Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

The journey home | by Lester, Allison

After falling through a pit and landing at the North Pole, Wild and Wooley have a long journey back home. While finding their way back, they run into Santa Claus, the Good Fairy, Prince Charming and the Little Mermaid.

Keywords: adventures, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, goal setting, mermaids, mythical, stress management, travel, verbal communication

The desert mermaid (La sirena del desierta) | by Blanco, Alberto

The last of the desert mermaids is found living in an oasis in the Sonara desert. An Indian and his horse take her on a journey to find the roots of her ancestors. Here she finds the gift of song and can finally join the thousands of mermaids riding the waves.

Keywords: adventures, desert, goal setting, hispanic, history, mermaids, multicultural, music, rhythm, song

Father bear comes home | by Minarik, Else Holmelund

Father bear has been fishing out in the ocean. Little bear misses his dad and wants to be just like him when he grows up. Little bear is hoping his dad will bring him a mermaid.

Keywords: animals, bear, careers, conflict resolution, family, feelings, fishing, growing up, imagination, loneliness, mermaids, mythical, parents, recreation, verbal communication

Mother osprey | by Nolan, Lucy

What if Jack and Jill had been playing on a nice soft sand dune instead of that treacherous hill? And suppose Mary's pet wasn't really a lamb? What if Mary had a little clam? This collection retells Mother Goose rhymes and celebrates America's coastlines and waterways from sea to shining sea.

Keywords: activities, adventures, animals, author's note, birds, boat, bodies of water, clams, fish, flamingo, jellyfish, lighthouse, lobster, mermaids, ocean, pelican, poetry, rhythm, sand, seagull

Sea tale | by Haley, Gail E.

A love story is told between a mortal man and a mystical creature.

Keywords: boat, bodies of water, conflict resolution, critical thinking, curiosity, decision making, determination, love, mermaids, mythical, sea, transportation

Great waldo search | by Handford, Martin

Waldo and his wizard friend journey through a fantasy. It is filled with goblins, giants, monks, dwarfs, mermaids, knights, and hunters. In the end, Waldo will see the truth about himself.

Keywords: adventures, companion, critical thinking, dwarfs, fantasy, giants, goblins, mermaids, mythical, nonverbal communication, royalty, truth

The day they put a tax on rainbows | by Valentine, Johnny

In a magical land far away, there is a girl who has a magic ring which leads her to discover an undersea kingdom. In this kingdom, a boy who likes to feed birds comes face-to-face with a dragon. A king decides to put a tax on rainbows because his throne is lumpy. Throughout each of these adventures, lessons are learned.

Keywords: adventures, awareness, beliefs, bodies of water, bravery, challenges, community, discovery, dragons, fairy, fantasy, love, magic, mermaids, mythical, rain, rainbow, royalty, sea, weather, wedding, wish

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