929 Vegbooks reviews in Books.
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
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
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
By JESSICA ALMY In honor of Vegbooks’ fourth birthday, I asked our contributors to name their top picks for 4-year-old kids. Here’s what they said. Jennifer Gannett:My choice for 4-year-olds is…. Pizza Kittens! Homa…
Tags: Best Books for Vegetarian KidsHoma WoodrumHuyen MacMichaelJacqueline BodnarJane CowlesJennifer GannettPreschoolers
I received a review copy of the latest adventure featuring Bronto recently, to the delight of my children who really enjoyed Bronto & the Pterodactyl Eggs. Charlotte Vivian Rodenberg not only brings Bronto the…
Tags: Charlotte Vivian RodenbergDinosaursEarly ElementaryHoma Woodrum
Many children go through an adoration and admiration of horses when they are young. With paint-by-number kits and young adult novels and films based on kids and horses, there’s no shortage of material to keep the…
Tags: Allison MilionisAnimal RescueAnimal SanctuariesHorsesKaren Tweedy-HolmesKristin WaldOlder ElementaryPhotographySanctuaries
This is the cutest little cartoon art book given to us by our Herbivore friends who know the author Aron Nels Steinke. It is perfect for the imaginative dog-loving, young reader with easy-to-read dialogue and fun,…
Tags: Aron Nels SteinkeComic BooksDogsEarly ElementaryHuyen MacMichaelPreschoolers
Eve Bunting’s latest work has my passion for animals, culture, history, artifacts, and social justice all wrapped up into one children’s book that addresses a brief, albeit important moment in our nation’s collective…
Tags: AnimalsCarolyn M. MullinCivil RightsDeathEarly ElementaryEve BuntingHistoryMartin Luther KingMulesSocial Justice
I picked up this book (Amazon affiliate link) from the new arrivals shelf at our local library and thought it would be a good one to share on Vegbooks because the premise of a young girl taking a ladybug and making…
Tags: Anna BranfordChapter BooksDeathEarly ElementaryElanna AllenFemale ProtagonistHoma WoodrumInsectsRead AloudSeriesViolet Mackerel
I was excited to receive a publisher’s review copy of Green Smoothie Magic by Victoria Boutenko, a raw food diet pioneer and author of Green for Life(Amazon affiliate link). At first glance, I thought the story was…
Tags: Best Books for Vegetarian KidsEarly ElementaryHealthy EatingHealthy LivingHuyen MacMichaelKatya KorobkinaRaw FoodsSmoothiesVictoria Boutenko
It’s nothing short of incredible how much children learn in the first few years of life! I remember how my kiddo surprised me one day when I quoted a passage from a favorite board book and, in response, she crawled…
Tags: Baby BookBoard BooksFemale ProtagonistGood for ToddlersSara GillinghamStephen Krensky