Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Count and see | by Hoban, Tana

Sequential photographs show the numbers, 1 through 100

Keywords: counting, numbers, photograph, sequence

The cheerios counting book | by McGrath, Barbara Barbieri

Have fun with your cereal, even after breakfast time!Counting is made easy with Cheerios and fruits. Practice counting to ten, counting teens, and seeing patterns of tens.

Keywords: colors, counting, food, numbers, nutrition, pattern, photograph, practice, rhythm, sequence

The line up book | by Russo, Marisabina

Sam is playing in his room when his mother calls him for lunch. He keeps stalling because he in lining up blocks, books, toys, and shoes. When he completes a line from his room to his mother in the kitchen, he is ready for lunch!

Keywords: accomplishment, food, goal setting, nutrition, obedience, parents, play, sequence, toys

Time to.... | by McMillan, B.

It is 7:00 a.m. and it is time to wake up. Breakfast is at 8:00 a.m. and school begins at 9:00 a.m. After a long day, it is time to go to bed at 9:00 p.m.

Keywords: food, numbers, nutrition, sequence

One watermelon seed | by Lottridge, Celia

Max and Josephine plant a garden, counting the seeds as they go. When the plants grow, they count the food of their harvest.

Keywords: counting, farm, food, garden, numbers, nutrition, plants, seasons, sequence, summer

Ten flashing fireflies | by Sturges, Phileman

In this repetitive story, two children catch ten fireflies and keep them in a jar. Eventually they release them one by one.

Keywords: counting, firefly, goal setting, insects, night, numbers, pets, sequence, stars, verbal communication

Turtle splash! Countdown at the pond | by Falwell, Cathyrn

Ten turtles rest on a log. Startled by various sounds, they jump in one-by-one from around the pond then rest in the water for the night.

Keywords: alliteration, amphibians, animals, author's note, birds, bodies of water, butterfly, counting, day, deer, duck, frog, insects, mosquito, nature, night, noise, numbers, rabbit, reptiles, rhyme, sequence, sounds, squirrel, turtle

Whale song | by Johnston, Tony

A little boy thinks that whales count when they sing. He believes that whales don't just make noise.

Keywords: animals, counting, music, numbers, sequence, song, sounds, verbal communication, whale

I spy an alphabet in art | by Micklethwait, Lucy

Twenty-six paintings from the world's greatest museums contain objects in them that correspond with letters A to Z.

Keywords: alphabet, appreciation, art, critical thinking, museum, sequence

Letters and 99 cents | by Hoban, Tana

Photographs of letters, numbers, and coins help to introduce the alphabet and how to count some common amounts of money.

Keywords: alphabet, counting, money, numbers, photograph, sequence

An invitation to the butterfly ball | by Yolen, Jane

Different creatures are invited to the butterfly ball. Each creature is missing something, which you will find at the end of the journey.

Keywords: animals, butterfly, conflict resolution, counting, critical thinking, goal setting, insects, lost, numbers, party, sequence, verbal communication

A creepy countdown | by Huck, Charlotte

Using ten scary Halloween things readers count from one to ten and then back down again. Each page has illustrations that sequentially correspond to a number, featuring bats, ghosts, skeletons and other Halloween symbols.

Keywords: animals, bat, birds, cat, counting, goblins, halloween, holidays, mice, night, numbers, owl, scarecrows, sequence, symbols, toad, witches

A kitten's year | by Day, Nancy Raines

A kitten explores her environment during her first year of life. She uses her senses to absorb the surroundings and playfully interacts with the world around her. Month after month the kitten grows and develops into a cat.

Keywords: animals, autumn, cat, christmas, curiosity, feelings, flowers, halloween, holidays, month, nonverbal communication, seasons, sequence, spring, summer, thanksgiving, time, toys, winter

Anno's counting book | by Anno, Mitsumasa

Daily activities in a countryside village are shown through the numbers 0 through 12

Keywords: autumn, bicycle, biking, christmas, community, counting, decision making, goal setting, holidays, numbers, seasons, sequence, shadows, similarities, snow, sports, spring, summer, transportation, weather, winter, witches

Alfe-bet: A hebrew alphabet book | by Edwards, Michelle

This book displays the Hebrew alphabet with Hebrew letters and English sounds.

Keywords: alphabet, hebrew, Jewish, multicultural, sequence

What happens to a hamburger? | by Showers, Paul

What happens to your favorite foods after you eat them?They go through your body's digestive system. Your body uses what it needs to help you grow and then gets rid of the rest when you go to the bathroom.

Keywords: beverage, body parts, bones, critical thinking, food, health, hunger, nutrition, sequence, taste, teeth, water

The guinea pig abc | by Duke, Kate

Each letter of the alphabet is illustrated by a word which applies to guinea pigs.

Keywords: alphabet, animals, assertiveness, guinea pig, sequence

One gorilla: A counting book | by Morozumi, Atsuko

Follow the journey of a gorilla who finds and counts various things.

Keywords: animals, counting, critical thinking, gorilla, numbers, sequence

Splash! | by Jonas, Ann

A young girl owns a cat and a dog which are constantly falling in the pond with the fish and frogs. Each time a different animal falls in, the question, How many are in my pond? is asked again.

Keywords: african american, animals, bodies of water, cat, confusion, counting, dog, dragonfly, fish, five senses, frog, goldfish, insects, multicultural, numbers, pond, sequence, turtle

Still-life stew | by Pittman, Helena Clare

Rosa wants to paint a still-life picture. First she has to gather the vegetables from her garden that she will use in her painting. Once she is done painting, what will Rosa do with all the vegetables?She's going to make still-life stew!

Keywords: art, collection, colors, cooking, creativity, five senses, food, garden, goal setting, hard work, hunger, nutrition, preparation, recipe, sequence, shapes, smell, taste

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