Every review published by Vegbooks from 2009 through 2021.
Sleepy Time is a very short board book, full of simple rhymes. It showcases a handful of different animals and how they sleep—including baby Whale, who floats asleep in the ocean while her mom watches over her; baby…
Tags: AnimalsBaby BookBatsBedtimeBoard BookFlamingosGood for ToddlersIllustrationKathryn WhitePastelPreschoolersRobyn MooreWhales
This lighthearted picture book gives kids a realistic view of what the lives of wild turkeys are like. If you’ve ever been to a farm or farm sanctuary, you might be surprised to learn that wild turkeys — who have not…
Tags: Animal EmotionAnimal FamiliesBirdsCommunicationGood for ToddlersJim ArnoskyNatural HistoryPreschoolersThanksgivingTurkeysWild AnimalsWildlife
Anh is a young Vietnamese boy happily building his tower of blocks when he is asked to stop to eat the dinner his grandfather cooked. After repeated requests, Anh reluctantly stops building, but is suddenly ambushed…
Tags: AngerChristiane KromerCompassionEarly ElementaryEmotionGail SilverGrandparentsHuyen MacMichaelIllustrationKindnessMeditationMulticulturalPreschoolersZen Teachings
When it’s Indian Night in our household, I’m usually the sous chef prepping all the fruits and veggies for our masalas, curries and chutneys. And when these three titles, Fruits of India, Vegetables of India, and…
Tags: Baby BookCarolyn M. MullinCarrotsCornEthnic FoodFlowersFoodFruitsGardenGood for ToddlersGrapesHealthy ChoicesHealthy EatingHealthy LivingHelmut WolfIndiaJill HartleyPreschoolersRosesVegetablesWatermelon
As the name suggests, I’ll Always Be Your Friend is a story about loyalty and trust—but it’s also a story about independence. At the beginning of the story, mother fox and her little fox are playing games together in…
Tags: Early ElementaryFoxesFriendshipGood for ToddlersKim LewisLoveMothersPreschoolersRobyn MooreSam McBratneyTrustUnconditional Love
The words that come to mind to describe “Where the Wild Things Are” are not ones I often use to describe things geared to kids. They’re words like melancholy, dark, and eerie. Reading Maurice Sendak’s book Where the…
Tags: Coming of AgeDreamyFamilyFamily FilmsFriendshipMax RecordsMonstersOlder ElementarySpike JonzeSurreal
Average students are turned into superheroes (or villains) with a simple pop of candied goodness. Available in ¡Tierra!, ¡Fuego!, ¡Aire!, and ¡Agua! varieties, these morsels harness the power of the Spanish-worded…
Tags: ActivismCarolyn M. MullinEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentGraphic NovelsMichael DahlOlder ElementaryPollution
Madeline is a familiar and popular series to many so I thought I would introduce the stories to my daughter. We picked out this particular one by chance thinking it was about a hat, of course. But we were surprised…
Tags: ActivismAnimal Abuseanimal rightsCatsChange of HeartCompassionDogsEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistFranceHumaneHuyen MacMichaelKindnessLudwig BemelmansMadelineParisPreschoolersTransformation
Inside Mixed Beasts, you’ll find a collection of fictional beasts discovered by Zoologist and Professor Julius Duckworth O’Hare Esq. Each odd beast is a combination of two animals or two “things.” For example, there…
Tags: AnimalsAntsCreativityEarly ElementaryFrogsHumorKenyon CoxOlder ElementaryPreschoolersRobyn MooreWallace Edwards
Barack Obama’s inspiring children’s book Of Thee I Sing is part love song to his daughters and part ode to the heroes who made this country great. Many of the historical figures featured in this book — such as Helen…
Tags: Barack ObamaEarly ElementaryGeorge WashingtonGeronimoHelen KellerHistoryJackie RobinsonLoren LongPreschoolersSitting BullUnited States
Working through complicated problems calls for complex discussions and Al Gore’s Our Choice: Young Readers Edition is rich with challenging topics and potential solutions based on the myriad of issues presented by…
Tags: Al GoreAlternative EnergyClimate ChangeEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentGlobal WarmingJennifer GannettOlder ElementarySolar PowerWind Power
Ivy League vs. Community College. White Collar vs. Blue. India’s Caste System. No matter where we look, in virtually every culture, there’s a discrimination of some sort, either based on skin color, heritage or…
Tags: AdventureCarolyn M. MullinCommunityCompanion AnimalsDavid Dayan FisherDogsEqualityOlder Elementary
Pippi Longstocking is an adventurous 9-year-old girl who lives in Sweden. Her mother passed away when she was a baby, and her father was blown overboard at sea (but Pippi feels that he’s still alive), so she lives on…
Tags: 1940s Childrens LiteratureAstrid LindgrenCircusClassic BooksEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistGirlsHumorOlder ElementaryPreschoolersRobyn MooreSweden
It’s hard to believe that people have called It’s a Book by Lane Smith subversive, simply because it uses a mild expletive. I can see calling this picture book (which I suspect is geared more to adults than children)…
Tags: Controversial Kids BooksDonkeysEarly ElementaryHumorLane SmithLanguageMiceMonkeysOlder Elementary
Jean Craighead George and Wendell Minor, the team responsible for The Wolves Are Back, bring us an Arctic tale. The Last Polar Bearfocuses upon young Tigluk, who encounters a polar bear in his Arctic village.…
Tags: ArcticClimate ChangeEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentEnvironmental Children's LiteratureGlobal WarmingJean Craighead GeorgeJennifer GannettNative PeoplesOceanOlder ElementaryPolar BearsTribesWendell Minor
Meet Gorilla Grodd, a brainiac super ape with the power of mind control and a zest for conquering the world. And Poison Ivy, a femme fetal with a keen relationship with all things plant-based and a self-preserving…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinClearcuttingEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentFemale ProtagonistGraphic NovelsOld Growth ForestOlder ElementaryPollutionSarah Hines StephensWonder Woman
My Friend Whale is a short story about a young boy who develops a friendship with a blue whale. Each night, they meet and swim together in the ocean. The story is really about whales, though, so it’s sprinkled with…
Tags: Anti-HuntingDeathEarly ElementaryHuntingMarine AnimalsMarine MammalsOlder ElementaryRobyn MooreSimon JamesWhalesWhaling
I have to admit that a good part of my enchantment with Disney’s 2009 flick “The Princess and the Frog” has to do with its toe-tapping soundtrack, and the role that jazz plays in the New Orleans-based storyline. This…
Tags: Animated MoviesCrocodilesDisneyEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistFrogsJazzMusicOlder ElementaryPrincess
Dr. Isabel “Izzy” Soto, respected historian, anthropologist and colleague of Max Axiom, makes a strong, female lead in her series of graphic-like novels that span the subject matter gamut: investigations into the…
Tags: AdventureCarolyn M. MullinClimate ChangeEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentFemale ProtagonistGlobal WarmingGraphic NovelsOlder ElementaryTerry Collins
What’s an out-of-work bulldog to do when he’s too afraid of heights to wash windows, too allergic to flowers to assist a painter who’s capturing their beauty, and too enthralled by books to shelve instead of read…
Tags: AnimalsBakingCookiesDogsEarly ElementaryForthcoming BooksPreschoolersRaising Vegan KidsRecipesSweetsveganVegan BakingWork
Meet Max Axiom, a superhero scientist who leads readers into the renewable energy unknown in this attention-grabbing, educational graphic novel. Max is an atypical persona. He’s African American and bald. His lab…
Tags: Alternative EnergyCarolyn M. MullinEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentGraphic NovelsHydroelectric PowerKatherine KrohnOlder ElementaryScience BooksSolar PowerWind Power
I Want to Be…An Environmentalist is a comprehensive resource for young environmentalists and their families. The book discusses why people characterize themselves as environmentalists (fascination with animals,…
Tags: AnimalsCareersEco-Friendly Kids BooksEndangered SpeciesEnvironmentJennifer GannettNatureOlder ElementaryPollutionWild AnimalsWildlifeZoos
The Snow Bear is a beautiful wintry tale of a polar bear cub who awakens from hibernation with his mother nowhere in sight. So with the help of his forest friends—Ox, Goose, Moose, Fox, Wolf, and Rabbit—he decides to…
Tags: Baby BookBearsEarly ElementaryFoxesGeeseGood for ToddlersMiriam RossMooseOxenPolar BearsPreschoolersRabbitsRobyn MooreSnowTouch and FeelWinterWolves
If Deformed Frogs sounded pretty bad, get ready for Onion Juice, Poop, and Other Surprising Sources of Alternative Energy. Repugnant as it may be, these energy sources reel kids into learning about our global…
Tags: Alternative EnergyCarolyn M. MullinCowsfactory farmingFarmed AnimalsFarmingFossil FuelsGross BooksMark WeaklandOlder Elementary