Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Clifford y el dia de accion de gracias | by Bridwell, Norman

Emily goes to visit her grandmother for the Thanksgiving holiday. Clifford is staying with neighbors and becomes homesick. He decides to visit his mother as a surprise.

Keywords: animals, bodies of water, dog, family, food, grandparents, holidays, homesickness, language, nonverbal communication, parents, river, spanish, thanksgiving, train, transportation

Franklin has a sleepover | by Bourgeois, Paulette

Franklin and Bear are excited for their first sleepover at Franklin's house. It's fun to play games, have a campfire, and campout in the livingroom with your friend. However, when it's time to go to bed, Bear and Franklin realize how scary sleepovers can be.

Keywords: animals, anticipation, bear, bedtime, camping, conflict resolution, critical thinking, emotions, excitement, fear, feelings, food, friendship, games, growing up, happiness, health, homesickness, parents, playing, pretend, sadness, safety, separation, toys, traditions, turtle

Little polar bear | by De Beer, Hans

A baby polar bear wakes up to find himself in a world surrounded by color. He makes many friends, but becomes homesick. His friends help him develop a plan to get back home where everything is white.

Keywords: animals, baby, beach, birds, bodies of water, chameleon, climbing, critical thinking, eagle, exercise, family, friendship, goal setting, hippopotamus, homesickness, jungle, ocean, parents, polar bear, seasons, snow, summer, swimming, travel, whale, winter

Rotten ralph feels rotten | by Gantos, Jack

When Ralph the cat eats rotten food from the garbage, he learns his lesson the hard way! He has bad dreams, a swollen belly, and feels ill. After being his typical mischievious self, the vet gives him medicine and he is encouraged to stay overnight. Ralph sneaks out of the vet's office to come home to Sarah with a new appreciation of her healhty food choices.

Keywords: animals, body parts, caring, cat, consequences, dog, dreams, food, friendship, health, homesickness, honesty, hunger, illness, loneliness, love, medicine, misbehavior, mouse, nutrition, smell

The dog who cried wolf | by Kasza, Keiko

Feeling bored and trapped with his current life, Moka the dog runs away. Moka then questions his decision as he becomes homesick.

Keywords: affection, animals, appreciation, assertiveness, boredom, consequences, critical thinking, curiosity, dog, feelings, freedom, happiness, homesickness, loneliness, running away, self esteem, wolf

Lights for gita | by Gilmore, Rachna

Gita is very excited about celebrating her favorite Hindu holiday, Divali, a festival of lights. But this year things are different and she must celebrate this special holiday in her new home. This transition is hard for Gita and made even more difficult by the seasonal rain. With the help from her parents, Gita must learn how to carry her beliefs and memories into her new home and make this year's Divali, a holiday to remember.

Keywords: autumn, beliefs, celebration, change, conflict resolution, depression, disappointment, family, feelings, happiness, hindu, holidays, homesickness, ice, memories, moving, multicultural, parents, rain, sadness, seasons, self esteem, stress management, uniqueness, verbal communication, weather

The useful moose: A truthful, moose-full tale | by Robinson, Fiona

Molly loves moose so much that her family vacationed in Alaska, so that she could see them up close; except when they got there the moose had left for a vacation in the city. Once in the city, she saw moose everywhere and befriended three young moose who were tired and needed rest. She invited the moose to stay with them when they cooked, cleaned, and became part of the family. The moose became homesick for their own family, so they went back to Alaska. Molly was sad when she invited the moose to her birthday party and they didnﾒt respond, but they surprised her by jumping out of an…

Keywords: america, animals, appreciation, beach, birthday, celebration, cleanliness, communication, conflict resolution, decision making, empathy, excitement, exercise, family, feelings, forest, goose, happiness, homesickness, love, moose, mountains, nature, nonverbal communication, parents, reading, sadness, self esteem, sleep, surprises, vacation, verbal communication

The silence in the mountains | by Rosenberg, Liz

Iskander and his family live in Lebanon until war breaks out. Then, they are forced to flee the country they love to live in American where there is no war. However, Iskander is homesick. To help him feel better, each of his family members do something special to make him feel better.

Keywords: airplane, animals, car, cow, family, farm, fear, feelings, goat, grandparents, homesickness, lebanese, mountains, multicultural, nonverbal communication, parents, sadness, transportation, travel, verbal communication, violence, war, woods

Rooster's off to see the world | by Carle, Eric

A rooster decides to take a trip around the world. Two cats, three frogs, four turtles and five fish join him along the way. When night falls, all the animals leave the rooster. When all alone, the rooster realizes he is homesick and he returns home.

Keywords: animals, cat, critical thinking, exercise, fish, friendship, homesickness, reptiles, travel, turtle, walking

Tom goes to kindergarten | by Wild, Margaret//Tegge, David

Tom is anxious and excited for his first day of kindergarten. When he finally arrives, he does not want his family to leave and insists they stay with him. The next day, Tom feels grown up but now his parents do not want to leave kindergarten.

Keywords: baby, bear, change, family, fear, feelings, fun, growing up, homesickness, panda, parents, polar bear, pretend, school, security, work

Dandelions | by Bunting, Eve

Zoe and her family leave civilization to build a life on the prairie. The mother is homesick and depressed. The closest neighbors are three hours away. Zoe and her sister attempt to cheer their mother up by planting dandelions on the sod roof of their house.

Keywords: family, homesickness, loneliness, moving, parents, self esteem, siblings, stress management

The pipkins go camping | by Wahl, Jan

Cabin fever strikes the Pipkins and sends them on a journey through the wilderness. Lack of foresight, planning, and common sense is comical throughout the story.

Keywords: camping, critical thinking, decision making, family, fun, goal setting, homesickness, lost, nonverbal communication, preparation, recreation, seasons, snow, spring, storm, stress management, travel, verbal communication, weather, winter

Tea with milk | by Say, Allen

Masoko's life changes dramatically when her parents move from California back to their native country, Japan. Masako feels like she will never belong in this new country where her life is so completely different.

Keywords: change, clothing, culture, customs, differences, family, food, homesickness, independence, japanese, language, loss, love, market, marriage, multicultural, nutrition, parents, relationship, travel

Moving | by Rosen, Michael

The family pet, a cat, is greatly disturbed when the family moves. The old familiar corners and hiding spots are gone and the new house is bare. After finding a hiding place, the cat stays in hiding to punish his family. Eventually, he is drawn to the smell of food. Soon, the new house feels like home.

Keywords: animals, cat, change, coping, deception, family, feelings, food, happiness, homesickness, moving, nonverbal communication, parents, sadness, shelter, siblings

Sunshine home | by Bunting, Eve

Tim and his parent go to visit his grandmother in the Sunshine Home. Tim's mother and grandmother both act brave and refuse to cry in his presence. Tim catches both of them crying at the end of the visit, and he insists that they share their feelings.

Keywords: aging, change, coping, critical thinking, family, feelings, grandparents, homesickness, illness, parents, senility, verbal communication

Farmer palmer's wagon ride | by Steig, William

Farmer Palmer and his mule Ebenezer travel to town to buy some supplies. On their way home, they encounter obstacles they never thought possible.

Keywords: accidents, adventures, animals, careers, determination, farm, goal setting, homesickness, mule, nature, pig, self esteem, shopping, storm, stress management, weather

Dial-a-croc | by Dumbleton, Mike

Vanessa wakes up one morning pondering ideas of how to make money. So she goes and catches a crocodile and starts a service called Dial-a-Croc. When she finally sees how homesick the crocodile is, she lets him go, no strings attached!

Keywords: assertiveness, careers, crocodile, feelings, homesickness, nonverbal communication, reptiles, sadness

Georgie | by Bright, Robert

Georgie, the ghost, makes spooky sounds to let the Whittaker's know when its time to go to bed. Herman, the cat, knows when its time to prowl and Miss Oliver, the owl, knows when to WHOO!When the Whittaker's fix the creaking sound, Georgie doesn't know what to do. Eventually everything gets back to normal.

Keywords: animals, birds, cat, conflict resolution, cow, decision making, ghosts, homesickness, noise, owl, rain, sequence, sounds, weather

Father's rubber shoes | by Yeo, Yumi

Yungsu's family moves from Korea to America. When Yungsu goes into his new town and sees children playing, he missed his friends from Korea. Yungsu tells his mother that he wants to go back to Korea, but his father explains that their life will be better in America.

Keywords: assertiveness, bedtime, careers, challenges, change, conflict resolution, coping, differences, family, feelings, food, friendship, homesickness, korean, listening, loneliness, loss, love, memories, multicultural, nutrition, parents, responsibilities, sadness, siblings, storytelling, understanding, verbal communication

Home to medicine mountain | by Santiago, Chiori

Benny Lee and his brother Stanley must leave their famiy and Indian tribe to go to a boarding school run by the government. At school, the boys must wear uncomfortable clothes, speak English only, and learn lessons in a classroom. The boys visit their family and tribe in their dreams at night. Whem summer comes, the boys do not have a ticket to go home so they figure out a plan to get home to Medicine Mountain.

Keywords: author's note, critical thinking, culture, dreams, escape, family, feelings, goal setting, grandparents, history, homesickness, multicultural, native american, nature, parents, sadness, school, siblings, storytelling, train, transportation, verbal communication

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