252 Vegbooks reviews published in 2011.
Looking for a feel-good children’s story about a pair of mature lobsters netted and dragged to Rhode Island, shipped to Philadelphia for sale, flown back home to Maine and the returned to the wild? Yes? In that…
Tags: Animal Liberationanimal rightsDemonstrationsEarly ElementaryEarly ReadersJennifer GannettLobstersMarine AnimalsProtests
All too often in human conflict and warfare, animals also suffer although their struggle for survival tends to be put on the backburner. The case was no different during America’s Iraq invasion. The U.S. Army…
Tags: AnimalsAnimals in CaptivityCaptive WildlifeCarolyn M. MullinKelly Milner HallsMajor William SumnerOlder ElementaryTigersWarWildlifeZoos
We’re going to have a hard time returning this book to the library. After having the book read to her once, kiddo was able to read it by herself, and she’s gotten in the habit over the past few weeks of reading it to…
Tags: ActivismEarly ReadersEco-Friendly Kids BooksElisa ChavarriEnvironmentEsmé Raji CodellFairy TalesPigsSolar PowerWolves
I have no idea where we picked up this 1992 paperback, but my daughter and I love reading this story over and over. An enthusiastic Grover introduces and lists the simple things we can all do to save energy, conserve…
Tags: ConservationEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnergyEnvironmentGood for ToddlersHuyen MacMichaelPreschoolersTom LeighWater
In the aptly titled story The Sandwich Swap, Lily and Salma are best friends who share everything, including a love of sandwiches. Salma’s sandwich of choice is hummus in a pita, while Lily prefers peanut butter and…
Tags: Depiction of Vegetarian Food in BooksEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistFriendshipJennifer GannettKelly DiPucchioQueen Rania of Jordan Al AbdullahToleranceTricia Tusa
This tale is not for the faint of heart! Lewis and Clark, the championed explorers of the then unchartered North American lands, would not have made the trepidatious journey through rattlesnake-, grizzly bear-,…
Tags: AdventureAnimalsCarolyn M. MullinCompanion AnimalsDogsHistoryLaurence PringleLewis and ClarkOlder Elementary
This book would make a fantastic gift for a dear friend going through a particularly hard breakup. But as a kids’ book? I’m skeptical. What I do know is that vegan and vegetarian kids are unlikely to enjoy the way…
Tags: ButterfliesCaterpillarsControversial Kids BooksFrogsJeanne WillisMetamorphosisPredatorsTadpolesTony Ross
Charlie and Lola are siblings who have many adventures in a variety of storybooks and star in their own television program (also available as popular DVDs). In the story We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers, older…
Tags: Early ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentGreen LivingIllustrationJennifer GannettLauren ChildPreschoolersRecycling
Good series are hard to come by. Here’s one for fans of the witty and spellbinding writing of Harry Potter and Lemony Snicket. Set in 19th-century England, the novel tells the story of 15-year-old Penelope Lumley, a…
Tags: 19th CenturyAnimal WelfareCircusEnglandFemale ProtagonistHuntingJon KlassenMaryrose WoodOlder ElementarySeriesSlaughterhouse
Having been bested by the pigs he was raising in The Great Pig Escape, Bert shows he is still holding a grudge against a certain segment of the porcine set in The Great Pig Search. When Bert and his wife Ethel…
Tags: Early ElementaryEileen ChristelowFarmed AnimalsFishJennifer GannettPigs
Don’t let the title put you off too much. “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” is actually a decent animated flick. While there aren’t strong animal or environmental themes, vegetarians will be interested to know that…
Tags: Animated MoviesConsumption of MeatDepictions of Meat in FilmEarly ElementaryFamily FilmsFood ChoicesGenetically Modified FoodMeteorologyOlder ElementaryScience
What Is Easter? describes traditional Easter celebrations as the narrator attempts to determine the true meaning of Easter. Is it the bunnies, the eggs, the candy, the baby chicks, the gifts, the fancy dress, the…
Tags: Amy WummerChristian VegetariansChristianityEasterHolidayJennifer KaliMichelle AdamsReligionSpring
You won’t find flashy graphics, cartoon characters or even comedy in this work by award-winning children’s author Douglas Wood. Instead, you’ll stumble upon a refuge of peaceful moments that only nature, animals and…
Tags: AnimalsCarolyn M. MullinCompanion AnimalsDogsDouglas WoodEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistNaturePrayerPreschoolersSpiritualThankfulnessThanksThanksgiving
After visiting Catskill Animal Sanctuary some time ago and meeting a rescued turkey named Ethel and her cohort, I became enamored with turkeys in a way that I hadn’t known was possible. They are so cool! So when I…
Tags: CompassionEarly ElementaryFarmed AnimalsGardenGardeningJennifer GannettLinda WhiteProblem SolvingThanksgivingTurkeys
Mia Posada hatches a great children’s book that appeals to children’s curiosity and fascination with the natural world. She uses a couple rhyming sentences to hint at a mysterious animal in an egg before adding the…
Tags: AnimalsBiologyBirdsDucksEarly ElementaryEasterEggsEmbryo DevelopmentHuyen MacMichaelIllustrationMia PosadaPenguinsPreschoolersSpringWildlife
Quiet Bunny sees the beautiful spring colors around him – the red tulips, the yellow sun, the blue jays, the green frogs – and is sad that he is the dull brown and white color of winter. Quiet Bunny rolls in red…
Tags: ColorsDiversityEasterGood for ToddlersJennifer KaliLisa McCueNatureNature BooksOwlsPreschoolersRabbitsSelf-AcceptanceSpring
Illustrating Fibonacci’s famous Rabbit Problem, in which the mathematician explored the numerical ramifications of a hypothetical world in which a rabbit population increases exponentially, Emily Gravett’s delightful…
Tags: AnimalsAutumnEarly ElementaryEasterEmily GravettFibonacciMathematicsNeuterPet OverpopulationRabbitsReproductionSeasonsSpaySpringSummerWinter
Ever since I first heard the deep baritone, political stylings of Michael Franti and his vibrant band Spearhead, I haven’t been able to satiate my appetite for their music. He’s produced album after album, each with…
Tags: Ben HodsonCarolyn M. MullinEarly ElementaryFeel-GoodFunMichael FrantiMusicalPreschoolersVegetarian AuthorYoussoupha Sidibe
Christian children’s books about the biblical story of Easter or the animals we culturally associate with the celebration today (bunnies, chicks, etc.) are plentiful. But books which are true to the original message…
Tags: Anna VojtechBen DeVriesBirdsChristian VegetariansChristianityDandi Daley MackallEarly ElementaryEasterEggsFemale ProtagonistGrandparentsHolidaysReligionReligious Books
In our house, we’ve really enjoyed a math-themed book by the author of Apples, Cherries, Red Raspberries: What is in the Fruit Group? and since it has been such a beloved read, so I was excited to see what this book…
Tags: Books to AvoidBrian P. ClearyEarly ElementaryFishingFruitFruitsHealthy EatingHealthy LivingJennifer Gannett
This is the cutest story about a woman named Ms. Taffy who calls in to a radio station with the correct answer and wins the pig prize. She mistakenly thinks she won a pig trinket to fit on her shelf with the rest of…
Tags: CitiesCommunityEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistHuyen MacMichaelIllustrationPigsPreschoolersSuzanne BloomUrban Living
Ruth Krauss and Crockett Johnson, the team behind The Carrot Seed, created this lovely little book, which captures the life of an egg in simple terms for young listeners and beginning readers. While the use of the…
Tags: Animal FamiliesBaby BookBirdsCrockett JohnsonEasterEggsGood for ToddlersParentsPreschoolersRuth KraussSpring
While I’d like to say I’m pretty up to date on the tragedy of modern fur farming and hunting, I know very little about its antecedents. I picked up this extensive historical text by farmer Cris Peterson mainly to see…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinCris PetersonFurFur TradeHistoryOlder ElementaryWildlife
Calvin is a young starling who is different from his three brothers, four sisters and sixty-seven thousand four hundred and thirty-two cousins (as this humorous book points out, starlings have big families). When it…
Tags: BirdsBooksCommunityEarly ElementaryJennifer BerneJennifer GannettKeith BendisLibraryPreschoolersReadingStarlingsWildlife