Review By JESSICA ALMY Kiddo and I love the humorous title of this chapter book by Christine McDonnell, and we now often refer to tofu (one of our favorite foods) as “toad food.” Vegetarian kids will get a kick out of how Leo Nolan, an omnivore whose mom goes through a short-lived vegetarian phase, misunderstands the […]
Entries Tagged as 'Diane deGroat'
Toad Food & Measle Soup
July 7th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Books
Tags: Chapter Books·Christine McDonnell·Depiction of Vegetarian Food in Books·Diane deGroat·Early Elementary·G. Brian Karas·Older Elementary·Tofu·Vegetarian Characters
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
February 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By JACQUELINE BODNAR Finding Thanksgiving-themed children’s books that are vegetarian-friendly can be a daunting task. Most are focused on dinner themes and images that most vegetarian parents would rather avoid, if at all possible. With A Turkey For Thanksgiving by Eve Bunting and Diane de Groat, the tables, so to speak, are turned. This […]
Tags: Diane deGroat·Eve Bunting·Goats·Jacqueline Bodnar·Moose·Rabbits·Thanksgiving·Thanksgiving Books for Vegetarian Kids·Turkeys·Vegetarian Kids Books
A Pinky Is a Baby Mouse
November 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Inspired by the fact that a baby spiny anteater is a puggle (!), Pam Munoz Ryan wrote A Pinky Is a Baby Mouse to introduce young children to animal families ranging from spiders to lions. Her delightful text is accompanied by very detailed and realistic illustrations by Diane deGroat. I had picked […]
Tags: Animal Families·Birds·Diane deGroat·Early Elementary·Fish·Frogs·Goats·Lion·Maine Animal Coalitiion·Moms and Babies·Mouse·Pam Munoz Ryan·Pig·Pigeon·Preschoolers·Snakes·Spiny Anteater·Wildlife·Wildlife Books for Kids·Zoo