Every review published by Vegbooks from 2009 through 2021.
Many of us are inspired to become vegetarians after they learn about the widespread animal exploitation that supports the Standard American Diet. We can only hope that the next generation sees animals differently…
Tags: Books that Teach EmpathyCompassionEarly ElementaryGardenJoanne RyderLynne CherryNatural HistoryPreschoolersSnailsWildlife
In Animalia, author and illustrator Graeme Base treats readers to a remarkably captivating alphabet book. Each letter is represented with an alliterative phrase about a featured animal. Upon closer inspection, it…
Tags: AlliterationAlphabetAnimalsArmadillosEarly ElementaryGraeme BaseJennifer GannettPreschoolersZebras
In this day and age, kids can use all the positive reinforcement they can get in feeling good about themselves. Other children and society at large can be rather cruel, even to the youngest of minds, pointing out…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinConfidenceEarly ElementaryJamie Lee CurtisPreschoolersSelf EsteemSoymilkTofuVegetarian
Garlic- Onion- Beet- Spinach- Mango- Carrot- Grapefruit Juice is a fresh, one-of-a-kind book designed to get a person’s mental juices flowing about compassion, vegetarianism, stereotypes, expectations, and (of…
Tags: Best Books for Vegetarian KidsBooks for Vegetarian KidsCompassionEarly ElementaryHuyen MacMichaelJuicingNathalie VanBalenOlder ElementaryRaw FoodsVegan Childrens BooksVegetarianVegetarian Kids Books
Having loved the original Ladybug Girl as much as I did, I was a little reluctant to readJacky Davis and David Soman’s latest book in the growing series. After all, series books often have trouble rekindling the…
Tags: BraveryCompassionDavid SomanDogsEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistFeminismIndependenceJacky DavisPreschoolers
I decided to check out this older early-reader book because it was tagged as “vegetarian” on one of the major online book retailers (and other sites have similar synopses). Unfortunately, while it does deal with the…
Tags: Books to AvoidDaniel PinkwaterEarly ElementaryPreschoolersThanksgivingVegetarian
Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman create another delightful story about Bear and his assorted animal friends. Wilson’s rhyme and repetition paired with Chapman’s colorfully detailed illustrations help with literacy while…
Tags: Deductive ReasoningEarly ElementaryFriendshipHuyen MacMichaelJane ChapmanKarma WilsonLiteracyPreschoolers
Before Granny Gomez and Jigsaw, vegetarian and vegan families had Susan Jeschke’s book Perfect the Pig. Celebrating porcine intelligence and the human-animal bond, Ms. Jeschke’s storybook also deals with animal…
Tags: Animal AbuseBest Books for Vegetarian KidsCompassionEarly ElementaryFarmFarmed AnimalsInterspecies FriendshipLesson PlansMeat-eatingPerforming AnimalsPigsVegan Childrens BooksVegetarian Kids Books
If you were my baby squirrel,/I would welcome you to the world/In a secret nest I made just for you. And so begins this tender bedtime story. Following the same format on each page — three poetic lines written from a…
Tags: Animal EmotionAnimal FamiliesBeaversCarolyn M. MullinDucksEarly ElementaryFran HodgkinsGood for ToddlersPreschoolersSquirrelsWildlifeWildlife Books for Kids
Ever heard of an echidna , a quokka , or an unau ? No? Get a quick lesson as well as a laugh or snort while reading Curious Creatures . Barry Louis Polisar writes a uniquely fun book using short poems about quirky,…
Tags: Barry Louis PolisarDavid ClarkEarly ElementaryHumorHuyen MacMichaelNatural HistoryPreschoolersUnusual Animals
I never could watch “Bambi” or “The Land before Time” more than once. Any baby, whether animal or human, losing his or her mother is one of the most depressing things I could ever imagine. I do, however, give much…
Tags: AdoptionAfricaCarolyn M. MullinConservationCristina KesslerEarly ElementaryMothersPoachingPreschoolersRhinosSouth AfricaWildlifeWildlife Books for Kids
I’d seen “Babe” years ago, at a time when I was neither a child nor a parent, so it was fun to revisit the movie with my 4-year-old daughter. What I’d forgotten, or perhaps hadn’t noticed, about the 1995 live-action…
Tags: 1990s MoviesAnimals as FoodEarly ElementaryFamily MoviesFarmed AnimalsFarmingLive Action MoviesOlder ElementaryParentsPigsPreschoolers
In the hum drum of suburbia, Wesley is an inharmonious presence, disliking pizza, soda and, goodness gracious, even professional football! Let’s root for the ambitious young underdog as he subtly sticks it to his…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinEarly ElementaryGreen LivingNatural LivingNature BooksPaul FleischmanPreschoolers
This little book by Lara Bergen and Vincent Nguyen introduces kids to the concept of climate change. When a little girl from the Arctic takes a canoe ride with her father, they spy two polar bear cubs alone on the…
Tags: Climate ChangeEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentGreen PublishingLara BergenPreschoolersVincent Nguyen
I think I gained a pound or two just reading this delectable little morsel. Using oh-so-tempting cookies to teach children the significance of new vocabulary words, Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s text can be challenging…
Tags: Amy Krouse RosenthalCarolyn M. MullinCompassionCookiesEarly ElementaryJane DyerPreschoolersVirtues
In Gone Wild, An Endangered Animal Alphabet, David McLimans creates a beautifully artistic animal alphabet that reminds us of the variety of animal life sharing our earth. The unique black and white animal letters…
Tags: Caldecott HonorDavid McLimansEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEndangered SpeciesHuyen MacMichaelNew York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2006PreschoolersWildlifeWildlife Books for Kids
David George Gordon’s Uncover a Horse transported me back to the days of 4-H hippology competitions. This book is perfect for budding equine enthusiasts who want to know about horses’ anatomy or behavior. Page by…
Tags: AnatomyAnimal BehaviorDavid George GordonHorsesNatural HistoryOlder Elementary
“The Fox and the Hound” is classic Disney, in the best sense. In this 1980s animated film, the makers of “Bambi” are at it again, taking on hunting from the animals’ perspective. While some scenes are a little scary…
Tags: 1980s Childrens MoviesAnimated MoviesDisneyDogsEarly ElementaryFoxesHuntingOlder ElementaryWildlifeWildlife Rehabilitation
Animals are dressed up on a regular basis and made to appear as something they are not. It may be in a circus, a show or even a photo shoot, as in Swine Divine. In this book, Rosie is a pig who gets a bath and then…
Tags: Early ElementaryFarmed AnimalsJacqueline BodnarJan CarrPigsPreschoolers
A mother and son team create a warm and peaceful book about animal mothers of all types and the things they do to care for their babies. Carol Carrick uses the refrain “mothers are like that” repeatedly throughout…
Tags: Animal FamiliesCarol CarrickEarly ElementaryHuyen MacMichaelMothersPaul CarrickPreschoolers
Move over Nikki McClure fans, there’s a new hot shot artist-author on the Vegbooks blog. He’s Parisian. A little dark. A little gothic. And he has my heart. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Benjamin Lacombe. Cherry, who…
Tags: Animal SheltersAnimal Welfare Books for KidsAnimals in NeedBenjamin LacombeBraveryCarolyn M. MullinCompanion AnimalsCompassionDark Children's BooksDogsFemale ProtagonistFriendshipIllustration
I have to admit that one of the reasons I think books are the perfect gift for a child is because, as a rule, they don’t make noise. So I’m more than a little surprised to find myself so enamored with Sounds of the…
Tags: AfricaEarly ElementaryElephantsMaurice PledgerNatural HistoryNature BooksWildlifeWildlife Books for KidsZebras
Many people have the misconception that animals are not smart. Many of us realize this to be completely untrue, and books like One Smart Goose can help to further that understanding. This book demonstrates two main…
Tags: animal intelligenceCaroline Joyne ChurchEarly ElementaryJacqueline BodnarPreschoolersWildlifeWildlife Books for Kids
The Blues Go Birding is a nice introduction to ornithology as well as a jaunt through geography for children and adults. This deceivingly slim paperback is packed with fun and educational information about birds…