Review By JESSICA ALMY Bertie loves the color blue, so much that he’s got a blue dog collar and pretends he has a blue dog. So when a “black and white, beautiful, spotted, perfect dog” comes into his life, he decides that he should give the dog something blue: the name Blue! Kids will appreciate […]
Entries Tagged as 'KIND Children’s Honor Books'
Mutt Dog!
July 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Kiddo has a couple books that will bring me to tears, and Mutt Dog! by Stephen Michael King is one of them. The book’s sensitive approach to homelessness, human and canine, and its happy ending get me every time. Mutt Dog! will help kids understand why it’s important to adopt, not […]
Tags: Adoption·Dogs·Early Elementary·Homelessness·KIND Children's Honor Books·Preschoolers·Social Justice
It’s Raining Cats and Cats
February 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT It’s Raining Cats and Cats illustrates– literally– how many kitties an unspayed cat can be responsible for! Jim and his mom bring their cat Molly home after she’s been spayed. Concerned when he notices her shaved belly, stitches and post-anesthesia wooziness, Jim questions his mother about why Molly had the operation. […]
Tags: Animal Welfare Books for Kids·Cat Overpopulation·Cats·Good for Toddlers·Jennifer Gannett·KIND Children's Honor Books·Pet Overpopulation·Preschoolers·Spay
Breakfast in the Rainforest
January 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT In Breakfast in the Rainforest, award-winning photographer Richard Sobol details his trip to Africa to see rare mountain gorillas in their native habitat. This book is not simply a glossy biology of gorillas. There is plenty of information about the gorillas’ life cycle but Sobol also chronicles the complexities of his […]
Tags: Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environmental Children's Literature·Gorillas·Jennifer Gannett·KIND Children's Honor Books·Natural History·Older Elementary·Richard Sobol·Uganda·Wildlife