5 Vegbooks reviews by Katrina Donovan Fleming.
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
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
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
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
A book can be called a true classic when it gets better as the years go by, much like a fine, aging wine. Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax is one of those unique classics. The story opens with a young boy traversing a ruined…
Tags: 1970s Children's BooksActivismDr. SeussEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentEnvironmental Children's LiteratureGood for ToddlersKatrina Donovan FlemingPicture BooksPreschoolers