Entries Tagged as 'Holiday Books'

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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Here Comes Valentine Cat

January 25th, 2016 · No Comments · Books

Review By JENNIFER KALI Here Comes Valentine Cat is a grumpy cat book in the same vein as the Bad Kitty series, which is a series my six-year-old loves, though this book seems aimed at a bit younger demographic. Cat doesn’t like Valentine’s Day. Too mushy. Also, Cat doesn’t like the dog that lives on the other […]

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Turkey Claus

December 19th, 2014 · 1 Comment · Books

Review By JENNIFER KALI My daughter has always been devastated by the ending of Run, Turkey, Run.  So much so that she refuses to let us read it to her. Readers spend the entire book cheering for the turkey to get away from the farmer trying to kill it for Thanksgiving.  The turkey finally succeeds, only to be found in time for […]

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When Santa Turned Green

December 16th, 2012 · No Comments · Books

Review By JESSICA ALMY Polar bears aren’t the only victims of climate change. In real life, we know that species that inhabit mountaintops and islands are imperiled by the shifting tree compositions and rising sea levels. In fiction, that mythical man with his home snuggled in the glaciers of the north also faces the troubles […]

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