Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Roy takes the subway home after work each night then travels on foot to do his favorite job - being an artist who takes photographs while seeking stories to show and tell. Roy takes pictures of objects and people to show beauty, truth, and life from his hometown, New York Harlem.

An extraordinary new piano composition is released by John Cage. An extraordinary pianist, David Tudor, enters the stage to play the composition. He sits at the piano for four minutes and thirty-three seconds. Even though some people in the audience are angry, the composition becomes a classic and is performed often. And everyone basically does nothing.

Families seeking asylum into the U.S. at the Tijuana, Mexico border have to wait for a long time to enter the United States after being denied entry. During the wait at the border, a girl and her mother look for a refugee who keeps a list of people waiting to cross into the United States. This act of kindness from the border, initiated by a notebook keeper, gives families hope as they wait.

A young girl and her dad love to take silent walks with each other and their old dog. The girl enjoys the silence and is constantly listening to all of the sounds she hears.

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.