Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Benny: An adventure story | by Graham, Bob

Benny is a very talented magician's assisstant. When he outshines the magician though, he is kicked out of the show. For the first time, Benny is on his own and he doesn't know where to go or what to do. He searches everywhere for a place to belong. In the last place he looks, Benny finds the perfect home.

Keywords: actor, animals, confidence, dancing, dog, family, feelings, friendship, goal setting, grandparents, happiness, homeless, individuality, loneliness, love, magic, music, parents, pets, sadness, self esteem, siblings, train, transportation, travel, uniqueness

Grandpappy | by Carlstrom, Nancy White

Nate and his Grandfather have a loving relationship. When Nate goes to visit Grandpappy, they spend all their time together experiencing many adventures and creating memories to last a lifetime.

Keywords: animals, bodies of water, dog, family, feelings, grandparents, happiness, sadness, sea, train, transportation, verbal communication

Little bunny on the move | by McCarty, Peter

Where is Little Bunny going?Past the cow and the sheep, over the train tracks, and through the fence - but where will his trip end?

Keywords: animals, cow, family, nature, nonverbal communication, rabbit, sheep, train, transportation, travel, wilderness

A regular rolling noah | by Lyon, George Ella

A young boy is hired to be a helping hand with the farm animals during a move. On a train, he tells of his travels from Kentucky to Canada.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, careers, cow, discovery, farm, horse, moving, self esteem, storytelling, train, transportation, travel, verbal communication

Black and white | by Macaulay, David

This story contains four separate stories. There is a train, a boy and his parents, commuters waiting for the train, and Holstien cows. All the stories are related to one another

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, cow, family, imagination, nonverbal communication, parents, responsibilities, train, transportation, travel

A visit to the country | by Johnson, Herschel

A young boy named Mike lives with his grandparents near the train tracks. One day he finds a bird and takes it home. However, he realizes that the bird must be let go so it can live in the country.

Keywords: animals, birds, cardinal, cow, decision making, family, freedom, grandparents, rescue, responsibilities, stress management, train, transportation

Grandaddy's stars | by Griffith, Helen V.

Janetta is excited about the upcoming visit from her Grandaddy. She makes a list of everything she wants to show him. Grandaddy shows Janetta that they share the same stars. Now when Janetta looks at the stars she realizes that Grandaddy isn't that far away after all.

Keywords: animals, cat, chicken, encouragement, excitement, family, fun, grandparents, love, mule, parents, playground, school, sharing, stars, storytelling, train, transportation, verbal communication

Aunt minnie mcgranahan | by Prigger, Mary Skillings

Aunt Minnie McGranahan lives alone and has a very orderly life. She has a system for doing everything from cleaning to feeding her animals. One day, Minnie receives a telegram from across the country telling her that her nieces and nephews need someone to raise them and take care of them. Despite her neighbors' doubts that nine children could never fit into her perfectly ordered schedule, Minnie and the children work as a team and live together quite nicely.

Keywords: animals, car, cat, chicken, cleanliness, correspondence, cow, critical thinking, dancing, discipline, family, farm, food, garden, horse, music, nutrition, orphan, play, problem solving, responsibilities, rules, sequence, sewing, siblings, stress management, teamwork, train, transportation, travel

Country crossing | by Aylesworth, Jim

The sights and sounds of the country railroad crossing during the first part of the twentieth century are recounted. First there is only the wind blowing with animals standing around. As a car approaches the crossing, the gate is lowered to signal the approach of a noisy train.

Keywords: animals, birds, car, cricket, five senses, history, insects, noise, owl, sounds, train, transportation, vision

The everything book | by Fleming, Denise

An educational book with a little bit of everything from nursery rhymes to counting plus colors, fruits, seasons, alphabet, and animals.

Keywords: alphabet, animals, autumn, birds, bluejay, body parts, cardinal, cat, chicken, colors, counting, cow, dog, feelings, firefly, fish, food, guinea pig, insects, morning, night, nutrition, pets, poetry, rabbit, robin, seasons, sequence, shapes, sizes, sparrow, spring, summer, toys, train, transportation, winter

Hey!Get off our train | by Burningham, John

A little boy dreams that he travels in his toy train and picks up a lot of different animals on his journey who are in trouble.

Keywords: animals, bedtime, environment, extinction, rescue, train, transportation, travel

Zoo allergy: A fun story about allergy and asthma triggers | by Gosselin, Kim

Justin goes to the allergist for the first time. He has to be tested to see if he has any allergies. The tests are quick and painless. For doing so well at the doctor, Justin's mom takes him and his friend Ashley to the zoo for the day. While at the zoo, Justin, his mom, and Ashley play a fun game. They try to find as many allergy triggers as they can. How many zoo allergy triggers can you find?

Keywords: allergies, alligator, animals, birds, doctor, elephant, food, games, giraffe, health, lizard, medicine, nurse, nutrition, peacock, prevention, reptiles, rhinoceros, train, transportation, turtle, zoo

The guy who was five minutes late | by Grossman, Bill

A guy is born five minutes late. He is always five minutes late for everything he tries to do. When he feels bad that he is late again, he meets a princess who was also born five minutes late!

Keywords: airplane, bus, celebration, exercise, growing up, maturity, school, train, transportation, wedding

The lost christmas | by Knotts, Howard

Luke is very sick but determined not to miss Christmas. He has a very high fever, loses consciousness and dreams of a wild flight through the countryside. When he awakens, Christmas has passed but a new present awaits him.

Keywords: adventures, christmas, conflict resolution, determination, dreams, holidays, illness, presents, sleep, train

Mailing may | by Tunnell, Michael

May is determined to visit her grandmother who lives far away. Since her family cannot afford to send her by train, May's dad gets the brilliant idea to mail her. After an adventurous ride in the mail car, May arrives at Grandma's house safe and sound.

Keywords: adventures, anticipation, author's note, careers, cold, communication, conflict resolution, determination, family, goal setting, grandparents, persistence, train, transportation, travel

Henry hikes to fitchburg | by Johnson, D.B.

Henry decides to take a trip to Fitchburg on foot and his friend decides to go by train. Henry partakes in numerous adventures on his journey into town, while his friend works odd jobs to earn the fare. Who will arrive in Fitchburg first?The journey to Fitchburg will prove to be an exploration of time and interests.

Keywords: adventures, ambition, animals, anticipation, appreciation, assertiveness, author's note, bear, bee, birds, bodies of water, climbing, communication, comparisons, cow, critical thinking, curiosity, decision making, differences, exploration, friendship, money, nature, night, numbers, perspective, responsibilities, river, seasons, summer, time, train, transportation, travel, walking, work

Pianna | by Ray, Mary Lyn

Take a trip with Anna through the happenings in her life. Look at Anna's experiences with piano lessons, picking blueberries with siblings, her marriage, and her children. After eighty years she is still playing the piano in the same house she grew up in.

Keywords: adventures, aging, baby, death, family, food, instruments, love, marriage, memories, music, nutrition, parents, siblings, train, transportation

Lucy's summer | by Hall, Donald

Lucy spends her New Hampshire summer of 1910 doing a variety of things. She helps her mother can fruits and vegetables and make beautiful hats to sell. She attends a Fourth of July celebration where she meets an organ grinder with a monkey and a gypsy couple trying to sell picture frames. The highlight of Lucy's summer was taking the train into Boston with her mother. That was one day that Lucy will never forget.

Keywords: accomplishment, animals, autumn, clothing, cooperation, dolls, family, farm, food, fourth of july, gypsy, helping, history, holidays, love, monkey, nutrition, parents, school, seasons, shopping, siblings, summer, train, transportation, travel, verbal communication

The saturday kid | by Sorel, Edward

Leo goes to the theatre with his friends every weekend. On Saturday, Marty, a bully, is disruptive in the theatre. The usher thinks it is Leo so he is thrown out. The next Saturday, Leo looks forward to going to the theatre, but his violin teacher wants to teach him a new piece. Leo is upset that he will miss the movie, but he goes to practice anyway. In the end, Leo's hard work pays off when his picture with his violin appears on the movie screen later that night when his mother takes him to see the later show.

Keywords: accomplishment, bully, conflict resolution, family, hard work, imagination, instruments, music, nonverbal communication, photograph, practice, restaurant, technology, theatre, train, transportation, violence

When agnes caws | by Fleming, Candace

Agnes Peregrine has always loved birds and has recently found out that she has a true talent for bird calling. She goes to the Himalayan Mountains with her mother in search of the rarest bird of all. Little does she know that an evil colonel has followed them and wants this rare bird for his own collection!

Keywords: accomplishment, africa, assertiveness, beauty, birds, boat, careers, collection, conflict, conservation, critical thinking, deception, decision making, duck, hummingbird, hunting, jungle, maps, mischief, mountains, pheasant, refusal skills, rescue, sounds, train, travel, verbal communication, wilderness, yak

Browse Abstracts (103 total)