Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

The story of frog belly rat bone | by Ering, Timothy Basil

A boy discovers an unexpected treasure at the junk yard. After some of the treasure is stolen, he makes a creature to stand guard. As they patiently wait, their treasure blooms into a gorgeous garden for them to enjoy.

Keywords: animals, anticipation, critical thinking, dedication, excitement, flowers, garden, goal setting, patience, plants, prevention, problem solving, protection, rabbit, rat, robbery, teamwork

The giant and the beanstalk | by Stanley, Diane

Otto, the gentle giant, lives in the magical kingdom of giants. Otto loves his pet chicken, Clara, so when a human named Jack climbs up a beanstalk and steals Clara, Otto must search for Jack. While looking for Jack, Otto meets many other Jacks from different nursery rhymes before he finds the Jack that has Clara and takes Clara home.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, chicken, climbing, conflict resolution, cow, critical thinking, decision making, disappearance, embarrassment, giants, heroism, market, mythical, pets, rescue, rhyme, rhythm, robbery, stress management, verbal communication

Galimoto | by Williams, Karen Lynn

Kondi needs wire to make his galimoto, the word in Malawi Africa which means car. He thinks of clever ways to make his galimoto in the shape of a car. He falls asleep imagining what shape he might twist it into the next day.

Keywords: africa, african, anger, car, collection, creativity, decision making, dreams, feelings, food, helicopter, imagination, language, robbery, sleep, toys, transportation, verbal communication

In jail, Ms. wiz? | by Blacker, Terence

Ms. Wiz changes Lizzie Thompson into a cat to foil a gang of catnappers and now she can't turn her back again. Lizzie's mother is panicking, and the evil Mrs. D'Arcy is closing in. But how can Ms. Wiz straighten things out when she's in jail?

Keywords: animals, cat, comparisons, humor, parents, robbery

Bird | by Elliot, Zetta

Mehkai struggles with the challenges of life: death of his grandfather and his older brother's drug addition. He soon learns how to cope and manage his stress through drawing. In fact, drawing is an outlet for Bird's emotions and imagination. Mehkai learns the benefits of perseverance, hard work, and family.

Keywords: african american, aggression, airplane, art, birds, buildings, crime, day, death, decision making, drawing, dreams, drugs, emotions, family, feelings, grandparents, hard work, imagination, instruments, loss, museum, music, park, problem solving, relationship, robbery, school, siblings, storytelling, stress management, technology

Fox under first base | by Latimer, Jim

Fox has a habit of stealing baseballs. With the help of his bear friend, he learns the error of his ways and returns the balls. In turn, he receives a baseball autographed by Shoeless Joe Jackson.

Keywords: animals, baseball, bear, exercise, fox, honesty, presents, robbery, sports

Something queer at the ball park | by Levy, Elizabeth

When Jill's lucky baseball bat is stolen at practice, her best friend Gwen uses her detective skills to help her recover the bat.

Keywords: baseball, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, friendship, helping, robbery, self esteem, sports, teamwork

The christmas eve mystery | by Nixon, Joan Lowery

Susan and Mike accompany their neighbors on Christmas Eve to find out if horses really talk at midnight. While in the barn, Susan and Mike hear a robbery take place and help to find the robbers and the money stash.

Keywords: animals, awareness, christmas, critical thinking, family, holidays, honesty, horse, mystery, neighbors, robbery, siblings, superstition

The three robbers | by Ungerer, Tomi

Three robbers terrorize a countryside until they meet a young girl named Tiffany. After meeting the girl, they change their ways. The three robbers use their loot to build an orphanage where all of the lost, unhappy, and abandoned children can live.

Keywords: change, critical thinking, decision making, fear, feelings, giving, love, orphan, robbery, selfishness

Olson's meat pies | by Cohen, P//Landstrom, O.

Olson makes meat pies with the best ingredients. One day his bookkeeper runs off with all of Olson's money. Olson is forced to put strange ingredients in the pies- like watches. Finally, the bookkeeper comes back with most of Olson's money and the meat pies are good again.

Keywords: careers, conflict resolution, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, food, nutrition, peer resistance, robbery, verbal communication

The meanest squirrel i ever met | by Zion, Gene

Nibble, a squirrel, plans his Thanksgiving dinner of acorns, but a mean squirrel comes up and cons the food from Nibble. Through a series of strange circumstances, Nibble is able to get his family's acorns back and even get back at the mean squirrel.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, food, holidays, nutrition, refusal skills, revenge, robbery, self esteem, squirrel, stress management, thanksgiving, verbal communication

Loudmouse | by Wilbur, Richard

Poor Loudmouse has trouble being quiet. Everyone does not like his noise until he saves the house from a robbery.

Keywords: animals, cat, fear, mouse, noise, rescue, robbery

Punch in new york | by Provensen, Alice

Mr. Punch is separated from his fellow puppets when he is stolen by a thief. He has many adventures in New York City then is finally reunited with his puppet show. The puppets perform for the richest man in the world.

Keywords: adventures, creativity, dolls, performance, puppets, robbery, separation, stress management, verbal communication

Blaze and the gypsies | by Anderson, C.W.

A young boy named Billy and his pony, Blaze, meet a group of gypsies on a road. The gypsies steal Blaze. Billy searches for Blaze, while Blaze searches for home.

Keywords: adventures, animals, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, pets, pony, robbery, verbal communication

Buffalo bill and the pony express | by Coerr, Eleanor

A young, determined Buffalo Bill uses his head to overcome nature and the dangers of the old west.

Keywords: animals, critical thinking, determination, horse, native american, nature, robbery, wolf

Piggins | by Yolen, Jane

The Reynard's are going to have a party. When the lights go out and jewelry is stolen, Piggins solves the mystery.

Keywords: critical thinking, mystery, party, robbery, self esteem

How the second grade got $8,20550 to visit the statue of liberty | by Zimelman, Nathan

Tells the triumphs and setbacks of the second grade as they try a variety of fundraisers to save money for a trip to the Statue of Liberty.

Keywords: car, critical thinking, family, giving, goal setting, heroism, humor, math, nonverbal communication, numbers, parents, robbery, school, teamwork, transportation, travel

The potato man | by McDonald, Megan

A young boy steals potatoes and has bad luck. He then meets the potato man he stole from and eventually respects him enough to become his customer.

Keywords: assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, deception, decision making, food, honesty, nutrition, robbery, verbal communication

The missing tarts | by Hennessy, B.G

The Knave of Hearts stole tarts from the Queen of Hearts. With the help of other nursery rhyme friends, she finds that the Knave of hearts has given them all away.

Keywords: food, friendship, helping, nutrition, rhyme, robbery, royalty

Grandpa's teeth | by Clement, Rod

Grandpa's teeth have been stolen!Officer Rate comes to investigate and they put wanted posters all over town. To avoid becoming a suspect, everyone in town begins to smile all the time. Tourists are afraid to get out of their cars because everyone is smiling. The problem is solved with a collection of money to get Grandpa new teeth, and the crime is solved in the process.

Keywords: animals, careers, crime, dog, feelings, grandparents, loss, mystery, robbery, sadness, teeth, television

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