Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Karate hour | by Nevius, Carol

A group of children practice karate. They kick, punch, chant and roll as they learn the value of self discipline, respect, and self esteem in both self and others.

Keywords: accomplishment, activities, assertiveness, author's note, challenges, dedication, determination, exercise, feelings, goal setting, hard work, history, karate, nonverbal communication, practice, rhyme, running, self esteem, skills, sports, stress management

Rumi: Whirling dervish | by Demi

Born in Afghanistan in the thirteenth century, Rumi settled in Turkey and became the greatest mystical poet who ever lived. Although he began his adult life as a highly respectable scholar, he found his true calling after becoming the disciple of a mysterious holy man, Shamsuddin, who taught him for three years. From Shams he learned to listen for the sacred sound of God within himself. When his creative spirit was awakened, he recited more than 50,000 rhymed couplets. He wrote about the love that resides in the soul of everyone regardless of religion or background. He founded the order…

Keywords: afghani, arabic, author's note, birthday, creativity, dancing, death, faith, god, history, learning, love, multicultural, muslim, poetry, prayer, religion, rhyme, spiritual, storytelling, turkey, wedding, wisdom

The busy tree | by Ward, Jennifer

Spectacular illustrations rendered in oil paint, and a rhyming text that describes tree's activities from its roots to its branches, introduce young readers to the amazing activities that go on in a tree. See acorns nibbled by chipmunks, ants scurrying across a trunk, and a spider spinning a web. Everything adds up to a busy tree for all to come and see.

Keywords: animals, ant, autumn, birds, chipmunk, cocoon, cycle, habitat, insects, mole, moon, moth, nature, owl, plants, rhyme, seed, spider, squirrel, swinging, tree, woodpecker

The birthday pet | by Javernick, Ellen

Danny can have a pet for his birthday and he knows exactly what he wants. The other members of his family think differently.

Keywords: animals, birds, birthday, cat, decision making, dog, family, food, hygiene, parents, pattern, pets, presents, rat, rhyme, turtle, walking

Animals are sleeping | by Slade, Suzanne

Lyrical text provides fascinating information onnimals such as location, position, and duration of their sleep patterns on animals living in different habitats. Learn about the interesting sleeping habits of different animals that live on land, in water, and fly through the air.

Keywords: animals, author's note, bear, bodies of water, cat, elephant, fish, flamingo, giraffe, groundhog, habitat, lion, lizard, otter, owl, reptiles, rhyme, rhythm, sea, sleep, sloth, snow

Half a moon and one whole star | by Dragonwagon, Crescent

As Susan starts to fall asleep, she hears all the sounds of summer. She hears people talking and the animals outside moving. When she wakes, she knows that another beautiful summer day will greet her.

Keywords: animals, appreciation, five senses, hearing, imagination, moon, nonverbal communication, rhyme, seasons, sleep, sounds, stars, summer

Listen to the rain | by Martin, Bill Jr.//Archambault, John

Using a rhyme, this book introduces the beautiful sequences of sound that are produced by a rainstorm.

Keywords: critical thinking, five senses, hearing, listening, nonverbal communication, rain, rhyme, self esteem, sight, sounds, weather

The roman twins | by Gerrard, Roy

Maximus and his twin sister Vanilla are slaves to the cruel master Slobbus Pompius. They run away when Slobbus buys Polydox the horse then quickly decides to kill him. Maximus and Vanilla go through a chariot race and an invasion of Rome before they finally gain their freedom.

Keywords: animals, architecture, assertiveness, bravery, critical thinking, decision making, freedom, heroism, history, horse, peer resistance, rhyme, siblings, slavery, war, work

Put me in the zoo | by Lopshire, Robert

A spotted animal wants to live in the zoo. After demonstrating his colorful talents, the animal's friends decide that there is a better place for him to live.

Keywords: animals, circus, colors, confidence, friendship, rhyme, shelter, zoo

There's a wocket in my pocket! | by Seuss, Dr.

By rhyming everyday objects with nonsense words, the character tells exactly what kind of house he lives in.

Keywords: affection, fantasy, friendship, fun, imagination, rhyme, self esteem, shelter

This old man the counting song | by Koontz, Robin Michal

Learning to count to ten is made easy when you sing This Old Man and rhyme each of the numbers with different words.

Keywords: counting, learning, numbers, rhyme, sequence, song

On beyond zebra! | by Seuss, Dr.

This alphabet continues on beyond Z using nonsense and rhyming words. Unknown animals and places are described by using these made-up letters after Z.

Keywords: alphabet, animals, discovery, fantasy, imagination, rhyme, sequence

My little sister ate one hare | by Grossman, Bill

A little girl can eat almost anything -- except her peas!An excellent counting book for young children.

Keywords: amphibians, animals, ant, bat, counting, family, food, frog, hare, hunger, insects, lizard, mouse, nonverbal communication, numbers, nutrition, poetry, reptiles, rhyme, sequence, siblings

Ape in a cape | by Eichenber, Fritz

This book represents each letter of the alphabet with the name of an animal and puts that animal in a rhyming sentence to facilitate the learning of that letter.

Keywords: alphabet, animals, rhyme, sequence

Animalia | by Base, Graeme

Rhyme and animals are utilized to show the letters of the alphabet.

Keywords: alphabet, animals, nonverbal communication, rhyme, sequence

Truck song | by Siebert, Diane

A rhymed text and several illustrations describe the journey of a transcontinental truck.

Keywords: critical thinking, rhyme, song, transportation, travel, truck

Window music | by Suen, Anastasia

The train trip of a little girl and her family is described through colorful illustrations and rhyming words. She travels over streets, past horses at play, around growing fruit trees, and through a city to the final stop.

Keywords: adventures, american, animals, car, family, food, grandparents, horse, ocean, plants, rhyme, sounds, train, transportation, travel, tree

This old man | by Haber, Jon Z.

Enjoy this pop-up book version of the song This Old Man.

Keywords: counting, critical thinking, music, numbers, rhyme, sequence, song

One wooly wombat | by Trinca, Rod//Argent, Kerry

The numbers one through fourteen are introduced by illustrating fourteen Australian animals and using rhyming sentences.

Keywords: animals, australian, multicultural, numbers, rhyme, sequence

I know a lot of things | by Rand, Ann//Rand, Paul

This book describes all the things one child is familiar with.

Keywords: confidence, critical thinking, rhyme, school, self esteem, verbal communication

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