59 Vegbooks reviews published in 2014.
Vegbooks readers will rejoice that The Zoo Box by Ariel Cohn and Aron Nels Steinke gets kids thinking about what it would mean to be on the other side of a zoo exhibit without being preachy or making conclusions on…
Tags: Ariel CohnAron Nels SteinkeCaptive WildlifeEarly ElementaryGraphic NovelsHoma WoodrumPreschoolersWild AnimalsWild Animals in CaptivityZoos
I love this book. We got it from the library and though it is wordless, it has a fantastic message and beautiful illustrations. I enjoyed Mark Pett’s last book, The Boy and the Airplane, but this book (Amazon…
Tags: BicyclesEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistHoma WoodrumMark PettPreschoolersSavingWordless BooksWorking
There is a lot of buzz for GoldieBlox these days, mostly due to a great marketing campaign. Their first commercial made a big splash, but their latest commercial is my favorite. Winner of the 2014 Toy of the Year,…
Tags: Early ElementaryEngineeringFemale ProtagonistGirlsJennifer KaliScienceTechnologyToys
This unique read covers the life and times of the dung beetle, an insect that builds its life around the waste of others. Author Cheryl Bardoe packs a lot of information into the text, perhaps a bit too much at…
Tags: Alan MarksBeetlesCherly BardoeEarly ElementaryHeather ClarkIllustrationInsectsNonfictionScienceScience Books
What a cute book! My nine-month-old received this as a gift recently and he loves it. It’s a finger puppet book of the classic rhyme. My son alternates between giggling at the wiggly piggies and wanting to eat them.…
Tags: Baby BookBooks for Vegetarian KidsGood for ToddlersJennifer KaliNursery RhymesPigs
My family has started to really look forward to the block of Saturday morning programming on ABC called “Litton’s Weekend Adventure.” This group of six shows, which starts at 8am in my neighborhood, can be enjoyed by…
Tags: Captive WildlifeConservationFamily ProgrammingJeff CorwinJennifer KaliMarine AnimalsOceansWildlife
Proving that bears are much more than inspiration for cuddly stuffed animals to fall asleep with, Wild About Bears,a beautiful nonfiction children’s book by Jeannie Brett, sets out to educate readers about the eight…
Tags: BearsBrown BearsEarly ElementaryIllustrationJeannie BrettKristin WaldNonfictionPolar Bears
If you are looking for new options for your little ones, I highly recommend “Peep and the Big Wide World,” available on PBS, Netflix, and Hulu Plus. Each episode includes a mix of animation and real life stories all…
For any child who has compared herself to an older sibling or cousin and felt letdown, there is Prickly Rose. As a follow-up to Sitka Rose, a tall-tale about an adventurous young woman in rhyming verse, Prickly…
Tags: Early ElementaryJudy LoveKristin WaldPicture BookPreschoolersShelley GillTall Tales
For a recent family movie night, I settled down with my kiddo and husband (and a big bowl of popcorn) to watch the 2012 Tim Burton flick “Frankenweenie.” Spoofing on Frankenstein, the plot revolves around a boy’s…
Tags: Companion AnimalsDeathDeath of a PetDogsFamily FilmsFamily MoviesLossOlder ElementaryTim Burton
Red Dragon can’t wait to meet his new neighbors. Plus, he is starving. But he knows that the sight of a red dragon might scare them, so he puts on disguises. This is where your kid can really have fun putting the…
Tags: Books for Vegetarian KidsDiane VukovicDragonsEarly ElementaryHealthy EatingJonathan AllenPortrayal of Vegetarians in BooksPreschoolersStephen WhyllieVegetablesVegetarian Characters
Author Carol L. Malnor based her new book, On Kiki’s Reef, on her own visit to a coral reef. This story introduces to readers sea turtles as well as other fascinating inhabitants of a coral reef. The book reminded me…
Tags: Andrea ZollmanCarol L. MalnorCoral ReefEarly ElementaryOceansPreschoolersTrina L. HunnerTurtles
Even though this book was was first published in 1969, it is still highly relevant today. It begins with a little turtle enjoying his life by a pond. All the animals at the pond are happy until one day there is a…
Tags: 1960s Childrens LiteratureDavid Lee HarrisonDiane VukovicEnvironmentEnvironmental Children's LiteratureGood for ToddlersHabitat DestructionPreschoolersTurtles
Did you know that in addition to their use in flying and for body warmth, feathers can be used to make noise, dig, act as sunscreen, help a bird sink, swim or slide, even function as snowshoes or a scrub brush?! Kids…
Tags: AdaptationsAnimalsBirdsEarly ElementaryFeathersHeather ClarkIllustrationMelissa StewartNatureNonfictionSarah S. BrannenWild Animals
Minus a brief reference to ham on page 16, this 52-page book (received as a review copy) is one I wished was in my library when I was a young gal. Adorably British, this elementary reader centers on a delightful…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinEarly ElementaryFantasyForestsRabbitsSarah HillSparrowsWildlife
In this story a young mouse ventures out on his own and finds out that nature can be both beautiful and dangerous when you are a mouse. The mouse makes his way through the meadow, meeting various animals along the…
Tags: Chad WallaceHabitatsIllustrationJacqueline BodnarMiceNatureNature BooksPreschoolers
The Swamp Where Gator Hides takes kids on a little journey with a gator. It takes place in the Florida Everglades, giving children an idea of the types of life they may find in the swamp. Gator is hungry, and while…
Tags: AlligatorsFloridaGood for ToddlersIllustrationJacqueline BodnarMarianne BerkesPreschoolersSwampsWetlandsWildlifeWildlife Books for Kids
A fellow Pollination Project awardee, David Walega, is a new acquaintance of mine who runs Art for Animals’ Sake, an organization which strives to inspire a message of compassion through teaching artistic skills as a…
Tags: ArtBirdsDavid WalegaIllustrationKrystal KelleyPicture BookPreschoolers
Though billed as the fifth book in the “Hazel Ridge Farm” series, I Love You Just Enough is a great standalone picture book. Written by a husband and wife team, Robbyn Smith van Frankenhuyzen (words) and Gijsbert van…
Tags: DucksFemale ProtagonistGijsbert van FrankenhuyzenHoma WoodrumIllustrationPicture BooksPreschoolersRobbyn Smith van FrankenhuyzenWildlifeWildlife Books for KidsWildlife Rehabilitation
Written in the present tense with a graphic novel style, Sleep Tight, Anna Banana by Dominique Roques and illustrated by Alexis Dormal is the first picture book from publisher First Second Books and the first of a…
Tags: Alexis DormalBedtimeDominique RoquesGood for ToddlersHoma WoodrumMark SiegelPicture BooksPreschoolers
Catching the Wild Waiyuuzee is filled with energy and joy and wonderful imagination. Author Rita Williams-Garcia, widely known for her Young Adult novels, creates a story that is great fun to read, and children will…
Tags: AdventureEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistHairIllustrationKristin WaldMike ReedPreschoolersRita Williams-Garcia
I love this book! It’s actually quite simple, which works well to illustrate its point. It’s a fairly short book that presents stereotypical pictures on one page and then counters them on the next page. For example,…
Tags: Anne SolGenderGood for ToddlersJennifer KaliMarie-Sabine RogerNonfictionPreschoolersRole of Women
Gorgeous. That was my first thought when reviewing these National Wildlife Federation board books for infants and toddlers that I received for review from the publisher. The books themselves are very simple – just a…
Tags: Baby AnimalsBaby BookBoard BooksJennifer KaliWildlifeWildlife Books for Kids
I loved “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,” so I was excited to check out the sequel (on DVD) with my family for movie night. Unfortunately, I think this series lost its groove after the initial hit. That’s not to…
Tags: Animated MoviesDepictions of AnimalsDepictions of Meat in FilmFamily MoviesFishing