Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

May'naise sandwiches & sunshine tea | by Belton, Sandra

Big Mama shares family memories of her childhood with her grandchild about a special friendship she had with Bettie Jean. Little Miss and Big Mama share the pages of a scrapbook which tells the favorite story of May'naise sandwiches and sunshine tea.

Keywords: african american, books, careers, clothing, dancing, dentist, doctor, dreams, flowers, food, friendship, garden, hunger, imagination, memories, nutrition, parents, photograph, picnic, play, rain, running, school, sun, teaching, technology, telephone, tree, water

Doctor De soto goes to africa | by Steig, William

Dr. and Mrs. De Soto travel all the way to Africa to fix an elephant's tooth. When the elephant's enemy kidnaps Dr. De Soto, the elephant worries that Dr. De Soto will never get away.

Keywords: african, animals, careers, dentist, determination, elephant, escape, jungle, missing, monkey, mouse, multicultural, stress management, teeth, travel, worry

Guess who? | by Miller, Margaret

Decide if you have an answer to the main question in this book. Words and photographs become an exciting and educational game for the reader.

Keywords: airplane, animals, balloon, bear, birds, bus, car, careers, cat, crab, critical thinking, crustaceans, decision making, dentist, dog, food, giraffe, health, lion, nutrition, parrot, puppets, reptiles, seagull, teeth, toys, transportation, turtle, verbal communication

I know why i brush my teeth | by Rowan, Kate

Sam's discovery of his loose tooth strikes up a conversation about teeth and the importance of caring for them. Sam and his mom take an indepth look at teeth and the proper way to care for them.

Keywords: animals, bath, body parts, careers, dentist, dog, growing up, health, hygiene, shark, teeth

Andrew's loose tooth | by Munsch, Robert

Andrew's tooth is loose and he can't eat breakfast until it comes out. Mom tries, dad tries, the dentist tries, and even the tooth fairy tries, but the tooth won't come out. Will his best friend's final plan work to get Andrew's tooth out?

Keywords: body parts, challenges, courage, critical thinking, dentist, family, food, frustration, health, parents, problem solving, teamwork, teeth, tooth fairy

Why a disguise? | by Numeroff, Laura

A disguise can help you avoid doing things you don't like. Wear one to the dentist, when you have to take a bath, or when you get ready for school so no one will know it's you!

Keywords: appearance, bully, challenges, deception, dentist, family, food, hygiene, identification, imagination, trick

Doctor de soto | by Steig, William

Dr. De Soto, a dentist who is a mouse, confronts his most dangerous patient of all - a fox!

Keywords: animals, careers, critical thinking, dentist, fox, mouse, stress management, teeth

Look out kindergarten, here I come | by Carlson, Nancy

Henry can't wait for his first day of kindergarten to begin!He imagines all the wonderful things that he and his classmates will do. When he arrives at school, Henry becomes frightened that he will get lost and won't enjoy all of his new classmates. When his teacher invites him in and shows him all the neat activities, Henry realizes again how much fun kindergarten will be!

Keywords: activities, animals, art, change, clothing, colors, confidence, curiosity, dentist, encouragement, excitement, family, fear, feelings, fun, games, growing up, math, mouse, numbers, playing, school, spelling, walking

George and martha | by Marshall, James

Two hippopotamuses share the stories of their friendship, and the joy of having a friend who cares.

Keywords: acceptance, animals, critical thinking, dentist, food, friendship, hippopotamus, nonverbal communication

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