88 Vegbooks reviews published in 2013.
I must confess, I hadn’t heard of The Dirty Sock Funtime Band before receiving the CD to review. The CD is a quirky compilation of original children’s songs that defies categorization into any one genre. After…
Tags: CatsDirty Sock Funtime BandEarly ElementaryHumorLaurie BerknerMusicPreschoolersSandi Lancaster
There once was a lady in waiting Let’s call her Jane. That girl wasn’t ordinary- No way for me a lady stuck in waiting I’d rather battle fire-breathing dragons I knew I could prove that a girl could be a Knight…
Tags: CourageEarly ElementaryFeminismFriendshipJennifer KaliLoyaltyPreschoolersPrincessTelevision
I have to be honest. The first time I read There Are No Animals In This Book (Only Feelings), I didn’t get it. I thought it was nonsensical, silly and quite frankly pointless. An unrelated discussion with a friend…
Tags: Chani SanchezEarly ElementaryEmotionFeelingsHumorJane CowlesPreschoolers
Wow, I was blown away by this Disney movie. My daughter and I enjoyed this as a movie night feature. It is an intense movie and she reacted strongly to it, but days later she was still talking about it and she says…
Tags: BearsEarly ElementaryFamily FilmsJennifer KaliPreschoolers
Almost an Animal Alphabet by Katie Viggers is a sensory delight. First of all, I love the feel of the book. The cover is like a wood panel with a smooth suede surface. The color palette soft yet harmonized. The style…
Tags: AnimalsIllustrationJane CowlesKatie ViggersOwlsPreschoolers
Ruby Roth, the author of That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals and Vegan Is Love adds another book to her collection. This one, V Is for Vegan: The ABCs of Being Kind, is geared more towards younger kids than her other…
Tags: AlphabetBest Books for Vegetarian KidsGood for ToddlersHealthy ChoicesHealthy LivingKindnessKindness to AnimalsNutritionPreschoolersRaising Vegan KidsRobyn MooreRuby Rothveganvegan kids
A gold-hearted alien monster has come to visit us, and he seeks to spread the message that chickens are incredible creatures who deserve to be treated better than their human co-Earthlings are treating them. We can…
Tags: AliensAnimals as FoodBest Books for Vegetarian KidsCarlos PatinoChickensEarly ElementaryPreschoolersRaising Vegan KidsRaising Vegetarian Kidsvegan
I would have reviewed this book sooner, except as soon as a review copy came from the publisher, kiddo disappeared with it into her room. She’s never expressed much interest in graphic novels, so I let her take her…
Tags: Chrystin GarlandGraphic NovelsJake ParkerKazu KibuishiShort Stories
This is the newest book in a series of fun and playful poems that children can read in pairs. The poems are arranged in three columns. Person A reads the left column, Person B reads the right, and the middle column…
Tags: Early ElementaryEarly ReadersFablesKatrina Donovan FlemingMary Ann HobermanMichael EmberleyPreschoolersShared Reading
I have fond memories of watching the animated “Charlotte’s Web” movie as a kid. In particular I’ve always remembered Templeton at the fair gorging himself on everything in sight. I promised my four-year-old daughter…
Tags: DeathEarly ElementaryFamily MoviesJennifer KaliJulia RobertsOprah WinfreyPigsPreschoolersRobert Redford
We’ve decided to enter the world of chapter books with our four-year-old. Since I have a fear of spiders, Charlotte’s Web came up in conversation one night, so we started with this one. I remember fondly this book…
Tags: Animals as FoodChapter BooksDeathE.B. WhiteEarly ElementaryFarmed AnimalsJennifer KaliPigsPreschoolersRead AloudSpiders
Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table tells a true story about how a professional basketball player took action after retirement. He wanted to bring more healthy and natural foods to communities that didn’t have…
Tags: Depictions of Meat in BooksEarly ElementaryFarmingGardenGardeningJacqueline BodnarJacqueline Briggs MartinNonfictionWill Allen
What a sweet bedtime book! With a nod to the lullaby “Rock-a-Bye Baby” and Margaret Wise Brown’s classic bedtime story Good Night, Moon, Susan Meyer’s gentle rhymes and Amy Bates’ darling illustrations are sure to…
Tags: Amy BatesBedtimeFemale ProtagonistGood for ToddlersIllustrationMothersPicture BooksPreschoolersSusan Meyer
This is a book that has been written for those in high school and beyond. It provides great insight into the many ways that animals are impacted by humans. Not only does it provide facts and information, but it also…
Tags: AnimalsCompassionJacqueline BodnarJane GoodallMarc BekoffNonfictionParentsRespect for NatureYoung Adult
Like most four-year-olds, my daughter loves space. She has already asked my wife and me if we will take care of her children while she is studying on the moon as an astronaut. Of course we said yes. To encourage her…
Tags: AnimalsEnvironmentFaith McNultyJennifer KaliMoonPreschoolersSpaceSteven Kellogg
As a parent raising two veg kids I am always a little skeptical when I come across books recommending food. You just never know what you will get. But I have two athletic children (and a very athletic vegetarian…
Fifty Cents and a Dream covers the humble beginnings of Booker T. Washington, from his early life as a slave through his emancipation, early school attendance, and eventual fulfillment of his goal of attending…
Tags: AdversityAmericanBiographyBooker T. WashingtonBryan CollierEarly ElementaryHeather ClarkHistoryIllustrationJabari AsimPerseverenceReadingSlavery
I received a review copy of Jo MacDonald Hiked in the Woods from the publisherand after following Jo MacDonald when sheSaw a Pond and Had a Garden, I was eager to follow as she Hiked in the Woods. As in the previous…
Tags: Early ElementaryHuyen MacMichaelIllustrationLaura J. BryantMary QuattlebaumNatureNature BooksPlantsPreschoolersScienceSeriesTreesWildlife
In 1906, an elderly Native American named Buffalo Bird Woman related the story of her childhood during the mid-19th Century to a visiting anthropologist. More than 100 years later, author and illustrator S.D. Nelson…
Tags: 19th CenturyAndrea ZollmanEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistGreat PlainsHidatsaHistoryIllustrationNative AmericanNative PeoplesNonfictionOlder ElementaryS.D. Nelson
I really enjoyed Love is the Color of a Rainbow by Kathy Parra. It’s about love, peace, nature, and discovering the world through your senses. It shows us the meaning of color, and how it is connected to our…
Tags: BlindnessCandace KeachColorsEarly ElementaryKathy ParraNature BooksPreschoolersRobyn MooreSenses
Food, fun, games, and culture fill the three episodes on Mama Doni’s latest DVD, “Jewish Holiday Party.” While it will seem overly simple to families who have always been steeped in traditional holiday celebrations,…
Tags: Early ElementaryHanukkahHoliday MoviesHolidaysJewish CultureJudaismMama DoniMusicOlder ElementaryPassoverPreschoolersShabbat
With high hopes, kiddo and I went to the theater to see the new animated family flick “Free Birds” on opening day last Friday. We knew from the previews that it would be funny, and sure enough, that’s what attracted…
Tags: Animated MoviesEarly ElementaryFamily FilmsFamily MoviesOlder ElementaryThanksgivingTurkeysVegetarian Thanksgiving
Our School Garden takes kids on a journey through a school that has a garden out back. They learn all about what’s planted, why school gardens are a good idea, and the types of things they may find out in that…
Tags: Christy HaleCompostingEarly ElementaryGardenGardeningHealthy LivingJacqueline BodnarOlder ElementaryRick SwannVegetable Books
I received this book to review from the publisher and I would have to say that it was received quite timely in our household. Our four-year-old, who once ate anything and everything, has gotten pickier and pickier…
Tags: Chris PedersenEarly ElementaryHealthy ChoicesHealthy EatingHealthy LivingJennifer KaliKate JeongPreschoolers