929 Vegbooks reviews in Books.
A Year With Friends is a sweet, simple book which celebrates the months of the year through the eyes of children. Each month is given a specific purpose involving nature, family and friends, or holidays, with…
Tags: ChristmasDepictions of Meat in BooksIllustrationJana ChristyJohn SevenMonthsPreschoolersSandi LancasterSeasonsThanksgiving
Young children marvel at the interesting things they find on the ground. An acorn is a particularly curious object to budding scientists. With its beret-like top, smooth exterior, and comforting weight in one’s palm,…
Tags: AnimalsEdward GibbsGrowthKatrina Donovan FlemingNature BooksPreschoolersTreesWildlife
They are the most striking animals. Their scaly legs and feet remind of us their distant relatives, the long extinct dinosaurs. Their bright red combs and wattles mesmerize, as do their beaks, wings and curious…
Tags: Animal EmotionAnimal ExploitationAnimal RescueAnnie WongCarolyn M. MullinChickensCompassionEarly ElementaryFarmed AnimalsYvonne M. Backman
This is a book for children with active minds and bodies. The ABCs of Nutrition by Robert Orchanian teaches children (ages 2 to 5) the abc’s and introduces them to vegetables and fruit with a colorful cast of home…
Tags: AlphabetBalletFruitsGood for ToddlersHealthy ChoicesHealthy EatingHealthy LivingJane CowlesKarateLacrossePreschoolersRobert OrchanianVegetable BooksVegetablesYoga
I would consider myself a fan of sequential art and storytelling through and through but my passion for the medium ebbs and flows. I believe in comic books, I believe that beautiful and powerful stories can and do…
Tags: AdventureComic BooksCompassionCruelty to AnimalsEarly ElementaryHoma WoodrumIllustrationKindnessLuke PearsonSequential Art
The words “reduce, reuse and recycle” have served as the battle cry of environmentalists for years and are worthy concepts to teach to the youngest of children, but how? One way is to show them through action:…
Tags: AdventureAndrea ZollmanChris GallComic BooksEarly ElementaryGreen LivingPreschoolers
Temple Grandin is one American icon who either rubs you the right way or wrong way…or somewhere in between on the ethical spectrum of animal welfare and protection. Best known for using her autism to relate to farm…
Tags: AutismBiographyCarolyn M. MullinFarmed AnimalsOlder ElementarySy MontgomeryTemple GrandinVegetarian Author
This story is, in a word, charming. The Monsters’ Monster is the tale of three tiny monster friends who constantly bicker over which of them is the biggest and baddest monster. Ultimately, they can’t make up their…
Tags: BatsCaretakingGood for ToddlersHumorJunk FoodKatrina Donovan FlemingKindnessMonstersPatrick McDonnellPicture BooksPreschoolersRatsSnakesSpiders
A Long Way Away: A Two-Way Story by Frank Viva is full of unusual illustrations that add a unique curiosity and distinctive style (reminiscent of Dr. Seuss) to this picture book, which I received as a review copy.…
Tags: Frank VivaIllustrationJane CowlesOceanPreschoolersSpace
Kids love the feeling of adventure and secrecy, and yet they also crave coziness and safety. Nighttime Ninja satisfies all these childlike yearnings and lends itself beautifully as a bedtime story. It opens with a…
Tags: Barbara DaCostaBedtimeEd YoungGood for ToddlersIllustrationKatrina Donovan FlemingNinjasPicture BooksPreschoolers
We are big fans of Kevin Henkes’ books – I actually remember reading Chrysanthemum as a kid when it first came out in the early 1990s. I could relate to the little mouse who loved her name until others teased her at…
Tags: Chapter BooksDollsEarly ElementaryEarly ReadersGood for ToddlersHoma WoodrumHonestyKevin HenkesMicePreschoolers
We’re in the midst of whale watching season here in coastal California and what better way to get in the mood than with this stunningly illustrated book: Here Come the Humpbacks!by April Pulley Sayre. One of the…
Tags: April Pulley SayreAtlantic OceanCaribbean SeaCarolyn M. MullinConservationEarly ElementaryIllustrationJamie HoganMaineMarine MammalsMothersNew EnglandPreschoolersWhales
In A House in the Woods, friendly neighbors living together in the forest include pigs, a moose and a bear. They shuffle residences and share fun adventures but the living situation seems amiss. Moose has a…
Tags: Co-HousingCooperationFriendshipInga MooreInterspecies FriendshipJennifer GannettPreschoolersSharing
Learn about the mounted police through the eyes of a horse by spending a day in New York City with a mounted police officer in Finnegan and Fox: The Ten-Foot Cop, written by Helen L. Wibur and illustrated by John…
Tags: Andrea ZollmanEarly ElementaryHelen L. WilburHorsesJohn MandersNew York CityPoliceWorking Animals
I offer it [this book] to those parents struggling to find a way to console a distraught child who may have lost that closest of all best friends, the beloved pet. I sincerely hope this will make the tears ease a…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinCompanion AnimalsDeath of a PetDogsEarly ElementaryJoshua NashKenny LogginsLossPreschoolers
Counting books can be a wonderful way to engage young children. Filled with pictures and numbers it can quickly be used as a tool to help them learn counting skills. With One Gorilla: A Counting Book (affiliate…
Tags: Anthony BrowneCountingGorillasJacqueline BodnarPreschoolers
Jasper’s Story: Saving Moon Bears is as much a story about the consequences of cruelty to animals as it is about learning to trust again after your heart has been broken. It is a story of recovery and resilience that…
Tags: Animal AbuseEarly ElementaryJane CowlesJill RobinsonMarc BekoffMoon Bears
The I Love Vegetarian Food coloring book by Ashley Lucas features cute, delightful drawings of a variety of yummy veg food, all just waiting to be colored or painted by little — or big — hands. I reviewed Ms. Lucas’s…
Tags: Ashley LucasBooks for Vegetarian KidsColoringColoring PagesEarly ElementaryGood for ToddlersJennifer GannettPreschoolersVegetable BooksVegetarian
As a history buff and an avid animal lover-advocate, I can’t help but do a little dance when these two interests come together in a historical picture book for kids. I’ve reviewed others that have told history from…
Tags: BiographyCarolyn M. MullinCompanion AnimalsDogsEarly ElementaryHistoryKathryn SelbertWinston ChurchillWorld War II
Otter and Odder (affiliate link) is a stirring story of true love, tough choices and happy endings. When Otter, on the search for dinner, falls in love with a fish, an obvious dilema ensues. He looks into her “round,…
Tags: Animals as FoodBeaversChris RaschkaEarly ElementaryFishInterspecies FriendshipJames HoweJennifer GannettOtters
In the many years that I’ve been working with children and literacy programs, there never has seemed to be enough bilingual books on the shelves of the classrooms, libraries or museums, much less titles with an…
Tags: BilingualBill Martin Jr.Carolyn M. MullinDan LipowEarly ElementaryLoveMulticulturalNature BooksPreschoolersSpanish
With just 3,500 left in the wilderness of their Pakistani home in the Hindu Kush Mountains, snow leopards are a rare and mesmerizing endangered species for any age group to read about and study. Beautifully white…
Tags: Alan MarksBig CatsCarolyn M. MullinEarly ElementaryEndangered SpeciesLeopardsPakistanPreschoolersSandra MarkleWildlifeWildllife Books for Kids
Around Martin Luther King Day, my 3-year-old daughter’s preschool class talked about their dreams. My daughter’s dream was: “One day I want to work in a soup kitchen.” Well, there is one proud mama here, let me tell…
Tags: CompassionDepictions of Meat in BooksDyanne Disalvo-RyanHomelessnessInequalityJennifer KaliPreschoolers
When I received a review copy of Bob Staake’s Look! Another Book! in the mail, our nearly 6-year-old was instantly drawn to it. The larger than average size and bright, illustrated cover compelled us to open the book…
Tags: Bob StaakeDepictions of Meat in BooksHeather ClarkIllustrationPicture BooksPreschoolers