252 Vegbooks reviews published in 2011.
Artist Ann James charmingly captures the sweet interactions between a pig-tailed toddler and her canine best friend in David Bedford’s The Way I Love You. The honesty of the young protagonist warms a reader’s heart…
Tags: AnimalsAnn JamesCarolyn M. MullinCompanion AnimalsDavid BedfordDogsEarly ElementaryFriendshipIllustrationLovePreschoolers
I love Carin Berger’s style. From the playful to the contemplative, her children’s book illustrations never fail to delight me. And so it was with great enthusiasm that I dove into OK Go, a picture book for young…
Tags: BicyclesCarin BergerCarsCollageEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentGood for ToddlersIllustrationPreschoolersPublic TransitRecycling
I Am the Dog is the silly story of Jacob (the boy) and Max (the dog). Penned by noted children’s author, commentator and critic Daniel Pinkwater, this book is a fun romp through a day in the lives of a kid and his…
Tags: AnimalsCompanion AnimalsDaniel PinkwaterDogsEarly ElementaryHumorIllustrationJack E. DavisJennifer GannettPreschoolers
This tressed-up, teased and twisted, stylish hair story completely makes the cut for me. Compelling and strange, it sucked me up like Rapunzel’s hair-rope into Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean’s artful scalps. It begins…
Tags: AnimalsBraveryCollageDave McKeanEarly ElementaryHairHumorHuyen MacMichaelIllustrationNeil GaimanPreschoolersRhyme
When I was a kid, I had no idea what the Silk Road was, much less the dramatic impact animals have had in shaping our world. In Animals that Changed the World, author Keltie Thomas brings to life not only the ancient…
Tags: AnimalsAnimals as FoodBeaversCaptive WildlifeCarolyn M. MullinClimate ChangeElephantsFarmed AnimalsFishGuinea PigsHistoryIdiomsKeltie ThomasMosquitosOlder ElementaryWildlife
The animated movie “Rio” really had me at the first scene, where all the birds of the rainforest ascend into the sky to sing and fly in a huge, showy musical number. Add to the lush animation and the spirited music a…
Tags: AnimatedAnimated MoviesBirdsBrazilCaptive WildlifeEarly ElementaryFamily MoviesHumorJemaine ClementMusicParrotsPet StoresPet TradePreschoolersRainforestWild Animals in CaptivityWildlife
Mama hints to Marco about a big surprise in the Memorial Day parade and as Marco encounters each exciting section of the parade, he attempts to guess at the big surprise. The fast pace as the pair hurry to the parade…
Tags: Alexandra ArtigasAmericanEarly ElementaryHoliday BooksHolidaysHuyen MacMichaelIllustrationMemorial DayMilitary ServiceParadesPreschoolersSoldiersTheresa Martin Golding
I’ve worked hard to let my kid just be a kid by shielding him from the disturbing news of world. This means that to a large extent, he is pretty unaware of domestic and international disasters. I’m well aware that I…
Tags: Alix DelinoisCurrent EventsDeathDisastersEarly ElementaryEarthquakeEdwidge DanticatHaitiHopeImaginationJennifer GannettSurvival
Deborah Noyes is a wonderfully attentive and insightful author and photographer. Melding these two strengths into One Kingdom, she has summarized our oftentimes quirky, odd, abusive, symbiotic, and vastly interesting…
Tags: AnimalsAnimals in CaptivityCaptive WildlifeCarolyn M. MullinDeborah NoyesHistoryHuman-Animal StudiesOlder ElementaryPhotographyZoos
This story is as sad as a droopy basset hound ’s face for as many reasons as he has wrinkles. Although the pencil-sketch style illustrations of the animals are adorable, the story illustrates so many acts of…
Tags: BirthCatsDogsEarly ElementaryHuyen MacMichaelIllustrationJanet StevensKittensPolly M. RobertusPreschoolersReproductionSpay
The Jumbo Vegetarian Cookbook is a handy resource for vegetarian parents who want to involve their children in the kitchen. Vegan families will have to either skip a number of the recipes or arrange for a work-around…
Tags: Books for Vegetarian KidsCookbooks for KidsCookingEarly ElementaryHealthy EatingHealthy LivingJennifer GannettOlder ElementaryRaising Vegetarian KidsVegan ParentsVegetarianVegetarian CookbooksVegetarian Cooking
Earlier this year I reviewed Wonder Woman: Rumble in the Rainforest and this next book is in the same DC Super Heroes style, perfect for any fan of fast-paced, action-packed adventure with an environmental twist.…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinDisastersEco-Friendly Kids BooksGraphic NovelsMarine AnimalsMarine MammalsOil SpillOlder ElementaryWhales
In Recycle This Book, one hundred children’s book authors offer their suggestions and personal stories on the subject of green living. Each vignette or essay is short, merely a page and a half or two long. The effect…
Tags: ConservationEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentJennifer GannettMeatOlder ElementaryRecyclingVegetarianWater
Wow! What a kid! Olivia Bouler is an artist, ornithologist, fundraiser, and now published author at just eleven years of age. Wish I was as cool and effective in my tween years. Catching nationwide attention for her…
Tags: BirdsCarolyn M. MullinDisastersEco-Friendly Kids BooksHabitatsOil SpillOlder ElementaryOlivia BoulerWildlifeWildlife Books for Kids
The Chimpanzee Kid is the story of seventh grader Harold Pinto. Harold is a sensitive kid with a history of taking up causes that other kids in his school are uninterested in hearing about, and consequently is…
Tags: Animal LiberationAnimal Rescueanimal rightsChimpanzeesDivorceGriefGrievingJennifer GannettLaboratory AnimalsOlder ElementaryPrimatesVivisection
Birthday Zoo is a story that revolves around animals in the zoo who are celebrating a boy’s birthday party. Through clever rhymes, each animal plays a different role at the party. For example, the sloth says, “Spread…
Tags: BatsBirthdayDeborah Lee RoseGood for ToddlersIllustrationLynn MunsingerPreschoolersRecyclingRobyn MooreSlothsTapirsZoos
Finding stability after a divorce, especially one involving shared custody, isn’t all that easy, but having a canine friend like Fred certainly helps. In Fred Stays with Me!, a young girl tells of her two different…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinCompanion AnimalsDivorceDogsEarly ElementaryFamiliesFemale ProtagonistNancy CoffeltPreschoolersProblem SolvingTricia Tusa
You gotta love that kids movies sometimes say what adult films never could. Continuing the tradition of “Bambi” and “The Fox and the Hound,” the 2006 release “Open Season” depicts hunting from the animals’…
Tags: Animated MoviesAnti-HuntingBearsEarly ElementaryHuntingOlder ElementaryRabbitsWildlifeWildlife Rehabilitation
How do you write a story about one of the greatest, biggest, and most delicate stories of all time: the ocean? Husband and wife, author John Seven and illustrator Jana Christy, make a mighty effort to relate a…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksFishJana ChristyJohn SevenMarine AnimalsOceanOil SpillPreschoolers
When Mrs. Lovewright, a chilly person, decides she needs more warmth, she sets about obtaining it by commanding her grocery delivery guy, Dylan, to bring her a cat. She is unconcerned about the animal’s color but…
Tags: Animal CareCatsCompanion AnimalsEarly ElementaryJennifer GannettPaul Zelinsky
“High above the city, no one heard the soft thud of feathers against glass.” And so begins this literary and pictorial short story for little ones. In the drab bustling city no one notices nor stops to help an…
Tags: ActivitiesAnimal CareAnimal RescueBirdsBob GrahamCaretakingCarolyn M. MullinColoring PagesCybils AwardEarly ElementaryEmpathyHopeLesson PlansPreschoolersWildlifeWildlife Rehabilitation
When I learned that dramatist David Mamet had penned Henrietta, the story of a pig who goes to law school, I was very excited to get my hands on a copy of the story. I love pigs, I have enjoyed work by Mamet, and I…
Tags: AcademiaAnimal LawDavid MametDiscriminationEarly ElementaryEqualityFemale ProtagonistJennifer GannettLawLegalPigs
Introduce little ones to the ideas of worker’s rights, justice and compromise through the 32 funny and colorful pages of Click, Clack, Moo. The cold farm cows are on strike until they receive electric blankets and…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinChickensCivil DisobedienceCowsDoreen CroninDucksEarly ElementaryFarmed AnimalsHensHumorLesson PlansNegotiationStrikeWorkers Rights
Pinch is a hoarding packrat who initially refuses to give up any of his stuff for the town’s tag sale. His house was overflowing onto the street with “piles of magazines and old clothes” and toys and other items. His…
Tags: ConsumptionEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksHoardingHuyen MacMichaelMaterialismPreschoolersRatsRecyclingResaleSteve CoxSteven KrollStuffTag SalesWaste