Review By JENNIFER KALI Fans of Tarra and Bella will love this book. My six-year-old daughter and I loved reading it together. It tells the true story of an unlikely friendship between a baby hippo named Owen and a 130 year old giant tortoise named Mzee at an animal sanctuary in Kenya, illustrated by incredible photographs […]
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Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship
April 16th, 2016 · 1 Comment · Books
Tags: Craig Hatkoff·Interspecies Friendship·Isabella Hatkoff·Jennifer Kali·Nonfiction·Paula Kahumbu
Noisy Bird Sing-Along
January 17th, 2016 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By KRISTIN WALD Most children learn that birds TWEET and occasionally QUACK. But John Himmelman’s Noisy Bird Sing-Along will expand their bird vocabulary with its fully illustrated pages. This is a colorful, fun, active book for children to practice bird sounds and to learn about different types of feathered friends. Every two-page section focuses on […]
Tags: Birds·Early Elementary·John Himmelman·Kristin Wald·Nonfiction·Preschoolers
Not a Nugget
November 18th, 2015 · No Comments · Books
Review by ROBYN MOORE Not a Nugget by Stephanie Dreyer (aka VeegMama) is a really sweet book that combines a dose of fun facts with a strong vegan message. Vegan books that are gentle, fun-spirited, informational, and toddler age-appropriate are hard to come by, but the author really accomplishes all this in her book. This […]
Tags: Animals as Food·Best Books for Vegetarian Kids·Compassion·Consumption of Animals·Farmed Animals·Good for Toddlers·Jack Veda·Kindness·Kindness to Animals·Nonfiction·Preschoolers·Raising Vegan Kids·Robyn Moore·Stephanie Dreyer·Veegmama·Vegan Childrens Books·Vegan Parenting