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- 1. Agell, Charlotte (1994).
Dancing feet.
New York: Gulliver Books .
- Abstract:
Diversity in the world is shown through rhythmical lyrics and warm pictures. It also includes the names of major body parts and functions.
Abstract provided by Miwako Monden, 1995 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Acceptance] [African] [Asian] [Body Image] [Body Parts] [Community] [Dancing] [Diversity] [Equality] [Exercise] [Family] [Food] [Friendship] [Multicultural] [Poetry] [Rhyme] [Walking]
- 2. Aiello, Barbara//Shulman, Jeffrey (1989).
Hometown hero.
Frederick: Twenty-First Century Books.
- Abstract:
Scott Whittaker recounts the events between Thanksgiving and Christmas in his diary. He starts a karate club at school and meets Bill Walters, a homeless man who was the quarterback of the local high school football team in 1967 The book ends with questions and answers about asthma.
Abstract provided by Keith E. Rhoades, 1995 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Accomplishment] [Appearance] [Assertiveness] [Asthma] [Community] [Decision Making] [Diseases] [Exercise] [Football] [Friendship] [Holidays] [Karate] [Kindness] [Peer Resistance] [School] [Shelter] [Sports] [Surprises]
- 3. Alarcon, Francisco X. (1997).
Laughing tomatoes and other spring poems.
San Francisco, CA: Children's Book Press.
- Abstract:
A bilingual collection of humorous and serious poems about family, nature, and celebrations.
Abstract provided by Jennifer Henzie, 1997 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Affection] [Beliefs] [Birds] [Caring] [Celebration] [Cinco De Mayo] [Community] [Day] [Environment] [Excitement] [Feelings] [Food] [Friendship] [Giving] [Happiness] [Holidays] [Loyalty] [Mexican] [Mexican American] [Morning] [Multicultural] [Nature] [Night] [Peace] [Plants] [Poetry] [Seasons] [Sharing] [Sky] [Spring] [Sun] [Unselfish] [Woods]
- 4. Allsburg, Chris Van (1995).
Bad day at riverbend.
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company .
- Abstract:
The small town of Riverbend is under siege by omnipresent forces in this wonderful tale.
Abstract provided by Steve Warner, 1996 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Assertiveness] [Bravery] [Community] [Conflict Resolution] [Cowboys] [Critical Thinking] [Decision Making] [Fight] [Ghosts] [Goal Setting] [Mystery] [Nonverbal Communication] [Stress Management] [Verbal Communication]
- 5. Anderson, Halse Laurie (2002).
The big cheese of third street.
New York: Simon & Schuster Books.
- Abstract:
Little Benny is bullied constantly for being so little. It isn't until he wins the pole challenge that everyone cheers and honors Benny.
Mollie Steadley, 2004 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Bully] [Celebration] [Challenges] [Climbing] [Community] [Family] [Flood] [Games] [Music] [Neighbors] [Party] [Play] [River] [Siblings] [Swimming] [Teasing] [Violence]
- 6. Anno, Mitsumasa (1977).
Anno's counting book.
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company.
- Abstract:
Daily activities in a countryside village are shown through the numbers 0 through 12
Abstract provided by Barbara Schawe, 1994 and Mary Bentley, 1995 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Autumn] [Bicycle] [Biking] [Christmas] [Community] [Counting] [Decision Making] [Goal Setting] [Holidays] [Numbers] [Seasons] [Sequence] [Shadows] [Similarities] [Snow] [Sports] [Spring] [Summer] [Transportation] [Weather] [Winter] [Witches]
- 7. Aylesworth, Jim (1992).
The folks in the valley.
New York: HarperCollins Children's Books.
- Abstract:
Using the Pennsylvania Dutch culture as a backdrop, this book uses a rhyme to teach the alphabet. For example, the letter "E" is represented by the rhyme "Eggs are found under the fat red hens."
Abstract provided by Kerry Gray, 1995 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Alphabet] [Amish] [Author's Note] [Community] [Food] [Multicultural] [Neighbors] [Nutrition] [Responsibilities]
- 8. Baker, Jeannie (2004).
Home.
New York: Greenwillow Books.
- Abstract:
From the day of her birth until the times of her adulthood, Tracy moves outside and inside her house experiencing important milestones. Through the same window scene, her neighborhood develops and matures with plants and animals. (A wordless book).
Jaclyn Saurber, 2006 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Accomplishment] [Author's Note] [Birth] [Celebration] [Challenges] [Change] [Community] [Day] [Family] [Feelings] [Garden] [Growing Up] [Gymnastics] [Happiness] [Neighbors] [Night] [Nonverbal Communication] [Perspective] [Plants] [Seasons] [Sports] [Transportation] [Wedding]
- 9. Bania, Michael (2004).
Kumak's fish: A tall tale from the far north.
Portland, OR: Alaska Northwest Books.
- Abstract:
Kumak takes his family ice fishing. Kumak uses his uncle’s amazing hooking stick. Kumak patiently waits for a fish which results in enough fish to share with the entire village.
Abstract provided by Lisa Adkins, 2006 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Author's Note] [Community] [Dancing] [Eskimo] [Exercise] [Family] [Feelings] [Fishing] [Happiness] [Ice] [Lake] [Language] [Multicultural] [Parents] [Patience] [Running] [Sharing] [Teamwork] [Verbal Communication] [Village] [Winter]
- 10. Barrett, Judi (1978).
Cloudy with a chance of meatballs.
New York: Macmillan Publishing Co..
- Abstract:
Grandpa tells a bedtime story about a town where all the food came from the sky in rain, snow, hurricane, and tornado forms. It becomes a disaster, and people flee to a new town.
Abstract provided by Andrea Rohleder, 1994 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Animals] [Change] [Community] [Conflict Resolution] [Food] [Grandparents] [Grief] [Happiness] [Humor] [Hurricane] [Moving] [Nonverbal Communication] [Rain] [Sadness] [Snow] [Storm] [Survival] [Tornado] [Weather]
- 11. Beake, Lesley (2006).
Home now.
Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge.
- Abstract:
How can Sieta feel happy with so many sad pictures inside her head? She remembers her real home far away over the mountains, her parents getting sick, and Aunty taking her to live in a new place she calls Home Now. There Sieta meets another orphan with memories like her own.
Abstract provided by Charlesbridge, 2006 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Africa] [Animals] [Author's Note] [Community] [Death] [Diseases] [Elephant] [Empathy] [Family] [Feelings] [Flowers] [Friendship] [Happiness] [Home] [Illness] [Memories] [Orphan] [Parents] [Sadness] [Stars] [Sympathy]
- 12. Berson, Harold (1982).
Barrels to the moon.
New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc..
- Abstract:
People in a town in France want to try to bring the moon closer by hooking it to a church steeple so they can always look at it. No matter how hard they try, they do not succeed.
Abstract provided by Jennie Suver, 1994 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Community] [Cooperation] [Decision Making] [French] [Goal Setting] [Moon] [Multicultural] [Teamwork] [Verbal Communication]
- 13. Best, Cari (2003).
When Catherine the Great and I were eight!.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
- Abstract:
Sara, her mother, and Russian grandmother "Catherine the Great", pile into Mr. Minsky's car along with a few of their other neighbors. They make their way to the beach to escape the heat of the hot summer day. Although they find it takes longer than planned to reach the beach, everyone has fun along the way.
Abstract provided by Heather Tussey, 2005 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Anticipation] [Beach] [Bodies Of Water] [Car] [Closeness] [Community] [Companion] [Conflict] [Conflict Resolution] [Culture] [Dancing] [Exercise] [Family] [Food] [Friendship] [Games] [Grandparents] [Immigrants] [Language] [Neighbors] [Newspaper] [Ocean] [Patience] [Picnic] [Problem Solving] [Recreation] [Relationship] [Russian] [Summer] [Swimming] [Travel] [Verbal Communication]
- 14. Biale, Rachel (1996).
We are moving.
Berkeley, CA: Tricycle Press.
- Abstract:
Make a scrapbook on how do you feel before we move. Draw several pictures of how you feel. What does your house look like now?What will our new house look like?What is special to you before we move?
Abstract provided by Alanna Thorsell, 2001 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Anger] [Author's Note] [Change] [Community] [Confusion] [Coping] [Family] [Fear] [Feelings] [Happiness] [Loss] [Memories] [Moving] [Neighbors] [Perspective] [Sadness] [School] [Separation] [Stress Management] [Transportation] [Travel]
- 15. Bider, Djemma (1989).
A drop of honey.
New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
- Abstract:
Anayida falls asleep and dreams of baking baklava. When she buys the honey, she drops some of it on the sidewalk. A bee lands on the honey and a cat chases the bee. A dog chases the cat and they all run through the town. The whole town is turned upside down because of one drop of honey.
Abstract provided by Sarah Inglis, 1995 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Adventures] [Animals] [Armenian] [Bee] [Bodies Of Water] [Cat] [Community] [Conflict Resolution] [Dog] [Folktale] [Food] [Greek] [Insects] [Multicultural] [Nutrition] [Recipe] [River]
- 16. Blance, E. & Cook, A. (1976).
Monster and the mural.
Los Angeles, CA: Bowmar Noble Publishers, Inc..
- Abstract:
Monster has a new-found hobby; painting! His inspired friends crowd into his house to try painting too. In order to avoid a mess, Monster invites his friends to go outside and paint an old brown wall in the city. Together, they create a beautiful mural of a park. It is eye-catching and makes everyone in the community happy!
Lydia Manley, 2006 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Appearance] [Art] [Body Image] [Careers] [Colors] [Community] [Cooperation] [Feelings] [Friendship] [Happiness] [Hobby] [Monsters] [Museum] [Teamwork]
- 17. Blance, Ellen // Cook, Ann (2006).
Monster looks for a house.
1973: Bowmar.
- Abstract:
A friendly purple monster comes to a new city to look for a new place to live. Since this monster is different from others in the city, he must hunt for a house that fits him. After looking at many houses, he finally finds one that he can live in comfortably.
Abstract provided by Kate Logan for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Buildings] [Change] [Community] [Comparisons] [Critical Thinking] [Decision Making] [Differences] [Environment] [Exploration] [Goal Setting] [Home] [Monsters] [Moving] [Nonverbal Communication] [Problem Solving] [Sizes]
- 18. Blance, Ellen // Cook, Ann (1976).
Monster and the toy sale.
Los Angeles, CA: Bowmar/Noble Publishers, Inc.
- Abstract:
Monster and the little boy see an ad in the newspaper that reads “TOY SALE TODAY!” Together, they bicycle to the store. On their journey, they are very helpful to others. Monster and the little boy serve as policemen to direct traffic, and as mangers at the toy store. They are so busy that they run out of time to shop for their own toys. Everyone is grateful for their unselfish behavior.
Abstract provided by Lydia Manley, 2006 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Anger] [Assertiveness] [Bicycle] [Biking] [Car] [Careers] [Colors] [Community] [Conflict Resolution] [Critical Thinking] [Crowd] [Decision Making] [Feelings] [Goal Setting] [Happiness] [Height] [Helping] [Lost] [Money] [Monsters] [Newspaper] [Nonverbal Communication] [Reading] [Sadness] [Stress Management] [Teamwork] [Transportation] [Umbrella] [Unselfish] [Verbal Communication] [Worry]
- 19. Bodecker, N.M. (1978).
The mushroom center disaster.
New York: The Murray Printing Co..
- Abstract:
A beetle finds a home in a community of insects and small woodland creatures and makes many friends. One day the discarded remnants of a human's picnic makes a mess of their mushroom house neighborhood. Through a series of town meetings, the creatures come up with creative ways to use the rubbish to make a park.
Abstract provided by Dana Linville, 1994 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Assertiveness] [Community] [Conflict Resolution] [Cooperation] [Creativity] [Critical Thinking] [Decision Making] [Environment] [Friendship] [Goal Setting] [Insects] [Neighbors] [Picnic] [Stress Management] [Teamwork] [Verbal Communication]
- 20. Breckler, Rosemary (1996).
Sweet dried apples: A vietnamese wartime childhood.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.
- Abstract:
It is wartime in Vietnam, and a little girl who lives in the country is faced with the prospect of her father leaving for the army. Her father, the village herb doctor, comes to stay with them until he dies. Their village is bombed and the little girl and her family must flee Vietnam.
Abstract provided by Michelle Newton, 1999 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Change] [Community] [Death] [Grandparents] [Language] [Loss] [Market] [Plants] [Siblings] [Travel] [Vietnamese] [War]
- 21. Briggs, Robert (1966).
Georgie and the magician.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co..
- Abstract:
The town is putting on a benefit for Mr. Whittaker, because his barn burned down. Georgie, a ghost, helps Mr. Whittaker be a magician for the benefit.
Abstract provided by Ryan Proffitt, 1994 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Community] [Conflict Resolution] [Cooperation] [Critical Thinking] [Decision Making] [Ghosts] [Goal Setting] [Magic] [Self Esteem] [Stress Management] [Teamwork]
- 22. Bright, Robert (1962).
Which is willy?.
New York : Doubleday.
- Abstract:
Willy the penguin wants to be different. He goes to the city, but he is too different than the people there. So he goes back to the South Pole and discovers he is different because of what he is inside.
Abstract provided by Ryan Proffitt and Erin King, 1994 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Acceptance] [Animals] [Animals] [Appearance] [Appreciation] [Community] [Conflict Resolution] [Critical Thinking] [Decision Making] [Differences] [Diversity] [Feelings] [Geography] [Growing Up] [Happiness] [Independence] [Individuality] [Nonverbal Communication] [Penguin] [Self Esteem] [Uniqueness]
- 23. Brisson, Pat (1998).
The summer my father was ten.
Honesdale, PA: Caroline House.
- Abstract:
A father and his daughter plant a garden every year, and every year she hears the story of how the ritual started. When her father was ten, he and some friends destroyed a neighbor's garden. In the father's guilt, he makes amends with the neighbor, and gains a friend.
Abstract provided by Michelle Newton, 1999 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Aging] [Baseball] [Behavior] [Community] [Conflict Resolution] [Decision Making] [Feelings] [Flowers] [Food] [Forgiveness] [Friendship] [Garden] [Growing Up] [Italian] [Mischief] [Multicultural] [Neighbors] [Nutrition] [Opera] [Sadness] [Sharing] [Sports] [Storytelling] [Summer] [Tobacco] [Traditions]
- 24. Brisson, Pat (2005).
Tap-dance fever.
Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press.
- Abstract:
Annabelle Applegate had "Tap-dance fever." Her feet are constantly on the move, tapping everywhere she goes. The townsfolk are very aggrevated by her dancing. However, once tourists come to hear and see her tao-dance with the rattlesnakes, the townsfolk believe she was an asset to the community.
Carrie Minges, 2006 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Anger] [Animals] [Business] [Community] [Dancing] [Exercise] [Feelings] [Happiness] [Mischief] [Performance] [Persistence] [Rhythm] [Snake] [Success] [Wealth]
- 25. Brownlie, Alison (1999).
Food and festivals: West Africa.
Austin, TX: Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers.
- Abstract:
Describes the West African culture of food, including the kinds of food grown and eaten, and various feast days like Ramadan, Easter, naming ceremonies, and yam festivals.
Abstract provided by Library of Congress, 1999 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.- Keywords: [Africa] [African] [Baby] [Beach] [Bodies Of Water] [Camel] [Cattle] [Celebration] [Ceremony] [Chicken] [Community] [Cooking] [Dancing] [Family] [Farm] [Food] [Friendship] [Fruit] [Ghana] [Goat] [Hard Work] [Holidays] [Language] [Multicultural] [Music] [Muslim] [Parade] [Preparation] [Religion] [Respect] [River]
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