Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Amy loves the wind | by Hoban, Julia

It is a windy fall day in the park. Amy plays on the swings and flies a kite.

Keywords: assertiveness, autumn, family, feelings, happiness, kite, nonverbal communication, parents, park, play, sadness, seasons, self esteem, verbal communication, weather, wind

Elephants aloft | by Appelt, Kathi

Rama and Raja are elephants who receive a letter from their aunt. The elephants live in India while the aunt lives in Africa. Their aunt wants them to come and visit her. The elephants travel to India in a hot air balloon.

Keywords: animals, balloon, bodies of water, elephant, family, feelings, happiness, nonverbal communication, ocean, rain, transportation, weather, wind

Our tree named Steve | by Zweibel, Alan

In a letter to his children, a father reflects upon the importance of a good friend and the value of a place to feel safe and secure. The father recalls various memories of his family as it has grown in relationship to a favorite tree that had been part of their lives since they built their home. The tree seems to help the family through many events but does not withstand a huge storm. The father uses the wood to build a tree house to continue its importance to the family.

Keywords: change, conflict resolution, correspondence, critical thinking, dog, family, feelings, friendship, happiness, jumping, loss, moving, neighbors, parents, peace, sadness, safety, seasons, siblings, sleep, spring, storm, storytelling, summer, swinging, tree, weather, winter

Birds and their nests | by Tagliafero, Linda

Learn about birds, including how they build and keep their nests safe and warm. You can also learn about bird eggs and chicks.

Keywords: critical thinking, decision making, goal setting, loon, nonverbal communication, rain, reproduction, robin, science, tree, weather, wilderness, wildlife, woodpecker

Blaze finds the trail | by Anderson, C.W.

Billy and his pony, Blaze, ride off for a day in the woods together. They get lost in the woods and they need to find their way home before the storm.

Keywords: animals, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, lost, nonverbal communication, pets, pony, storm, weather

Time of wonder | by McCloskey, Robert

A family goes to a summer island house. The daughter makes friends and learns a different way of life. They all experience a hurricane.

Keywords: conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, discovery, exploration, family, friendship, hurricane, island, seasons, self esteem, shelter, storm, stress management, summer, vacation, verbal communication, weather

Thaddeus | by Herzig, Alison Cragin

Great-Great Uncle Thaddeus always gives unique birthday presents to his nephew. This year Uncle Thaddeus gives him best present ever. The present is a book about all the birthdays they have shared together. Their relationship grows stronger as they grow older.

Keywords: airplane, animals, assertiveness, baseball, birds, birthday, camel, christmas, feelings, food, happiness, holidays, hummingbird, hurricane, memories, nutrition, presents, rabbit, sadness, self esteem, snow, sports, storm, stress management, transportation, verbal communication, weather, wind

The summer sands | by Garland, Sherry

When a raging storm destroys the sand dunes that several animals and plants called home, a community works together to restore the dunes in a most creative way. Includes an author's note about the ecology of the coastal sand dunes and what is being done to preserve them.

Keywords: animals, autumn, beach, birds, bodies of water, christmas, clouds, cold, colors, community, cooperation, crab, crustaceans, environment, family, five senses, flowers, fun, games, grandparents, habitat, helping, holidays, hurricane, imagination, multicultural, native american, nonverbal communication, ocean, rain, relaxation, sand, sea, seasons, sounds, storm, storytelling, summer, vacation, verbal communication, water, weather, wind, winter

Cloudy with a chance of meatballs | by Barrett, Judi

Grandpa tells a bedtime story about a town where all the food came from the sky in rain, snow, hurricane, and tornado forms. It becomes a disaster, and people flee to a new town.

Keywords: animals, change, community, conflict resolution, food, grandparents, grief, happiness, humor, hurricane, moving, nonverbal communication, rain, sadness, snow, storm, survival, tornado, weather

Radio rescue | by Barasch, Lynne

In 1923, a young boy works hard to learn morse code in order to get his amateur radio operator license and his very own call letters. Everyday he excitedly puts on his headphones and warms up his station, talking to people all over the world. During a far away hurricane, he uses his radio to send out messages to rescue stranded people.

Keywords: alphabet, communication, fire, flood, goal setting, history, hurricane, inventions, maps, photograph, radio, rescue, ship, storm, symbols, technology, telephone, transportation, weather

Twister | by Beard, Darleen Bailey

Lucille and her younger brother, Natt, play together and use their imagination. They run around and exercise in their yard. While they are playing, a bad storm hits. Their mother puts them in the cellar as she goes to help an elderly neighbor. The storm is a tornado. When the storm is over, the two children find the two adults, and life is back to the way it was: imaginary.

Keywords: animals, critical thinking, decision making, exercise, family, fantasy, feelings, happiness, nonverbal communication, peace, playing, pretend, rabbit, rain, royalty, running, running away, sadness, sharing, siblings, stress management, tornado, weather, wind

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