Review By JENNIFER KALI Like most four-year-olds, my daughter loves space. She has already asked my wife and me if we will take care of her children while she is studying on the moon as an astronaut. Of course we said yes. To encourage her love of space, we bought her this book for Christmas last […]
Entries Tagged as 'Space'
If You Decide to Go to the Moon
November 21st, 2013 · 2 Comments · Books
Tags: Animals·Environment·Faith McNulty·Jennifer Kali·Moon·Preschoolers·Space·Steven Kellogg
A Long Way Away: A Two-Way Story
April 5th, 2013 · No Comments · Books
Review By JANE COWLES A Long Way Away: A Two-Way Story by Frank Viva is full of unusual illustrations that add a unique curiosity and distinctive style (reminiscent of Dr. Seuss) to this picture book, which I received as a review copy. The illustrations encourage young readers to explore the world from all different vantage […]
Tags: Frank Viva·Illustration·Jane Cowles·Ocean·Preschoolers·Space
How to Take Your Grandmother to the Museum
February 4th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By HOMA WOODRUM How to Take Your Grandmother to the Museum is written by Lois Wyse and Molly Rose Goldman and illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay (the illustrator of the lovely Houndsley and Catina series previously reviewed on Vegbooks). I was drawn to this book when searching for other books by the illustrator and couldn’t […]
Tags: Bugs·Dinosaurs·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Grandparents·Homa Woodrum·Lois Wyse·Marie-Louise Gay·Molly Rose Goldman·Natural History·Space·Wildlife
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11
August 24th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By HOMA WOODRUM This is one of those books that I knew I had to review for Vegbooks just to share it with others. It is one of the first nonfiction books to truly capture my daughter’s attention right away and keep it. The illustrations are beautiful and on large, expansive pages and the […]
Tags: Astronauts·Brian Floca·Depictions of Meat in Books·Early Elementary·Homa Woodrum·Illustration·Moon Landing·Nonfiction·Preschoolers·Space