Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Good night, knight | by Lewin, Betsy

After a tantalizing dream about golden cookies, Knight and his horse embark on a quest for baked goods.

Keywords: animals, dreams, food, horse, investigation, onomatopoeia, protection, sleep

Nana, Nenek, & Nina | by Ferneyhough, Liza

Nina enjoys her visits to her two grandmothers in Malaysia and in England. Nina compares the similarities and differences between the two and enjoys the special time with Nenek and Nana when she travels to see them.

Keywords: airplane, animals, beach, bedtime, cat, chicken, clothing, dog, england, family, food, games, garden, grandparents, hygiene, language, malaysia, monkey, onomatopoeia, plants, shopping, sleep, technology, telphone, transportation, travel

We found a hat | by Klassen, Jon

Two turtles find a hat that looks good on both of them, but with fairness in mind, they decide to leave it be - until night falls and one of the turtles changes its mind.

Keywords: amphibians, animals, change, clothing, communication, differences, dreams, friendship, missing, sleep, sun, teamwork, turtle

The rock from the sky | by Klassen, Jon

Turtle really likes standing in his favorite spot. He asks his friend to come over to experience it too, but his friend feels uneasy there. Through a series of questions, the friendship continues to live in the moment and imagine into the future. The addition of another companion wants to join the sunset but misses the moment.

Keywords: amphibians, communication, concepts, feelings, five senses, friendship, future, hearing, imagination, morning, night, onomatopoeia, rocks, sleep, snake, sun, turtle

Blue | by Seeger, Laura Vaccaro

A boy and his dog go through their lives together and experience different things associated with the color blue. Whether they are playing with blue butterflies or picking blue blueberries together, they love spending time with each other. One day, the boy’s dog passes away and, with time, he gets a new puppy to share his life with.

Keywords: activities, animals, baby, balloon, beach, birds, bodies of water, books, butterfly, cardinal, colors, companion, death, dog, feelings, insects, loss, play, rain, reading, relationship, running, sadness, sea, sledding, sleep, snow, transportation, wagon, weather

The everything book | by Fleming, Denise

From ABCs to 123s, children learn about the world around them. They are introduced to food and animals, along with colors and shapes, so that they can understand their environment.

Keywords: alphabet, animals, birds, body parts, cat, chicken, counting, dog, fall, fish, food, fruit, guinea pig, numbers, parrot, pets, rabbit, rhyme, seasons, shapes, sleep, spring, summer, time, winter

Still dreaming = Seguimos sonando | by Martinez, Claudia Guadalupe

Many workers from Mexico leave their homeland with their families to a land of opportunity where they dream to live a life without borders. A young boy and his parents drive their car far away until there are no city lights. Papa sings a sweet sad song on the side of the road where there are other people at a campfire. The boy eventually learns that the laborers worked in Alaska, Los Angeles, Michigan, Minnesota, Kansas, and Chicago, and they cross the border together to find answers to their dreams.

Keywords: america, author's note, border, butterfly, California, car, farmer, fishing, food, geography, hard work, history, immigrants, language, maps, Mexico, moon, music, neighbors, newspaper, ship, sleep, spanish, stars, train, transportation, travel

Mary wears what she wants | by Negley, Keith

One day, a young girl named Mary decided to wear pants instead of dresses at a time when girls always wore dresses. Mary took her very daring idea into town where she was challenged by people for wearing boys clothes. Mary reminded them that "Im wearing MY clothes".

Keywords: alphabet, appreciation, author's note, change, clothing, feelings, gymnastics, history, imagination, school, sleep, worry

Farmhouse | by Blackall, Sophie

A farmhouse reveals many adventures and memories where twelve children once grew up, worked, and played. There are many reasons to enjoy the farmhouse during the changes of the seasons -- and many stories that will continue to be told through this book.

Keywords: activities, animals, art, author's note, bedtime, books, chores, conflict, correspondence, cow, farm, food, home, instruments, music, photography, plants, playing, seasons, siblings, sleep, tree

Love is | by Adams, Diane

A little girl raises a duckling and loves it very much. One day, she realizes that it is time for her duckling to leave and join the other ducks outside. Even though she misses her pet, their love stays strong and she still gets to see her duck and its new family.

Keywords: african american, animals, bath, birds, bodies of water, change, companion, courage, duck, feelings, health, hygiene, morning, multicultural, nature, pond, sadness, sleep, swimming, teaching, trust

A different pond | by Phi, Bao

A young boy accompanies his dad to catch fish for food before the sunrises and before other family members awake. The dad tells the bait man at the all-night store that he is starting a second job. The boy meets a Hmong man and a black man who are also fishing -- but this time, it is just the boy and his dad under the starlit sky. The boy learns to make a fire and to bait his hook and to honor the stories of his Dad as he explains how life was in Vietnam when he was a boy. When they return home, the dad and mom head to work while the boy looks after his brothers and sisters.

Keywords: african american, author's note, bicycle, bodies of water, counting, feelings, fire, fishing, food, hard work, hmong, illustrator's note, language, learning, loss, morning, multicultural, photograph, pond, poverty, refugee, responsibilities, sadness, siblings, sleep, storytelling, teeth, tree, vietnamese, war, work

Going down home with daddy | by Lyons, Kelly Starling

Alan looks forward to the annual family reunion at the farm where Daddy grew up, but everyone is suppose to share something special and Alan worries about arriving with empty hands.

Keywords: car, celebration, family, feelings, geography, instruments, music, performance, reading, reunion, sharing, sleep, storytelling, tractor, travel, worry

Imagine! | by Colon, Raul

A young boy living in New York City rides his skateboard to the Museum of Modern Art where he meets figures in paintings. Soon after, these characters leave their paintings and spend the day with the boy, going to a hot dog stand and riding roller coasters together. Eventually, the characters must return to their paintings and, in order to remember them, the boy makes his own artwork and goes to bed dreaming of the day he had.

Keywords: art, author's note, bedtime, bridge, imagination, monuments, museum, singing, skateboarding, sleep, subway, taxi

Over the shop | by Lawson, JonArno

A little girl and her grandparent show the apartment over their store to a couple looking for a fixer-upper place to stay. Little by little the place and the neighborhood takes on a fresh new life and love (A Wordless Book).

Keywords: acceptance, cleanliness, cooking, love, multicultural, neighbors, numbers, party, plants, preparation, shopping, signs, sleep

The Berenstain bears visit the dentist | by Berenstain, Stan & Berenstain, Jan

Sister Bear wakes up to find that she has a loose tooth, and she tries to wiggle it out all day, but it won't budge! That afternoon, Brother Bear goes to see Dr. Bearson, the family dentist. After watching his checkup, Dr. Bearson gently pulls Sister Bear's tooth out, and she is no longer scared of the dentist.

Keywords: animals, balloon, bear, body parts, candy, cleanliness, dentist, family, fear, feelings, relief, school, siblings, sleep, tools, tooth, tooth fairy, worry

My wiggly smile | by Woodruff, Amira

Olive wakes up one day and finds that she has a loose tooth! She runs downstairs to tell her parents and keeps wiggling it all day, but it won't come out! At school, Olive talks to a girl named Jordan who tells her about the "My Wiggly Smile" which says to keep track of the teeth she's lost. When Olive gets home, her dad surprises her with a "My Wiggly Smile" book of her own, and they leave for the dentist where Olive's tooth is finally pulled by the dentist. That night, while she is fast asleep, the Tooth Fairy comes to visit Olive, and she wakes up with a gift under her pillow!

Why? | by Torrey, Richard

Why do feet stink? Why can't I play with you? Why are there so many numbers? Why? Why? Why? This young boy is inquisitive and loves to wonder. That's why.

Keywords: bedtime, body parts, book, critical thinking, drawing, food, jumping, love, numbers, pets, play, sleep, television

The chocolate-covered-cookie tantrum | by Blumenthal, Deborah

As Sophie walks home from the park with her mother, she sees another little girl eating a chocolate-covered-cookie. Sophie's mother does not have any cookies to give her and will not allow Sophie to eat cookies so close to supper time. Sophie is outraged and throws a temper tantrum! Sophie learns that not eating a cookie before supper isn't so bad after all.

A day with daddy | by Girimes, Nikki

A young African American boy living with his mother spends the day with his father. They spend time together doing a variety of activities that leave the boy satisfied with his life.

Keywords: african, baseball, basketball, family, food, happiness, memories, neighbors, nutrition, parents, play, playground, relationship, role model, sleep, sports, understanding

Night running: How James escaped with the help of his faithful dog based on a true story | by Carbone, Elisa

It's 1838 and James plans to escape from Master Graham's farm where he is a slave. He tries to leave his dog, Zeus, at the farm because he believes he willbe too muchtrouble. Zeus refuses to tay behind though and ends up save James' life and dreams of freedom.

Keywords: adventures, aggression, alcohol, animals, appreciation, author's note, boat, bravery, caring, challenges, companion, decision making, dog, escape, food, heroism, pets, sleep, sounds, transportation, trust

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