Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

I took the moon for a walk | by Curtis, Carolyn

A young boy takes the moon for a walk and discovers the mysteries of the night. As he walks along he admires the bright refletion of the moon on the water and the changes that take place with the animals, the town and the environment. Hw then returns home to a restful sleep while the moon continues to shine brightly.

Keywords: adventures, animals, biking, birds, bodies of water, bridge, church, community, cow, dog, feelings, imagination, insects, ladybug, moon, moth, multicultural, night, owl, park, playground, rhyme, sleep, snail, walking, worm

A day in the salt marsh | by Kurtz, Kevin

Watch the animals that have adapted to this ever-changing environment as they hunt for food or play in the sun. Learn how the marsh grass survives even though it is covered by salt water twice a day.

Keywords: adaptation, animals, birds, bodies of water, crab, crustaceans, dolphin, fish, food, habitat, heron, mollusks, ocean, otter, oyster, plants, play, reptiles, river, snail, turtle

Follow the line... | by Ljungkvist, Laura

Counting takes place everywhere and throughout the entire day-from early morning in the big city to mid-day across the ocean and finally evening in a country village. There are flowers, animals, buildings, windows, people, patterns and apples to help make counting engaging and fun! Will you be able to answer the questions on each colorful page?

Keywords: airplane, animals, boat, buildings, bus, car, colors, counting, deer, fish, home, pattern, rabbit, shapes, signs, snail, snake, symbols, tree, truck

Hedgehog haven: A story of a British hedgerow community | by Dennard, Deborah

A young male hedgehog is learning about the ways of nature and how to survive within it. Through close encounters with danger, he learns how to change his life to survive. This young hedgehog takes many adventures to learn that every place and time is not always safe.

Keywords: animals, baby, birds, bug, butterfly, england, fish, flowers, food, goldfish, hedgehog, horse, insects, maps, mollusks, multicultural, night, noise, owl, plants, rabbit, snail, sparrow, stream, tractor

Time to sleep | by Fleming, Denise

Six animals communicate with each other at the commencement of winter hibernation. Each animal tells one animal, who in turn tells another. The cycle, which begins with the bear, does not stop until he hears the news of the upcoming winter himself.

Keywords: animals, anticipation, bear, colors, communication, cycle, decision making, food, forest, hibernation, ladybug, morning, seasons, skunk, sky, sleep, snail, spring, tree, turtle, verbal communication, winter, woodchuck

The biggest house in the world | by Lionni, Leo

A snail tells his father that he wants to have the biggest house in the world. His father tells him a story about a snail who said the same thing and his house got so big he could not move. The little snail realizes he is happy the way he is.

Keywords: acceptance, decision making, family, feelings, mollusks, parents, self esteem, shelter, snail, uniqueness, verbal communication

Castles, caves, and honeycombs | by Ashman, Linda

Animals make their homes using many different things. Some are made of twigs, others of sand, and others are in caves. Although they are all different, they also have similarities. Castles, caves, and honeycombs are a place to share, play, rest, and live.

Keywords: animals, bat, beach, bear, beaver, bee, birds, caterpillar, cave, crab, crustaceans, dog, home, insects, mouse, play, rabbit, rhyme, safety, sleep, snail, snake, spider, tree, turtle, wolf

The snail house | by Ahlberg, Allan

Grandma calls in her three grandchildren to tell a story. A boy, a girl, and their baby brother all shrink until they can sneak out of the house unnoticed. They move into a snail house for a day where they have adventures with an earthquake, a disappearing baby, and a scary bird. After the adventures, they thank the snail and return home to become their normal size.

Keywords: adventures, animals, baby, birds, cat, disappearance, earthquake, fox, grandparents, insects, lost, plants, radio, rain, safety, snail, storytelling, tiger

Pumpkin circle: The story of a garden | by Levenson, George

Did you ever wonder how pumpkins grew?From seeds to plants to flowers to pumpkins, the color of this vegetable changes three times. Beautiful photographs show the life cycle of the pumpkin.

Keywords: author's note, autumn, bee, butterfly, change, colors, cycle, garden, grasshopper, halloween, holidays, insects, mollusks, photograph, plants, seasons, snail, spider, summer

The egg | by Bourgoing, Pascale

Do you know how a baby chick is hatched?Learn how other animals, birds, and fish lay eggs. Also learn the different ways that eggs are eaten by people, such as fried, caviar, chocolate, and hard-boiled.

Keywords: amphibians, birds, chicken, crab, crocodile, crustaceans, fish, food, frog, goose, mollusks, nutrition, ostrich, owl, reptiles, snail, snake, turkey, turtle

All about you | by Anholt, Catherine//Anholt, Laurence

Everyone is different, no one is quite the same. Discover all about you!How do you feel today?Are you hungry?Each time it's a new story.

Keywords: amphibians, animals, bat, bath, bear, bedtime, birds, camel, cat, celebration, cleanliness, climbing, cow, dancing, dog, donkey, duck, exercise, family, feelings, fish, food, frog, goat, goose, gorilla, grandparents, happiness, hygiene, jumping, library, mole, monkey, moose, nutrition, ox, parents, party, picnic, pool, running, sadness, school, seal, sheep, siblings, skipping, sleep, sliding, snail, walrus, whale, wolf, zoo

David's father | by Munsch, Robert

Julie has new neighbors. David seems like a regular boy, but Julie wonders what the rest of his family is like, because she saw a spoon the size of a shovel, a knife as big as a flagpole, and a fork the size of a pitchfork all being moved into David's house.

Snail saves the day | by Stadler, John

Snail oversleeps and his football team may lose the game if he cannot get there in time.

Keywords: assertiveness, competition, exercise, football, games, mollusks, recreation, responsibilities, sleep, snail, sports, stress management, teamwork

Inspector hopper | by Cushman, Doug

Inspector Hopper and his partner McBugg work as a team to solve several mysterious case. Join them as they look for Mrs. Ladybug who strangely disappears. Find out what happens to the officer's boat. And discover how they catch a thief with additional help.

Keywords: adventures, caterpillar, clouds, critical thinking, grasshopper, hunger, insects, investigation, ladybug, light, missing, moon, mosquito, mystery, rat, sky, snail, spider, worm, worry

The most amazing dinosaur | by Stevenson, James

Wilfred, a rat, takes on an adventure when he stumbles upon an old museum. He meets many friends there and has great fun exploring the exhibits. When Mr. Thrawl the owner sees them, their adventure comes crashing down. Will they ever have a warm place to sleep again?

Keywords: animals, birds, celebration, challenges, cleanliness, decision making, dinosaur, fear, feelings, food, friendship, happiness, history, loneliness, museum, owl, presentation, sadness, snail, squirrel

Frederick's fables | by Lionni, Leo

Many animals go through several adventures. Some of them learn lessons, solve conflicts, and make discoveries.

One duck stuck | by Root, P.

One duck gets stuck in the muck down by the marsh. Creatures by the marsh try to help him get free. Creatures come first two, then three, then adding one every time. No one can free the duck by themselves but as a team, the duck is freed.

Keywords: alliteration, animals, conflict resolution, counting, cricket, dragonfly, duck, fish, frog, helping, moose, numbers, opossum, rhyme, sequence, skunk, snail, snake, stress management, teamwork, verbal communication

Each living thing | by Ryder, Joanne

Do you ever think about what things you have in common with everyone else on Earth?One thing is that we share our world with every living thing. Can you find the snake in the grass?The crabs on the pier?We share our world and we should take care of it.

Keywords: alligator, amphibians, animals, awareness, bat, bear, bee, birds, bodies of water, caring, change, community, conservation, decision making, discovery, duck, environment, garden, insects, nonverbal communication, owl, seagull, snail, snake, spider, toad, turtle, woods, worm

National worm day | by Stevenson, James

Episodes in the lives of a worm, snail, beetle and rhinoceros are depicted in this book.

Keywords: animals, beetle, differences, insects, mollusks, rhinoceros, self esteem, snail, worm

The very clumsy click beetle | by Carle, Eric

The very clumsy click beetle goes for a walk and accidently falls onto his back. The wise old click beetle sees him struggling and demonstrates how he can flip back to his feet. The clumsy click beetle tries and tries but cannot master it until he's about to get stepped on. He narrowly avoids the foot and saves his own life.

Keywords: accomplishment, adventures, animals, beetle, encouragement, escape, frustration, insects, learning, mouse, night, persistence, practice, snail, sounds, turtle, walking, worm

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