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Entries Tagged as 'Animals in Captivity'

Santa’s First Vegan Christmas

November 11th, 2016 · 2 Comments · Books

Review By DIANE VUKOVIC When I read the title Santa’s First Vegan Christmas, I thought that this was going to be a kids’ book about leaving Santa plant milk and vegan cookies under the tree.  Boy was I wrong! This cute, rhyming kid’s story actually tackles the very serious theme of animal labor. Specifically, it deals with […]

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The BFG

August 30th, 2016 · No Comments · Books

Review By JENNIFER KALI Inspired by the movie that was recently released, my seven-year-old daughter and I read The BFG together. It’s a fun read and many times my daughter laughed out loud. From Roald Dahl, the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Magic Finger, this novel tells the story of a […]

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Octopus’s Garden

May 24th, 2016 · No Comments · Books

Review By JENNIFER KALI My son, now 2.5, received this book version of Ringo Starr’s famous song for his first birthday and it has been his favorite book since. Many night this is the only book we ready before bed (again, and again…). Sometimes he likes me to sing it, and sometimes he wants it […]

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Free Willy (2004)

April 14th, 2016 · No Comments · Movies

Review By JENNIFER KALI We watched “Free Willy” for our family movie night with our six-year-old daughter. I hadn’t seen this movie since it came out years ago. I was amazed at how strong the anti-captivity message is in this lovely family movie. The movie shows viscerally how animals are taken from the wild, put […]

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