Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Please say please! | by Cuyler, Margery

When Penguin invites his friends for dinner, they all seem to have forgotten their manners. The animals need help to remember the right way to act at a friend's house.

Keywords: animals, bear, birds, chimpanzee, elephant, food, friendship, giraffe, hippopotamus, lion, manners, nutrition, parrot, penguin, pig, rhinoceros, sounds

The grouchy ladybug | by Carle, Eric

A grouch ladybug and a friendly ladybug fly to a leaf with aphids. The grouchy ladybug tells the friendly ladybug to go away. They decide to fight, but the grouchy ladybug goes on to look for even bigger food. Every animal the grouchy ladybug encounters is not big enough until the whale slaps her across the ocean. At six o'clock, the grouchy ladybug returns to the leaf. The friendly ladybug saves the grouchy ladybug some aphids, and the two ladybugs become friends.

Keywords: animals, aphid, bee, beetle, birds, conflict resolution, crustaceans, elephant, fight, food, friendship, gorilla, greed, hyena, insects, kindness, ladybug, lobster, plants, reptiles, rhinoceros, selfishness, skunk, snake, sparrow, verbal communication, whale

Twas the day before zoo day | by Ipcizade, Catherine

A zoo prepares for Zoo Day. But things do not go according to plan. The llamas won't quit spitting; the giraffes are drooling; and the zebras aren't happy at all with their stripes! Meanwhile, the zookeepers scurry this way and that, clean up poop, ring mealtime bells, and try to get the animals bathed. Will the zookeeper end up spending the night at the zoo? Will Zoo Day go off without a hitch, or will the dancing monkeys take over? This fun story is an adaptation of the classic, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas.

Keywords: alligator, animals, bath, bear, bee, birds, cleanliness, dancing, elephant, flamingo, giraffe, gorilla, insects, laziness, lion, llama, monkey, mouse, preparation, reptiles, rhinoceros, rhyme, rhythm, singing, snake, toucan, turtle, zebra, zoo

Jubela | by Kessler, Cristina

When a baby rhino leaves his mother, he must rely on his own resources to survive until he is adopted by an old female rhino.

Keywords: africa, animals, baby, caring, confusion, death, elephant, family, fear, feelings, lizard, loneliness, parents, play, protection, reptiles, rhinoceros, sleep, zebra

The blind hunter | by Rodanas, Kristina

A blind African hunter teaches a young man how to see by using his other senses.

Keywords: africa, african, animals, birds, blindness, bodies of water, feelings, five senses, flowers, forgiveness, friendship, garden, happiness, humor, hunting, leopard, multicultural, nonverbal communication, pond, pride, respect, rhinoceros, song, storytelling, teaching, tree, village, wart hog

The hunter | by Geraghty, Paul

Jamina goes looking for honey in the bush with her grandfather. She hopes to see an elephant, but her grandfather tells her that it is not likely since the hunters have come. Jamina tells her grandfather that she wants to be a hunter. When she helps a little elephant whose mother was shot by hunters, she realizes she never wants to be a hunter.

Keywords: african, animals, community, elephant, family, grandparents, helping, hunting, lion, lost, multicultural, nature, recreation, rescue, rhinoceros, village, violence

The water hole | by Base, Graeme

Enjoy this counting book from one to ten using various animals and wildlife. It takes place around a watering hold and follows the rain cycle. The pictures spring to life and realistically depict life around the world from countries to continents.

Keywords: africa, animals, australian, catfish, china, counting, cycle, drought, europe, fish, habitat, india, insects, island, jungle, kangaroo, ladybug, leopard, moose, mountains, multicultural, panda, pattern, rain, rhinoceros, sounds, tiger, tortoise, toucan, water, wildlife

Safari journal | by Talbot, Hudson

Carey is a young boy who goes on vacation to Kenya with his aunt. While there he learns about the culture and all of the animals.

Keywords: african, airplane, animals, birds, buffalo, car, cattle, critical thinking, crocodile, culture, decision making, desert, egret, elephant, giraffe, goat, habitat, hunting, hyena, kenyan, leopard, lion, multicultural, observation, rhinoceros, safari, stress management, transportation, vacation, verbal communication, village, wilderness, wildlife

ABC safari | by Lee, Karen

Go on an around-the-world rhyming journey with animals, in different habitats, biomes, and geographic regions. From the cold tundra to the hot deserts and from the jungles of Africa to the high mountains, find the hidden safari boy and his pet parrot in each illustration.

Keywords: alligator, alphabet, amphibians, animals, author's note, beaver, birds, classification, dolphin, elephant, frog, gorilla, hippopotamus, iguana, koala, lion, mountains, newt, owl, parrot, penguin, pets, quail, rabbit, rhinoceros, snow, tiger, vulture, wolf, yak, zebra

Return of the shadows | by Farber, Norma

Mimi's shadow runs away and calls for all the other shadows of the world to join her. For one full day the shadows entertain themselves by attaching to different objects. As darkness sets in, the shadows become lost and afraid. They decide to return home to the object that is familiar to them.

Keywords: amphibians, animals, camel, fear, feelings, frog, happiness, loneliness, lost, peer resistance, rhinoceros, running away, sadness, shadows

We hide, you seek | by Aruego, Jose//Dewey, Ariane

Take an active part in playing hide-and-seek with the pictures in this book!(A Wordless Book)

Keywords: african, animals, chameleon, desert, geography, giraffe, leopard, multicultural, rhinoceros, swamp

Africa calling | by Adlerman, Dan

A young girl dreams of all the animals in Africa. The animals seem to capture her attention through their actions. The animals frolick in the dusk of beautiful Africa.

Keywords: african, animals, dreams, elephant, hippopotamus, imagination, lion, monkey, multicultural, nature, night, rhinoceros, rhyme, sleep, snake, survival, zebra

Spectacles | by Raskin, Ellen

Iris Fogel's poor eyesight causes her to see normal objects and people in an unusual way. After she receives her glasses, she realizes that glasses aren't so bad.

Keywords: animals, caterpillar, conflict resolution, dog, dragons, elephant, five senses, glasses, horse, imagination, insects, kangaroo, rhinoceros, self esteem, sight, vision

A - my name is alice | by Bayer, Jane

From Alice the ape to Theresa the turkey, exotic animals unite for a unique alphabet. Look out for Winifred Wolf and Fifi Fox -- or even Zelda the Zebra from Zambia!These words can be part of a hopscotch game.

Keywords: alphabet, animals, ape, bear, birds, duck, exercise, games, play, rhinoceros, tiger, turkey

Hosie's alphabet | by Baskin, Leonard

All the letters of the alphabet are associated with many different animals, birds, and insects.

Keywords: animals, birds, crow, eagle, fly, insects, mole, octopus, rhinoceros, spider, whale

So you shouldn't waste a rhinoceros | by Zimelman, Nathan

Maxel's family tries to find a way to get Maxel out of a bubble. Someone suggests getting a rhinoceros to pop it, but by the time the animal gets there, Maxel is already out. His grandmother tells him he shouldn't waste a rhinoceros, so he should blow more bubbles.

Keywords: animals, conflict resolution, crisis, critical thinking, determination, family, grandparents, helping, parents, play, rhinoceros, verbal communication

Rain | by Stojic, Manya

On the African savanna, the animals are all excited to pass on information about the storm to others. The animals use their five senses to experience and predict the needed rain.

Keywords: africa, animals, baboon, colors, cycle, five senses, food, lightning, lion, nonverbal communication, plants, porcupine, rain, rhinoceros, sight, smell, sounds, sun, taste, touch, weather, zebra

Baboon | by Banks, Kate

Upon entering the world, Baboon and his mother take a trip around the forest. For the first time, Baboon sees animals, water, fire, and even another baboon!While wandering about, Baboon and his mother talk about the great big world in which they live.

Keywords: animals, bodies of water, critical thinking, crocodile, elephant, feelings, fire, food, forest, hunger, lake, love, monkey, parents, rhinoceros, trust, turtle, verbal communication

Meet the marching smithereens | by Hayes, Ann

Join the parade as the drum major leads the rest of the marching smithereens down the street towards the cheering crowd. Each animal plays a different instrument to make a sound the crowd loves.

Keywords: alligator, animals, band, bear, beaver, crocodile, elephant, exercise, fun, giraffe, hippopotamus, instruments, kangaroo, lion, mice, monkey, moose, mouse, music, nonverbal communication, parade, rabbit, raccoon, rhinoceros, rhythm, skating, sounds, tiger, turtle, verbal communication, walking, zebra

Splash! | by McDonnell, Flora

It is a hot day for all of the animals. Baby elephant has an idea. He leads everyone down to the water for a cool drink. When everyone has had a drink, the fun begins. Splash!Everyone is cool and wet.

Keywords: animals, baby, birds, bodies of water, decision making, elephant, family, fun, parents, playing, rhinoceros, rhythm, tiger, water, weather

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