diving into the ocean. The boy has great admiration for his father and everything his father does seems extraordinary to him. When the boy's father hugs him and throws him in the air, the boy feels very special and loved.

Keywords: animals, bear, biking, birds, bodies of water, bravery, elephant, exercise, family, giraffe, leopard, llama, love, monkey, moon, night, observation, ocean, parents, rain, reading, relationship, running, swimming, tiger, toys, trust, woods

2 is for dancing: A 1 2 3 of actions | by Hubbard, Woodleigh

Animals and actions illustrate each number one through twelve. For example, 3 is for jumping, 7 is for fishing, and 12 is for balancing.

Keywords: animals, counting, dancing, exercise, fishing, jumping, numbers, reading, recreation, sequence, swimming

Me and my aunts | by Newton, Laura P

A little girl has a unique and special relationship with each of her aunts. She cooks, reads, sews, receives gifts, and talks with them. Her favorite aunt always remembers what to do and say.

Keywords: activities, appreciation, caring, child care, family, food, fun, love, nonverbal communication, nutrition, presents, reading, relationship, trust, unselfish, verbal communication

A-hunting we will go! | by Kellogg, Steven

As it gets close to bedtime, a brother and sister gather up their animal friends and go on an adventure because they do not want to go to sleep. They go hunting for more friends and fun and travel through woods and across an ocean. As the children and animals get sleepy, they return home to take a bath, brush their teeth, and put on their pajamas. The words of the story are set to the classic children's tune A-Hunting we will go.

Keywords: adventures, animals, bear, bedtime, cleanliness, clothing, family, fox, friendship, giraffe, goose, happiness, health, hunting, kangaroo, moose, music, parents, preparation, reading, rhyme, siblings, sleep, song, teeth, weasel, whale

Jungle walk | by Tafuri, Nancy

After reading a book on jungle animals, a little boy falls asleep and dreams of the animals he read about.

Keywords: animals, bedtime, books, dreams, jungle, reading, sleep

A bedtime story | by Fox, Mem

Polly has a room filled with books but does not know how to read. With her stuffed animal, Bed Rabbit, Polly interrupts her parents' reading time for a bedtime story.

Keywords: affection, bedtime, books, family, hygiene, love, nonverbal communication, parents, reading, routine, teeth, toys

Old mother hubbard and her dog | by Martin, Sarah//Galdone, Paul

Old Mother Hubbard tries to get food for her dog, but he is always doing something else. The dog even learns to write and read.

Keywords: animals, dog, nonverbal communication, pets, play, reading, responsibilities, rhyme

The day the tv blew up | by West, Dan

A young boy named Ralph uses his television too much for entertainment. Ralph soon discovers that there are other ways to have fun too. Ralph learns what a library is, how to use a library, and how much fun reading a book can be.

Keywords: books, entertainment, fun, library, play, reading, technology, television

Pizza party! | by Maccarone, Grace

A group of children gather to make a pizza. They go through the steps of making a pizza with each child having their own job. When the pizza is done, they all eat the wonderful pizza they had fun making.

Keywords: cooking, cooperation, food, friendship, fun, helping, multicultural, nutrition, play, preparation, reading, teamwork

Do you want to play?A book about being friends | by Kolar, Bob

Do you want to play?These two children have lots of ideas about what they can do. They can play together or alone or even in a big group. The park is fun, so is a board game, There are so many things to do with a friend, the possibilities are endless!

Keywords: apology, body parts, conflict resolution, cooperation, fight, food, friendship, games, health, helping, instruments, listening, music, nutrition, park, play, playground, playing, reading, relationship, self esteem, sharing, storytelling, understanding, verbal communication

Mom and dad break up | by Prestine, Joan Singleton

A young boy expresses his feelings about his parents' divorce. He feels angry, sad, and lonely at the same time, and often takes it out on his friends. But eventually, he learns to adjust to the change, and learns that he is not at fault for the break up of his parents.

Keywords: aggression, anger, art, biking, conflict resolution, coping, divorce, dreams, exercise, feelings, food, friendship, frustration, illness, loneliness, loss, parents, picnic, play, reading, sadness, seasons, self esteem, separation, skating, sledding, snow, winter

What dad's can't do | by Wood, Douglas

Throughout the day, a dad shows his love for his son by showing him things that he can't do alone such as pitching a baseball very fast, reading a book to himself, fishing alone, and winning at cards.

Keywords: activities, baseball, bedtime, books, camping, car, careers, caring, cooking, family, fear, feelings, fishing, food, games, hygiene, love, nonverbal communication, parents, reading, recreation, sleep, sports, transportation

Re-zoom | by Banyai, Istvan

Re-zoom represents a series of scenes, each from farther away. For example, an Indian is on a wrist watch worn by a man, who is painting a wall. Re-zoom illustrates different perspectives of the same scenes. (A Wordless Book).

Keywords: acting, activities, actor, animals, art, biking, boat, car, dog, egyptian, elephant, food, illusion, island, jungle, multicultural, nutrition, perspective, reading, subway, time, transportation, volcano

Hop on pop | by Seuss, Dr.

This book presents two or three rhyming words and then uses them in a sentence to help beginning readers.

Keywords: learning, reading, rhyme

Jazper | by Egielski, Richard

Jazper's dad breaks three legs at work, so Jazper must find a job to pay the rent. He begins watching a house for fire--menacing moths, and, while there, reads and learns how to transform himself into various things. When the moths find out, Jazper must use his new talent to save himself.

Keywords: books, family, helping, insects, magic, money, moth, reading, work

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