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1. Banyai, Istvan (1995). Re-zoom. New York: Penguin Group.

Abstract:
Re-zoom represents a series of scenes, each from farther away. For example, an Indian is on a wrist watch worn by a man, who is painting a wall. Re-zoom illustrates different perspectives of the same scenes. (A Wordless Book).

Abstract provided by Kristen Pariseau, 1998 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Acting] [Activities] [Actor] [Animals] [Art] [Biking] [Boat] [Car] [Dog] [Egyptian] [Elephant] [Food] [Illusion] [Island] [Jungle] [Multicultural] [Nutrition] [Perspective] [Reading] [Subway] [Time] [Transportation] [Volcano]
2. Barnett, Mac (2009). Billy Twitters and his blue whale problem. New York: Hyperion Books.

Abstract:
When Billy Twitters doesn't brush his teeth or finish his peas, his mother says "We're going to buy you a whale." This doesn't worry Billy, because he knows how big blue whales are and he couldn't possibly have one delivered. To his surprise, one morning there is a blue whale sitting outside his house and it is his responsibility. The whale causes problems at school because Billy's classmates don't pick him at gym. And it just gets worse: his parents give him the owner's manual for the whale. While feeding him, Billy realizes that when he's inside the whale, nobody's laughing and nobody's telling him what to do...so he decides to make himself at home!Absr

Abstract provided by, 2011 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Animals] [Bridge] [Bus] [Cleanliness] [Colors] [Community] [Comparisons] [Critical Thinking] [Decision Making] [Dinosaur] [Feelings] [Five Senses] [Food] [Frustration] [History] [Hygiene] [Language] [Loneliness] [Numbers] [Parents] [Park] [Perspective] [Problem Solving] [Responsibilities] [School] [Sight] [Sizes] [Smell] [Teeth] [Time] [Transportation] [Whale]
3. Baylor, Byrd (1978). The way to start a day. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.

Abstract:
Morning time is a sacred time. The beginning of a new day is about to unfold. There's a lot of movement around the world. Wake up to enjoy the warmth of the sun.

Mia Garnett, 2006 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Activities] [Adventures] [Africa] [Exercise] [Five Senses] [Health] [Magic] [Multicultural] [Music] [Seasons] [Song] [Sounds] [Sun] [Symbols] [Time] [Weather]
4. Behn, Harry (1950). All kinds of time. New York: Harcourt Brace & Co..

Abstract:
A five year old tells about how she learned to tell time. She compares clocks to people's faces. She also compares time to bugs, children, people, Sunday School, Santa Claus, and George Washington.

Abstract provided by Jacqui Lott, 1994 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Holidays] [Learning] [Nonverbal Communication] [Seasons] [Time] [Verbal Communication]
5. Bercaw, Edna Coe (2000). Halmoni's day. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers.

Abstract:
Jennifer's Korean grandmother arrives just in time for Grandparents Day at school. But Jennifer is afraid that her grandmother will embarrass her because she doesn't speak English. However, after her grandmother tells Jennifer's class the story of her childhood, Jennifer is not embarrassed at all.

Abstract provided by Mark Walter, 2002 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Aging] [Airplane] [Communication] [Embarrassment] [Emotions] [Family] [Feelings] [Food] [Generations] [Grandparents] [Happiness] [Korean] [Language] [Loss] [Love] [Memory] [Multicultural] [Nonverbal Communication] [Sadness] [School] [Storytelling] [Time] [Transportation] [Travel] [Verbal Communication] [War]
6. Billout, Guy (1993). Journey. Minnesota: Creative Education.

Abstract:
Time passes on as a man grows older.

Abstract provided by Anna Binkley, 1996 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Aging] [Critical Thinking] [Day] [Feelings] [Memories] [Moods] [Nonverbal Communication] [Sadness] [Time]
7. Blance, Ellen // Cook, Ann (1976). Monster and the surprise cookie. Los Angeles, CA: Bowmar/Noble Publishers, Inc.

Abstract:
Monster and the little boy decide to throw a party! They travel to the supermarket to find refreshments for their guests. They pack their shopping cart full of cookies, but when they go through the line, they realize that they don’t have enough money! Instead, they buy a few ingredients, so they can make cookies at home. Using a recipe book, they make a variety of shaped cookies. Surprisingly, these cookies take the shape of Monster when placed together. The cookies are delicious and everyone is pleased!

Abstract provided by Lydia Manley, 2006 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Anger] [Assertiveness] [Conflict Resolution] [Counting] [Critical Thinking] [Decision Making] [Disappointment] [Feelings] [Food] [Goal Setting] [Helping] [Money] [Nonverbal Communication] [Party] [Preparation] [Recipe] [Sadness] [Shapes] [Shopping] [Taste] [Time] [Verbal Communication]
8. Brown, Margaret Wise (1952). A child's good morning. New York: William R. Scott, Inc. Publishers.

Abstract:
As they awake in the morning, animals and plants go through a series of interesting activities.

for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Animals] [Bedtime] [Bee] [Day] [Environment] [Feelings] [Goat] [Happiness] [Horse] [Insects] [Morning] [Morning] [Plants] [Rabbit] [Sheep] [Sleep] [Squirrel] [Sun] [Time] [Verbal Communication]
9. Burleigh, Robert (2000). Messenger, messenger. New York: Antheneum Books for Young Readers.

Abstract:
Being a bicycle messenger in a big city is a rigorous job, but someone has to do it. The messenger wakes early and works late to deliver the proper messages to their appropriate places. Nothing can stop him, not rain, snow, or distractions of others.

Abstract provided by Jerri Schriefer, 2001 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [African American] [Assertiveness] [Bicycle] [Biking] [Careers] [Cold] [Community] [Critical Thinking] [Day] [Dedication] [Discipline] [Exercise] [Food] [Goal Setting] [Hard Work] [Loyalty] [Morning] [Multicultural] [Night] [Radio] [Rain] [Refusal Skills] [Responsibilities] [Rhyme] [Rhythm] [Routine] [Snow] [Sun] [Technology] [Time] [Weather] [Wind] [Work]
10. Burns, Diane L (1990). Sugaring season: Making maple syrup. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books Inc.

Abstract:
The making of maple syrup is a long process. First you must grow maple trees. Next is the tapping of the maple trees to collect the syrup. Once the syrup has been collected, it is cooked. the next step is grading and then the packing of the syrup.

Abstract provided by Amy Brumbaugh, 1995 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Autumn] [Business] [Food] [Hard Work] [Nutrition] [Plants] [Seasons] [Spring] [Summer] [Time] [Winter]
11. Carle, Eric (1993). Today is monday. New York: Scholastic Inc.

Abstract:
Today is Monday and it is string bean day. Tuesday is spaghetti day and Wednesday is ZOOOOP. Thursday is roast beef and Friday is fresh fish. It is time for all the hungry children to eat up!

Abstract provided by Sarah Inglis, 1995 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Food] [Music] [Nutrition] [Sequence] [Song] [Time]
12. Coleman, Evelyn (1998). To be a drum. Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman and Company.

Abstract:
Daddy Wes whispers to his two young children about the history of Africans forced into slavery and how the pulse of the drum has moved through them over time. Daddy Wes promises his children that as long as they can hear the heartbeat of the earth, they will be free.

Abstract provided by Kimberly Salvatore, 2001 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Africa] [African] [Bodies Of Water] [Careers] [Colors] [Community] [Culture] [Five Senses] [Freedom] [Hearing] [History] [Instruments] [Language] [Multicultural] [Music] [Nonverbal Communication] [Ocean] [Playing] [Pride] [Rhythm] [Sea] [Ship] [Slavery] [Sounds] [Spiritual] [Storytelling] [Symbols] [Time] [Verbal Communication] [War]
13. Cronin, Doreen (2005). Wiggle. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Abstract:
There are many ways to wiggle during the day. Join this dog as he wiggles from morning until night through the pages of lively rhyming text. From flipping pancakes to exploring the moon, your imagination will take you to even more ways to "get your wiggles out."

Abstract provided by Pamela Theurer for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Animals] [Bedtime] [Bee] [Birds] [Body Parts] [Butterfly] [Crocodile] [Dancing] [Dog] [Exercise] [Fish] [Grasshopper] [Imagination] [Insects] [Moon] [Mouse] [Music] [Polar Bear] [Rhyme] [Shadows] [Sleep] [Snake] [Time]
14. Cutler, Jane (1999). The cello of mr. o. New York: Dutton Children's Books.

Abstract:
Join Mr. O and the rest of his worn-torn city as he plays music to improve the city's spirits. Just when things were bad enough, a rocket destroys the truck that helps to save the town. See what the community does to keep healthy during this crisis time of war.

Abstract provided by Emily Rumpke, 2001 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Anger] [Car] [Conflict Resolution] [Courage] [Days Of The Week] [Family] [Fear] [Feelings] [Fight] [Fish] [Flowers] [Food] [Friendship] [Grandparents] [Happiness] [Instruments] [Laziness] [Mountains] [Multicultural] [Music] [Nonverbal Communication] [Parents] [Running] [Sadness] [Seasons] [Self Esteem] [Siblings] [Stress Management] [Time] [Transportation] [Truck] [Walking] [War] [Water] [Winter] [Wood]
15. Day, Nancy Raines (2000). A kitten's year. New York: HarperCollins.

Abstract:
A kitten explores her environment during her first year of life. She uses her senses to absorb the surroundings and playfully interacts with the world around her. Month after month the kitten grows and develops into a cat.

Abstract provided by Dana Martini, 2001 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Animals] [Autumn] [Cat] [Christmas] [Curiosity] [Feelings] [Flowers] [Halloween] [Holidays] [Month] [Nonverbal Communication] [Seasons] [Sequence] [Spring] [Summer] [Thanksgiving] [Time] [Toys] [Winter]
16. Dotlich, Rebecca Kai (2004). Over in the pink house: New jump rope rhymes. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong.

Abstract:
Predictable rhyming patterns and basic themes, such as nature, animals, food, and so much more, work together to complete this collection of thirty-two jump rope rhymes.

Abstract provided by Brooke Morgan, 2006 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Animals] [Cat] [Collection] [Conflict Resolution] [Counting] [Days Of The Week] [Exercise] [Food] [Holidays] [Jumping] [Nature] [Nutrition] [Poetry] [Relationship] [Rhyme] [Seasons] [Stress Management] [Summer] [Time] [Winter]
17. Dragonwagon, Crescent (1990). Home place. New York: Macmillan Publishing.

Abstract:
A family on a hike discovers an old house that is deserted. Looking through remains, they learn about who once lived there.

Abstract provided by Bea Elliott, 1995 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Critical Thinking] [Decision Making] [Family] [Imagination] [Love] [Time] [Verbal Communication] [Walking]
18. Dubanevich, Arlene (1985). Pig william. New York: Brabury Press.

Abstract:
William takes his time doing everything. One day he messes around so long that he misses the bus and also the school picnic. At home, William takes his fish and radio outside for his own picnic. At the school picnic, it starts to rain and the picnic is cancelled. By the time his brothers arrive home, it stopped raining and they join in his picnic.

Abstract provided by Billie Welbourn, 1994 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Decision Making] [Family] [Music] [Picnic] [Play] [Procrastination] [Rain] [Recreation] [School] [Self Esteem] [Siblings] [Time] [Transportation] [Weather]
19. Ernst, Lisa Campbell (1998). Stella louella's runaway book. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Abstract:
Stella Louella cannot seem to find her library book that is due at 5:00 All day, she tracks down its whereabouts along with others in the community who have seen the book along its trip. Find out where the book ends up.

Abstract provided by Julie Gates, 2000 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Books] [Chaos] [Community] [Conflict] [Conflict Resolution] [Disappearance] [Family] [Feelings] [Helping] [Library] [Lost] [Neighbors] [Parents] [Relief] [Responsibilities] [Time] [Worry]
20. Fisher, Doris; Sneed, Dani (2008). My half day. Mt. Pleasant: Sylvan Dell Publishing.

Abstract:
The wacky fun continues as a young boy awakens to find he's missing a half-head of hair. After chugging down his glass of milk that's two-thirds gooey paste, he and his friend are off to camp for a day of fraction fun and an out-of-this world soccer game.

Abstract provided by Sylvan Dell Publishing, 2008 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Animals] [Author's Note] [Body Parts] [Cactus] [Camping] [Dog] [Exercise] [Flowers] [Food] [Friendship] [Math] [Nutrition] [Parents] [Plants] [Time] [Transportation]
21. Fleischman, Paul (1999). Weslandia. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press.

Abstract:
Wesley never really fits in at school. Even his parents think he is odd. One summer though, he creates his own civilization. Everyone develops a new respect for Wesley by the time he returns to school in the fall.

Abstract provided by Erin Wiegand, 2000 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Bully] [Clothing] [Creativity] [Culture] [Differences] [Exploration] [Flowers] [Food] [Friendship] [Games] [Garden] [Garden] [Inventions] [Language] [Learning] [Nutrition] [Peer Resistance] [Plants] [Problem Solving] [School] [Seasons] [Self Esteem] [Shelter] [Sleep] [Sports] [Summer] [Time] [Work]
22. Gray, Kes (2004). Cluck o' clock. United States: Holiday House, Inc.

Abstract:
Day begins on the farm at 4 o’clock in the morning. The chickens stretch and begin breakfast followed by laying their eggs from 6 to 8 o’clock. At 2 o’clock, they play a game of hide-and-seek, and then visit the horses before dinner. As the sun sets, the chickens return to the coop and await the fox. When the fox arrives, a chicken lures him to a hole in the door then dirt is thrown on him to scare him away. At midnight, the chickens say good night.

Abstract provided by Lisa Riley, 2006 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Animals] [Birds] [Chicken] [Day] [Dog] [Duck] [Exercise] [Farm] [Fear] [Feelings] [Fox] [Happiness] [Horse] [Morning] [Night] [Nonverbal Communication] [Numbers] [Sequence] [Time] [Tractor] [Transportation] [Walking]
23. Handford, Martin (1988). Find waldo now. Boston: Little, Brown and Company.

Abstract:
As Waldo travels through time, look for him in every era. Waldo visits the cavemen, Egyptians, Romans, Vikings, Middle Ages, Aztecs, and many more!His red and white striped shirt are tough to find!

Abstract provided by Liz Kuehn, 1995 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Adventures] [Challenges] [Critical Thinking] [Discovery] [Egyptian] [Exploration] [Future] [History] [Multicultural] [Native American] [Nonverbal Communication] [Time] [Travel]
24. Haskins, James//Benson, Kathleen (1998). African beginnings. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books.

Abstract:
Come explore and celebrate the powerful impact people of African descent have made on world history and on the American experience.

Abstract provided by Dutton Children's Books, 2000 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Africa] [African] [Animals] [Architecture] [Art] [Bodies Of Water] [Business] [Clothing] [Culture] [Dancing] [Death] [Desert] [Discrimination] [Donkey] [Egypt] [Europe] [Flood] [Food] [Geography] [Ghana] [Hard Work] [History] [Instruments] [Islam] [Leadership] [Lizard] [Maps] [Multicultural] [Music] [Muslim] [Nigerian] [Nonfiction] [Nonverbal Communication] [Ocean] [Religion] [River] [Ship] [Slavery] [Time] [Traditions] [Transportation] [Verbal Communication] [Village] [Work] [Zimbabwe]
25. Heide, Florence Parry//Gilliland, Judith Heide (1999). The house of wisdom. New York: DK Publishing, Inc..

Abstract:
The House of Wisdom, an ancient library in Baghdad, is the center for new ideas and a quest for knowledge from all parts of the world. As scholars study and translate the ancient manuscripts, one boy, Ishaq, learns the wisdom on Aristotle through his expedition and a special book.

Abstract provided by Anna Haas, 2001 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [Africa] [Animals] [Arab] [Author's Note] [Books] [Camel] [Critical Thinking] [Culture] [Greek] [History] [Language] [Library] [Market] [Multicultural] [Reading] [Russian] [Ship] [Time] [Transportation] [Travel] [Wealth]
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