929 Vegbooks reviews in Books.
I’m truly impressed by the inspired actions and activities Kim McKay and Jenny Bonnin challenge youngsters to incorporate into their daily lives in True Green Kids. Running the gamut from “in your room” to “on…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentGreen LivingJenny BonninKim McKayOlder Elementary
Jon J. Muth amuses and teaches again through the character of Stillwater the Zen panda in this second children’s book of Buddhist teachings. Just like in Zen Shorts, the giant panda is introduced by a child who…
Tags: BuddhismCompassionEarly ElementaryHuyen MacMichaelIllustrationNeighborsPandasPreschoolersZen Teachings
In City Dog, Country Frog, Caldecott Honoree Mo Willems has penned a tale about friendship and change. When City Dog arrives in the country for a springtime visit, he runs as fast and as far as he can (without a…
Tags: ALA Notable Children's booksDogsEarly ElementaryFriendshipFrogsIllustrationInterspecies FriendshipJon J. MuthLossMo WillemsNature
Part of the “Exploring Tough Issues” series, Why Do People Harm Animals? is a great introductory look at animal rights issues, organizations striving to protect animals, and a few of the opposition’s arguments.…
Tags: animal rightsCarolyn M. MullinChris MasonCircusCompanion AnimalsFarmed AnimalsFishingHuntingOlder ElementaryVivisection
My family and I were thrilled when we discovered this book about a Zen Buddhist giant panda named Stillwater and his friendship with the neighboring children Addy, Michael, and Karl. It’s rare to find a children’s…
Tags: AngerBuddhismCaldecott HonorEarly ElementaryHuyen MacMichaelJon J. MuthMaterialismOlder ElementaryPandasPreschoolersZen Teachings
In our house we love cats, and playing Cat Adoption Center is a favorite activity in our home, so I was happy to get a chance to review I Don’t Want a Cool Cat! — a silly, fun read. With its clever, simple rhymes and…
Tags: CatsCompanion AnimalsEmma DoddGood for ToddlersHumorJennifer GannettPreschoolersRhyming Books
Once I Was a Cardboard Box … But Now I’m a Book About Polar Bears! is a clever book designed not only to inform children about the biology and status of polar bears but also give them a detailed look at what happens…
Tags: Climate ChangeEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentGlobal WarmingJennifer GannettPolar BearsPreschoolersRecycling
All kids can use the message in The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food— that healthy, nourishing foods are better than candy and processed snacks — but vegetarian and vegan families might have some heavy editing…
Tags: Animals as FoodBerenstain BearsEarly ElementaryFood ChoicesHealthy ChoicesHealthy LivingJan BerenstainPreschoolersStan BerenstainveganVegetarian
In addition to its own aesthetic worth, art is a wonderful vehicle for investigating history, culture, mathematics, and science. But how does one teach art appreciation to little tikes? Through an “I Spy” tactic,…
Tags: Animals and SocietyArtCarolyn M. MullinDepictions of AnimalsEarly ElementaryGood for ToddlersLucy MicklethwaitPreschoolers
A Garden for Pigis a new title that encourages kids to grow and eat their veggies. Based on a true story, in which a pig breaks into a neighboring garden, eats some squash, and “delivers” the seeds to his own pen,…
Tags: CompostingEarly ElementaryFruitGardenGardeningIllustrationKathryn ThurmanLindsay WardOrganicPigsPreschoolersVegetables
It’s hard to sum up and analyze a novel in just a few short paragraphs, much less a work that is so perfectly complex and layered in its character development, plot, and thematic elements. Award-winning Hurt Go Happy…
Tags: AbuseAnimals in ResearchBush MeatCarolyn M. MullinChimpanzeesCommunicationCommunityFemale ProtagonistGinny RorbyOlder ElementaryPrimatesSign LanguageVivisection
Anyone who has ever visited a farm animal sanctuary is touched by the stories and personalities of the animals. The next best thing to visiting a farm sanctuary, is reading Ninety-Five: Meeting America’s Farmed…
Giving is an art form, and it takes elderly Alejandro a few tries before he offers just the right thing – in the right way – to those who share in this desert homestead. With a sole burro for companionship, Alejandro…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinDesertEarly ElementaryGenerosityPreschoolersRichard E. AlbertSylvia LongWildlife
A dog is too loud. A horse is too big. What’s an animal-loving kid to do when her parents’ response to every species she suggests is “no”? As much as she likes the “pet” cactus her parents gave her, Elizabeth, the…
Tags: Bruce WhatleyBugsCompanion AnimalsEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistInsectsMargie PalatiniPreschoolersSpeciesism
“…And then something happened that none could explain. It wasn’t a bird and it wasn’t a plane. A green-caped crusader soared through the air, with a colander hat on top of his hair.” As so we’re introduced to the…
Tags: Alexandra ColomboCarolyn M. MullinConservationEco-Friendly Kids BooksEllie BethelEnvironmentLitterPollution
Mem Fox writes a brilliant and memorable tale of the innocence and simplicity of a child reaching out and connecting with the elderly, who have been forgotten and are forgetting a part of themselves. It is a…
Tags: 1980s Childrens LiteratureAgingCompassionEarly ElementaryHuyen MacMichaelIllustrationJulie VivasMem FoxPreschoolersThoughtfulness
I love wordless or nearly wordless books. I’m simply captivated by Eric Rohmann’s The Cinder-Eyed Cats and David Wiesner’s Tuesday. For me, it doesn’t get much better than when illustrations carry the story, and the…
Tags: BeachBirdsEarly ElementaryIllustrationNatureNew York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2008OceanPreschoolersSuzy LeeWordless Books
Mem Fox writes a simple and engaging tale relating animal characteristics to babies and toddlers. She uses rhyme to describe an animal on each page, but surprisingly focuses on some of the less obvious…
Tags: AnimalsBaby BookBody PartsGood for ToddlersHuyen MacMichaelMem FoxPreschoolersSteve Jenkins
You’re a scientist on an Alpine High Mountain hiking from Base Camp to Upper Camp. No, no, wait. You’re snorkeling with a friend between fragile coral reefs, passing stingrays and moray eels on the way back to the…
Tags: ActivitiesAnimalsCarolyn M. MullinEarly ElementaryEarthEcosystemsHabitatsPreschoolersRoxie Munro
Mem Fox spent seven years writing this lovely little book about a rabbit-eared bandicoot — an adorable Australian desert animal — and the devotion he showers on an egg that he has found. While there’s some ambiguity…
Tags: AustraliaBiomesConservationEarly ElementaryEggsEndangered SpeciesHabitatsMem FoxPamela LoftsPreschoolersvegan
Steve Jenkins and Robin Page create a clever and fun scavenger-hunt style book. Six different habitats of the world are illustrated in paper collage with parts of eight indigenous animals for each habitat peeking…
Tags: AnimalsEarly ElementaryHabitatsHuyen MacMicahelOlder ElementaryRobin PageSteve Jenkins
I love this book! Featuring some nontraditional (read: tattooed and pierced) parents, compassionate and assertive kids, and cute dogs, The Trouble with Dogs, Said Dad is a fun read. Bob Graham tells a story that’s…
Tags: Bob GrahamCompanion AnimalsDogsEarly ElementaryIllustrationPreschoolers
If there is one thing with which every kitchen should be well-stocked, it would be good cookbooks. They can make a huge difference in what you put on the family table each night. They can also help you to eat more…
Tags: CookbooksParentsveganVegan CookbooksVegan ParentingVegan ParentsVegetarianVegetarian CookbooksVegetarian Cooking
Whoever uses the word “chicken” to mean cowardly has certainly not met Louise, the feathered heroine of Kate DiCamillo’s book. Louise longs for adventure and wanders off the farm to find it. She narrowly escapes…
Tags: Animals in CaptivityChickensCircusEarly ElementaryFarmed AnimalsFemale ProtagonistHarry BlissKate DiCamilloPreschoolers