Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

The table where rich people sit | by Baylor, Byrd

A young girl feels that her family is so poor that rich people wouldn't even sit at her family's table. She holds a meeting with her family to discuss the money her family has. During the meeting she discovers how rich her family really is. She also learns the important things in life such as, family is more valuable than money itself.

Keywords: assertiveness, birds, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, greed, money, parents, perspective, pheasant, poverty, relaxation, responsibilities, rules, self esteem, sharing, wealth

A pebble for your pocket | by Hanh, Thich Nhat

Enjoy the stories of Thich Nhat Hanh, a Zen Buddhist. Learn how to transform negative feelings into positive feelings so you can live more at peace with yourself and in harmony with your environment.

Monster goes to the beach | by Blance, Ellen // Cook, Ann

On a nice sunny day, Monster and the little boy and little girl go to the beach. While relaxing near the water, all the children came over to ask Monster to play hide and seek. Monster hides, but the children always find him. They tell Monster to hide where he cannot be found, so he covers himself with sand. When the children canﾒt find him, they play on a sand hill. Soon, a boy begins to dig in the sand and found Monster.

Keywords: beach, bodies of water, bus, conflict resolution, critical thinking, feelings, food, glasses, happiness, monsters, newspaper, peace, reading, relaxation, sun, umbrella, verbal communication

The kids yoga book of feelings | by Humphrey, Mary

Kids model yoga poses to help them identify different feelings they have within. Twenty simple poses are provided to help children calm, center, and balance themselves. Each pose is correlated with an animal or nature connection then supported with human feelings and words of affirmation.

Keywords: animals, birds, butterfly, cat, chameleon, cow, dog, dragons, elephant, emotions, exercise, health, insects, lion, mountains, mouse, opossum, polar bear, relaxation, swan, tiger, tree

Poppleton everyday | by Rylant, Cynthia

Poppleton has several adventures. First, he looks at the stars at night with his friend, Hudson. Next Poppleton buys a new bed to replace the one he has had since he was a boy. Then Fillmore takes Poppleton sailing for the first time.

Keywords: accidents, adventures, animals, boat, books, fear, feelings, friendship, helping, pig, planet, relaxation, shopping, sky, sleep, stars, storm, technology, television, transportation, verbal communication, weather

Sleep book | by Seuss, Dr.

This book encourages children to fall asleep. It describes how everyone else is sleeping and that the reader should sleep too.

Keywords: bedtime, relaxation, rhyme, sleep

A little house of your own | by de Regniers, Beatrice Schenk

This book discusses the importance of one's own personal, private space. The book gave various examples of such space and emphasized the importance of respecting other's personal space.

Keywords: privacy, relaxation, respect, stress management

The old pirate of central park | by Priest, Robert

An old pirate who lives in New York City takes a walk in Central Park and spends time with other old pirates. One day, when he brings his ship to sail on the pond, he meets the retired Queen. A battle ensues between vessels. Chaos reigns until a truce is called. Now the Old Pirate and the Old Queen spend time together at the pond every day as Retirates.

Keywords: animals, birds, boat, bodies of water, chaos, conflict resolution, dog, exercise, friendship, park, parrot, pets, pirates, pond, relaxation, retirement, royalty, tools, transportation, verbal communication, walking, war

The other side | by Woodson, Jacqueline

A fence not only divides two properties -- it segregates two families because of their different cultures. Initial fears from the parents cause them to set rules that will forbid the friendship of their young daughters. Little did they know that their daughters would break the barrier as they climbed the fence together to see the world as it should be, not as it is.

The wishing hat | by Fuchshuber, Annegert

A person's main intention in life should not be for money. Magic makes it fun though.

Keywords: assertiveness, clothing, magic, money, music, peer resistance, refusal skills, relaxation, unselfish, wish

Mrs. piccolo's easy chair | by Jackson, Jean

A loving, but hungry easy chair follows Mrs. Piccolo to the grocery store to purchase some cheese puffs. A few obstacles attempt to stop the chair from purchasing the cheese puffs, so the chair decides to swallow people to accomplish its task. Will the people from the chair ever get out?

Keywords: assertiveness, community, companion, conflict resolution, determination, disappearance, food, friendship, hunger, love, market, mischief, moods, nonverbal communication, nutrition, relaxation, shopping, sounds

When sophie gets angry--Really, really angry... | by Bang, Molly

What do you do when you're angry?Sophie feels bad when she's angry. She wants to yell and kick and scream, but she runs outside to her special place instead. When she comes home, everyone is glad to see her and she feels much better.

Keywords: anger, art, climbing, conflict resolution, exercise, family, feelings, fight, nature, nonverbal communication, parents, relaxation, running, sadness, siblings, stress management, toys, tree, verbal communication, water

Five minutes peace | by Murphy, Jill

Mrs. Large wants five minutes all to herself. She tries to take a bath only to have all three children intrude. She then goes downstairs for some peace and quiet, only to have the kids join her there as well.

Keywords: conflict resolution, coping, family, hygiene, parents, peace, relaxation, stress management, working mother

My father who has 10 children | by Guettier, Benedicte

A devoted father works hard to take care of his ten children day and night. He decides to get away and sail around the world, until he realizes something is missing and returns home.

Keywords: bath, bedtime, boat, car, child care, clothing, cooking, counting, family, fishing, food, grandparents, numbers, parents, relaxation, school, sleep, stress management, transportation

A winter day | by Florian, Douglas

A family spends a winter day together. After a breakfast of pancakes, everyone puts on their coats, boots, and hats. While outside, they skate, sled, and make snowballs. They warm their toes by the fire when they go inside for their evening meal.

Keywords: appreciation, clothing, exercise, family, food, nature, nutrition, recreation, relaxation, seasons, skating, snow, weather, winter

Close your eyes | by Marzollo, Jean

If you close your eyes, your imagination can take you anywhere. In this book, closing your eyes can first offer great things to imagine and then to dream about.

Keywords: dreams, imagination, relaxation, sleep

Burton and dudley | by Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman

Dudley likes to walk, while Burton likes to sit and look outside. They both try doing what the other likes best and finds some enjoyment in other activities.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, compromise, decision making, exercise, friendship, goal setting, helping, mouse, refusal skills, relaxation, sharing, stress management, walking

Father christmas | by Briggs, Raymond

Father Christmas has one very rough day a year, Christmas Eve. He is happy when his day comes to an end for one more year.

Keywords: christmas, coping, holidays, relaxation, stress management

Grandpa and bo | by Henkes, Kevin

Young Bo spends the summer with his grandfather in the country and has a wonderful time. They walk, fish, and make things together. They celebrate Christmas together -- a very special summer Christmas!

Keywords: adventures, birds, christmas, conflict resolution, decision making, family, goal setting, grandparents, holidays, recreation, relaxation, seasons, summer, travel

The year without a santa claus | by McGinley, Phyllis

Santa Claus was going to take a vacation one year because he was so tired. All the little children sent him Christmas presents for a holiday treat. Santa decided to have Christmas after all.

Keywords: appreciation, christmas, conflict resolution, decision making, goal setting, holidays, peer resistance, presents, relaxation, self esteem, stress management, teamwork

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