Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Every morning, deliverymen carry tall bowls of noodles made from buckwheat flour to customers who love to eat them. The delivery from the sobaya chef to the customers is possible by talented bike riders who balance large towers of bowls on their shoulders while their other arms steady the bikes down crowded busy streets with potholes and city pedestrians and cars. Hungry customers wait because they know they will be so happy to eat the delicious noodles. The deliverymen are exhausted by the end of the long day of cycling for a living, but they too get to join their families in the feast. In a few short hours after a hot bath and sleep, the deliverymen start their routine again and again.

James Baldwin, or "Jimmy" as his friends and family would call him, grows up in Harlem New York and graduates from a high school in the Bronx. He writes songs, poems, plays, and stories because writing flows freely out of him, just like the dreams he imagines for his future. Jimmy loves to read and goes to church, museums, movies, and plays --- and he enjoys the encouragement of many mentors. Through the power of his words and his stories, Jimmy moves to Paris, France, but he eventually returns to America to interview southerners about the changing times known as the civil rights movement. His book, The Fire Next Time, deepens American's understanding of racism, and then Jimmy moves back to France to serve as a haven for those of all backgrounds and experiences.

Daniel and his grandfather go for a walk in the park. Their walk begins with grandfather asking Daniel "What's new, Daniel?", and their walk ends with Daniel asking his grandfather "tell me - what's new with you?". There's a whole lot of nature, exploration, and changes that goes on in between. Bring along your curiosity!

Daddy gets his daughter up early to ride horses because there aren't any cars or trucks to interfere with their together time. While riding horses together, Daddy tells cowboys stories as the sun starts to rise and the town begins to wake up. They ride their horses, Clover and Power, back to the ranch and then head home on the motorcycle. The favorite part of the morning was the "just us time!".

When we think about the ways that most people want to live, there are examples of people helping others and being good. Sometimes people do bad things by bullying or lying or stealing. But that is not true for most people. Most people do good things, say good things, and want good things for other people.

A young girl and her mother find change when they leave Russia for Israel. They leave a big city apartment during the war for a different apartment with a different language and different food. They make a cardboard star by cutting and gluing it so they can place the star in the window. When the girl returns from music lessons in the evening, she recognizes the star shining brightly.

A yellow bus drives day after day, year after year, while getting a new driver, a new route, and new passengers. Yellow bus is filled with joy while carrying people from one place to another and when being a safe space to the homeless. Yellow bus is towed into the country side to become a shelter for goats and then fish at the bottom of the river. Yellow bus lives a good life where ever she finds herself.