Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Do gloves go on feet? | by DK Publishing

Do you wear a winter coat to the pool? No, you wear a winter coat in the snow! This book asks and answers silly yet important questions for children.

Keywords: autumn, beach, bedtime, classification, clothing, cold, concepts, decision making, glasses, humor, learning, pattern, problem solving, seasons, snow, spring, stars, summer, understanding, verbal communication, winter

Stars! Stars! Stars! | by Barner, Bob

Learn about the solar system through colorful pictures and creative rhyme. Blast off into space to see stars and more starts.

Keywords: astronomy, critical thinking, earth, imagination, moon, night, observation, planet, rhyme, sky, stars

One candle | by Bunting, Eve

A Jewish family spends Hanukkah that same way every year. Traditions are passed from generation to generation. After a family meal, grandma and great-aunt Rose tell their story. One very special candle is lit in honor of their memories.

Keywords: family, feelings, food, generations, grandparents, hanukkah, history, holidays, Jewish, language, memories, multicultural, nutrition, parents, prayer, sadness, siblings, stars, storytelling

George hogglesberry grade school alien | by Wilson, Sarah

When George begins a new school different from his old planet, he is worried he won't fit in. When the school play comes around, he thinks of a perfect costume to impress his classmates.

Keywords: acting, alien, body parts, celebration, differences, encouragement, fear, happiness, moon, play, relief, school, shyness, stars, surprises, uniqueness, worry

Three days on a river in a red canoe | by Williams, Vera B

A boy and his brother Sam take a canoe trip with their mother and aunt and engage in a variety of adventurous activities along the way.

Keywords: birds, boat, bodies of water, camping, car, cat, family, fire, fish, fishing, fog, food, heron, island, listening, maps, moose, morning, mosquito, preparation, rainbow, recipe, recreation, rescue, river, safety, shelter, shopping, sky, sleep, stars, storytelling, sun, swimming, travel, water, weather

Trudi & Pia | by Hegi, Ursula

Trudi dreams of being tall and feels there are no other dwarfs like her until she meets Pia who teaches her to accept the way she is and that she is not alone. Pia talks about when other drawfs from around the world in Russia, Italy, France and Portugal, Trudi learns to feel normal and beautiful.

Keywords: acceptance, animals, bicycle, birds, bravery, circus, clowns, courage, differences, dwarfs, elephant, fantasy, growing up, height, hope, imagination, lion, monkey, multicultural, night, parrot, sizes, skills, sleep, stars, uniqueness

When I heard the learn'd astronomer | by Whitman, Walt

A boy is overwhelmed by all the charts and figures about space, but he gets tired of listening to the lectures. He goes outside to look up at the night sky. He is able to make the connection between what he heard and what he sees.

Museum shapes | by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Children will love learning about shapes through works of art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Keywords: art, colors, concepts, creativity, critical thinking, discovery, images, museum, shapes, stars, symbols, vocabulary

All falling down | by Zion, Gene//Graham, M.B.

Rain, snow, leaves, stars, and many other things all fall down.

Keywords: nature, plants, rain, snow, stars, weather

Hiawatha passing | by Hagen, Jeff

A young boy awakens on a cold winter night to the sound of a passenger train roaring past his grandparent's farm. What do you know about the train Hiawatha?

Keywords: anticipation, bedtime, cold, colors, environment, excitement, family, five senses, grandparents, hearing, instruments, listening, nature, night, noise, nonverbal communication, observation, sight, sky, sleep, snow, sounds, stars, train, transportation, travel, verbal communication, weather, wind, winter

Freedom school, yes! | by Littlesugar, Amy

Jolie shows courage in her community by protecting the school that will educate her and others. Jolie is afraid others will burn down the school. Jolie never gives up hope, and learns about famous African Americans who were brave and made a difference in their community, just like Jolie.

Keywords: african american, anger, art, body parts, books, bravery, buildings, careers, change, church, community, courage, education, family, fire, freedom, god, hard work, history, music, neighbors, poetry, quilt, relationship, religion, running, school, slavery, song, spiritual, stars, teaching

Polar bear night | by Thompson, Lauren

Take a quiet journey through the stillness of the night where stars form a blanket of light over sleeping animals. Then let the warmth of mother bear's fur guide you into a deep slumber.

Keywords: animals, bear, family, listening, moon, mountains, night, observation, sea, seal, sight, sleep, snow, stars, walrus, whale

Dooby dooby moo | by Cronin, Doreen

Duck and his friends decide to participate in the county fair, behind Farmer Brown's back. Farmer Brown knows his animals are up to something, but doesn't know what. To keep them out of trouble, he takes them to the fair with him. Little does he knnow, that's exactly where they wanted to be!

Keywords: animals, barn, cat, cow, dancing, day, dog, duck, fair, jumping, moon, mouse, newspaper, night, performance, pig, practice, reading, repetition, rhyme, sheep, sleep, song, stars, transportation, truck

The best mariachi in the world/ El mejor mariachi del mundo | by Smith, J.D

Gustavo wants to be in the family mariachi band, but he cannot play the violines, trompetas, or guitarrones. He finds his place in the band with his singing talent.

Keywords: animals, band, cactus, chicken, coyote, crowd, dancing, desert, dog, family, instruments, language, multicultural, night, owl, parents, siblings, singing, spanish, stars

If I could/ Si yo pudiera | by Sweetland, Nancy

A world full of beautiful, fanciful and comical possibilities where you explore what life would be like if you could be anything you wanted to be, if you only could.

Keywords: animals, ant, birds, butterfly, eagle, elephant, fantasy, fish, frog, goose, identity, insects, language, lizard, moon, multicultural, reptiles, river, seal, snake, spanish, stars, toad, walrus, wind, wish

Dancing in the wings | by Allen, Debbie

Sassy uses her unique characteristics and height to become a great ballet dancer. Sassy does not allow bullying from the other students to prevent her from trying out for a summer dance festival. Sassy learns the benefits of perseverence and self-esteem.

Keywords: challenges, competition, dancing, depression, determination, dreams, embarrassment, family, feelings, glasses, humor, imagination, individuality, instruments, jealousy, multicultural, performance, persistence, playing, self esteem, stars, theatre, travel

Our nest | by Lindbergh, Reeve

When you get into your bed at night, there are many other creatures also getting into their beds called nests. Enjoy learning about the world we all share.

Keywords: animals, bedtime, birds, bodies of water, community, comparisons, critical thinking, deer, environment, exploration, fish, geography, moon, mouse, nature, nonverbal communication, planet, river, science, shelter, sleep, space, stars, sun, wildlife

The night eater | by Juan, Ana

A night eater eats up the darkness in the sky, then continues to eat stars and clouds until they are gone. This makes it possible for the sun to be seen. The moon offends the night eater, which causes him to stop eating the night. It continues to stay dark until the children cry for him. The night eater eats up the dark sky to make way for the daylight again.

Keywords: clouds, colors, conflict resolution, day, decision making, fantasy, friendship, hard work, moon, mountains, mythical, night, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, running, sea, seasons, self esteem, sky, stars, summer, sun, weather

Wish come true cat | by Scamell, Ragnhild

The unlikely answer to a wish is a scruffy old cat that has to win the heart of a little girl. It takes a cold snowy day to make his wish come true.

Keywords: acceptance, affection, animals, appearance, attention, cat, communication, companion, conflict resolution, disappointment, friendship, homeless, hope, hunger, kindness, mistake, nonverbal communication, opposites, persistence, sadness, selfishness, snow, sounds, stars, understanding, uniqueness, wish

Zathura: A space adventure | by VanAllsburg, Chris

Danny and Walter Budwing have a typical brotherly relationship. It isnﾒt until Danny finds an old game that takes the boys away to another galaxy that the brothers finally reach a new appreciation for one another.

Keywords: accidents, adventures, alien, anger, apology, challenges, change, chaos, conflict, decision making, destruction, earth, family, fear, feelings, fight, robot, sounds, stars, verbal communication

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