Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Carnival of the animals | by Lithgow, John

A young boy sneaks off from a school field trip. He is left in the history museum overnight where he discovers his classmates, family, and acquaintances take on new forms.

Keywords: animals, baboon, badger, birds, cattle, chicken, cuckoo, dinosaur, dreams, elephant, family, feelings, ferret, fish, fox, happiness, hyena, kangaroo, lion, mischief, museum, nonverbal communication, sadness, swan, turtle, weasel

A-hunting we will go! | by Kellogg, Steven

As it gets close to bedtime, a brother and sister gather up their animal friends and go on an adventure because they do not want to go to sleep. They go hunting for more friends and fun and travel through woods and across an ocean. As the children and animals get sleepy, they return home to take a bath, brush their teeth, and put on their pajamas. The words of the story are set to the classic children's tune A-Hunting we will go.

Keywords: adventures, animals, bear, bedtime, cleanliness, clothing, family, fox, friendship, giraffe, goose, happiness, health, hunting, kangaroo, moose, music, parents, preparation, reading, rhyme, siblings, sleep, song, teeth, weasel, whale

The sleepy dormouse | by Ezra, Mark

Field mice live in such interesting places. The realistic scenery and twists of plot will keep children on their toes.

Keywords: animals, beetle, critical thinking, insects, mice, nature, weasel

The rainbabies | by Melmed, Laura Krauss

An old couple wants a child of their own. They find a bunch of little rainbabies in the grass and they take care of them. A fairy comes to Earth and gives them a real child to love.

Keywords: animals, baby, conflict resolution, fairy, family, love, magic, parents, rain, weasel, weather

The eyes of gray wolf | by London, Jonathan

Gray wolf is restless because he lost his mate to a hunter. While wandering through the night, he meets a pack of wolves. From this pack of wolves, he finds a new mate with whom they start a new pack.

Keywords: animals, change, eagle, growing up, loss, moon, mountains, snow, weasel, winter, wolf, woods

Dr. duck | by Ehrlich, H.M.

Different animals are under the care of an old-fashioned country doctor named Dr. Duck. A crow has a broken toe, a baby mouse has a fever, and a beaver has a cough. Everyone comes to help Dr. Duck when he gets sick.

Keywords: aging, animals, beaver, body parts, careers, caring, chicken, cow, crow, diseases, doctor, dog, duck, friendship, illness, measles, medicine, moose, mouse, mule, rabbit, rhyme, sheep, skunk, transportation, weasel

Mr. tod's trap | by Carrick, Malcolm

Mr. Tod does the hunting for the family. The only problem is that he cannot catch any rabbits. Mr. Tod has many clever ideas for traps. The traps work for Mr. Weasel, but Mr. Tod cannot catch rabbits with them. Mr. Tod and Mrs. Tod decide to switch roles. Mr. Tod is going to take care of the cubs while Mrs. Tod hunt for the rabbits.

Keywords: animals, conflict resolution, decision making, family, fox, hunger, parents, problem solving, rabbit, responsibilities, siblings, support, teamwork, verbal communication, weasel, working mother

Mouse soup | by Lobel, Arnold

A mouse tricks a weasel into getting some ingredients he needs from other stories to make a delicious mouse soup.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, creativity, critical thinking, deception, decision making, food, imagination, mouse, nutrition, problem solving, weasel

Chimps don't wear glasses | by Numeroff, Laura

Chimps don't wear glasses. And many other animals don't do silly human activities but when imagination is put to work anything can happen. For example, have you ever seen yaks wearing tuxedos and hippos on boats, and others who ride in parades full of floats?

Keywords: animals, boat, camel, car, chimpanzee, chipmunk, cooking, creativity, dancing, dog, dreams, exercise, feelings, ferret, food, giraffe, hamster, happiness, hippopotamus, horse, imagination, kangaroo, lion, lizard, llama, mouse, otter, panda, pig, reindeer, reptiles, rhyme, seal, skating, squirrel, tiger, transportation, turtle, weasel, wolf, yak, zebra

Zinnia and dot | by Ernst, Lisa Campbell

Zinnia and Dot are two hens that have never gotton along. When a weasel steals all of their eggs but one, the two hens are forced to cooperate and share the new baby chick.

Keywords: animals, birds, chicken, conflict resolution, friendship, sharing, verbal communication, weasel

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