Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Teacher! Sharing, helping, caring | by Hubbell, Patricia

Great big school! In we go! Our teacher greets us, waves hello! A teacher and her class do lots of interesting things throughout the week. They paint, read, look at weather charts, count money, work on the computer, and greet a special guest. The students not only learn, but they have fun, too. And so does the teacher!

Keywords: african american, alphabet, art, asian american, careers, caring, computer, cooperation, Days of The Week, garden, helping, learning, multicultural, music, numbers, playground, reading, role model, school, teaching

Snow pumpkin | by Schaefer, Carole Lexa

Lily and Gram can't believe how much snow has fallen in October. Lily and her friend, Jesse, have a wonderful time rolling around in the snow and building a snowman. When they run out of snow for the snowman's head, Lily and Jesse go to Gram's vegetable patch and find a snow pumpkin with a face. The snowman eventually melts, but the pumpkin remains smiling on Gram and Jesse's window sill.

Keywords: african american, asian american, autumn, conflict resolution, decision making, exercise, family, feelings, friendship, garden, goal setting, grandparents, halloween, happiness, holidays, month, multicultural, nonverbal communication, park, play, running, sadness, seasons, sleep, snow, sun, verbal communication, walking, weather, winter

My friends | by Gomi, Taro

A little girl tells of all the things she has learned from her friends, animals, books, teachers, and schoolmates.

Keywords: activities, asian american, friendship, growing up, learning, multicultural, play, school, verbal communication

Dear juno | by Pak, Soyung

A little boy name Juno receives a letter from his grandmother in Seoul, Korea. He's unable to read the letter since it is written in her native language, but he's able to gain an understanding of it from the photograph and dried flower that accompanies it. Juno decides to send a letter of his own in a very inventive way.

Keywords: animals, asian, asian american, cat, communication, dog, family, flowers, grandparents, korean, language, letters, multicultural, nonverbal communication, photograph, uniqueness, verbal communication

A fruit and vegetable man | by Schotter, Roni

For over fifty years, Ruby Rubenstein has owned a fruit and vegetable store on Delano Street. Sun Ho, a young school boy, comes everyday to watch Ruby stack the fruits and vegetables in the most beautiful displays. Eventually, Ruby teaches Sun Ho how to work the register and buy the fruit and vegetables at the market. Ruby gets sick so Sun Ho and his family run the store for Ruby.

Keywords: asian american, careers, colors, cooperation, food, hard work, helping, illness, Jewish, learning, multicultural, nutrition, shapes, shopping

The lotus seed | by Garland, Sherry

A girl tells the story of her grandmother's life. Her grandmother was forced to flee Vietnam during the war and move to America.

Keywords: asian american, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, feelings, grandparents, multicultural, parents, plants, sadness, storytelling, travel, verbal communication, war

I hate English | by Levine, Ellen

Mei Mei moves from Hong Kong to New York, but she does not want to speak in English. She only wants to speak in Chinese until Nancy comes to the Chinatown learing center to work with Mei Mei.

Keywords: asian american, change, conflict resolution, english, language, multicultural, peer resistance, school, self esteem, speech

My best shoes | by Burton, Marilee Robin

Days of the week are expressed through many different shoes that children wear. Have you ever worn sturdy lace-up high shoes, run all day shoes, or tiptoe in the sand shoes?

Keywords: african american, asian american, beach, clothing, dancing, Days of The Week, farm, jumping, play, running

Soo ling finds a way | by Behrens, June

A little girl is worried because a new laundromat business is moving across the street from her grandfather's old laundry business. She sets out to help her grandfather stay in business.

Keywords: asian american, assertiveness, business, careers, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, fear, goal setting, grandparents, helping, multicultural, stress management, verbal communication

Dumpling soup | by Rattigan, Jama Kim

Marisa, a young Asian American girl, attempts to help make the dumplings for dumpling soup which her family has been making for generations. She hold a strong sense of pride, honor, and love in her heart for her family.

Keywords: asian american, celebration, decision making, english, family, goal setting, grandparents, hawaiian, japanese, korean, love, new year, self esteem, siblings, traditions

Little oh | by Melmed, Laura

Little Oh is a woman's only child, who is made from origami paper. The paper doll is restless indoors so she ventures outside for the adventure of her life. What happens when she finally finds her way back home to her mother?

Potluck | by Shelby, Anne

Alpha and Betty plan a potluck dinner and invite all their friends. Each person brings a different type of food. Acton brings asparagus, Ben brings bagels, Don brings dumplings and there are many more.

Keywords: african american, alphabet, asian american, celebration, chinese, food, friendship, multicultural, nutrition, party

Be bop-a-do walk | by Hamanaka, Sheila

Emi and Martha go on a very long walk with Emi's dad. After many stops they reach Central Park, where Emi's dad makes them paper sail boats and hats. They are too tired to walk home so they take the bus. Emi's dad makes paper cranes for everyone.

A to z do you ever feel like me? | by Hausman, Bonnie

How are you feeling today?Join the children in this book to find out if they are feeling the same way. Learn the letters of the alphabet while you solve the puzzles of emotions. Have fun!

Keywords: accidents, african american, alphabet, anger, asian american, birthday, body parts, bravery, confusion, critical thinking, doctor, embarrassment, emotions, exercise, family, fear, feelings, friendship, fun, games, grandparents, greed, happiness, jealousy, kindness, letters, loneliness, mischief, morning, multicultural, nonverbal communication, observation, party, pets, photograph, playground, playing, pride, school, self esteem, sequence, sharing, toys, verbal communication, worry

Stranger in the mirror | by Say, Allen

Sam, a young Asian American boy, realizes first hand what it is like to be an old man. He wakes up one morning with a much older look, but is the same young boy on the inside. He has a difficult time convincing his family and friends that he is the same boy they all know.

Keywords: acceptance, aging, appearance, asian american, change, conflict resolution, confusion, coping, culture, differences, doctor, dreams, exercise, family, feelings, generations, health, loneliness, parents, running away, sadness, school, siblings, skating, stereotypes, teasing

Halmoni and the picnic | by Choi, Sook Nyul

Yunmi's grandmother moves from Korea to New York City and is not used to American traditions. Yunmi worries that other people will make fun of her grandmother.

Keywords: asian american, change, family, feelings, food, grandparents, korean, multicultural, nutrition, picnic, school, traditions

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