Every review published by Vegbooks from 2009 through 2021.
Lesléa Newman, author of Hachiko Waits, wrote a lovely book entitled Just Like Mamathat hit bookstores last month. She collaborates with illustrator Julia Gorton on a tribute to motherhood, which is narrated by a…
Tags: Early ElementaryFemale ProtagonistFrogsGardeningJulia GortonLesléa NewmanMothersPreschoolersVegetarian
Rainbows in the River is a new book by Nick and Maggie Russell which focuses on environmental pollution. The story takes place outdoors in Ireland and tells the story of a young man, Fergal, who has a love for…
Tags: Eco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentIrelandJacqueline BodnarMaggie RussellNick RussellPollution
This post is in honor of International Respect for Chickens Day (May 4). In a genre of hard-to-find vegetarian and vegan children’s books (more specifically, chapter books), Anne Fine’s The Chicken Gave it to Me is a…
Tags: 1990s BooksAnimal Rights Books for KidsBest Books for Vegetarian KidsBooks for Vegetarian KidsCarolyn M. MullinChapter BooksChickensOlder ElementaryVegetarian Kids Books
“I wish we could save all the endangered animals in the world!” So begins this creative book by Frances Barry. Bold, simple sentences with compelling action verbs (rhinos wallowing, penguins skidding, turtles…
Tags: Early ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEndangered SpeciesEnvironmentFrances BarryMarsha RakestrawNature BooksPenguinsPreschoolersRespect for NatureRhinosTurtles
Poor, poor Farmer Duck! He irons. He gardens. He even does the dishes. Duck has been picking up the “real” farmer’s slack while the sloth lies in bed, munching on chocolates. Bleary eyed and exhausted from all his…
Tags: Animal LiberationAnimal Rights Books for KidsCarolyn M. MullinChickensCowsDucksFarmed AnimalsFarmingFriendshipHard WorkMartin WaddellPigs
Granny Gomez is an unlikely but formidable hero. The story opens with her enjoying her life and her peaceful house but craving a little companionship. She sets her sights on a traditional “pet” like a cat when her…
Tags: animal rightsBest Books for Vegetarian KidsDeborah UnderwoodEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistInterspecies FriendshipPigsPreschoolersRole ModelScott MagoonVegan Childrens Books
For a parent who is raising vegetarian children, this book can come in quite handy. It’s a good resource for finding things to do with your children that can help them get involved with learning more about animals…
Tags: Books for Vegetarian KidsCompanion AnimalsDissectionJacqueline BodnarLab AnimalsMeat-eatingOlder ElementaryVegan Childrens BooksWildlifeZoe WeilZoo
As a crafty dabbler who lives with both a spare-time painter and a young child in whom we are attempting to instill a strong sense of appreciation for his own and others’ creative processes, I end up thinking a lot…
Tags: Art ProjectsCreativityEnvironmentHealthy LivingJennifer GannettOlder ElementaryParents
This new title from Alyssa Satin Capucilli introduces kids to the concept of Earth Day and provides suggestions for how kids can take care of the earth. I appreciate that the author considers caring for animals to be…
Tags: BiscuitEarth DayEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentEnvironmental Children's LiteratureGood for ToddlersPreschoolers
We know that reading is important, but in Souperchickenby Mary Jane and Herm Auch, Henrietta discovers just how life-saving reading can be. On the farm, Henrietta’s aunts wonder why Henrietta spends so much time…
Tags: Animal EscapeAnimal LiberationBest Books for Vegetarian KidsChickensEarly ElementaryHerm AuchMarsha RakestrawMary Jane AuchOlder ElementaryVegetarian Kids Books
We can only speculate as to how dogs think and reason, but I find Maya Gottfried’s poetic interpretations to be rather spot on. Covering 16 canine breeds from Springer spaniels to mutts, Robert Rahway Zakanitch’s…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinCompanion AnimalsDogsEarly ElementaryMaya GottfriedPreschoolersRobert Rahway Zakanitch
Wife-and-husband team Jacky Davis and David Soman have collaborated on a delightful book that follows preschool-aged Lulu through a morning when she must entertain herself. Proclaiming herself Ladybug Girl and…
Tags: AntsDavid SomanDogsEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistJacky DavisNatural LivingNaturePreschoolersSharks
Not many books about vegetarianism are aimed specifically at the younger crowd. But I’m a Vegetarian: Amazing Facts and Ideas for Healthy Vegetarians by Ellen Schwartz does just that, being a book about vegetarianism…
Tags: Books for Vegetarian KidsEllen SchwartzHealthy LivingJacqueline BodnarNatural LivingOlder ElementaryRecipesVegan Childrens Booksvegan kids
Animal Watch covers a variety of subjects facing all animals—human and non-human—on our planet. The book is broken up into three main sections: Habitats at Risk, Hunting and Trade and Back From the Brink. Within each…
Tags: CondorHabitat DestructionHuntingJane ParsonsJennifer GannettOlder ElementaryRoger FewWhalesZoo
The Carrot Seed is a board book about a little boy who plants a seed and patiently awaits its sprout. While not pertaining to animals, the book illustrates the sense of awe for and love of the earth natural to…
Tags: 1940s Childrens LiteratureBaby BookBoard BookConfidenceCrockett JohnsonGardenGardeningMaureen McDowellNatural LivingNature BooksRuth Krauss
The last laugh is on the farmers in The Great Pig Escape by Eileen Christelow. Bert and Ethel decide to try their hand at pig farming. When it’s time to take the pigs to auction, the pigs concoct an escape plan that…
Tags: Animal EscapeAnimal LiberationEarly ElementaryEileen ChristelowFarmed AnimalsMarsha RakestrawPigsRead Aloud
Mary Casanova and Ard Hoyt’s picture book Some Dog! tells the story of George, a quiet but faithful canine companion who is suddenly displaced by the arrival of an energetic stray named Zippity. One night, a thunder…
Tags: Ard HoytBasset HoundCompanion AnimalsDogsEarly ElementaryFishingIllustrationMary CasanovaPreschoolersStray
Zoe Weil has penned a list of books that aim to make the world a better place. With this one, she goes right to the heart by trying to reach the children through their parents. Those parents who want to raise the…
Tags: CompassionHumane EducationJacqueline BodnarKindness to AnimalsParentsReverenceVegan ParentingVegan ParentsZoe Weil
I love children’s books that even I can learn from and Chimpanzee Rescue by Patricia Bow delivers and then some. Who knew there were four subspecies of chimpanzees, based on their location in Africa (eastern,…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinChimpanzeesConservationEco-Friendly Kids BooksHabitat DestructionOlder ElementarySanctuaries
This counting book opens with the pronouncement that it is spring and immediately queries whether the children have remembered their animal friends. I found that one question very powerful- how have we remembered our…
Tags: Baby BookEasterGood for ToddlersJennifer GannettMousePreschoolersSpring
In this story by Pamela Duncan Edwards, Fosdyke is different from his siblings. Rather than wanting to go out hunting each night like they do, he likes to cook French food. Each evening, as the other foxes head out…
Tags: AlliterationEarly ElementaryFoxesJacqueline BodnarPamela Duncan EdwardsPreschoolers
It’s no wonder that Bears Barge In by Joni Sensel and Chris Bivins won an ASPCA Henry Bergh award. The book is fun and educational, and has a wonderful message about our relationship with other animals. Years ago, I…
Tags: BearsChris BivinsEarly ElementaryHenry Bergh Award WinnerJoni SenselPreschoolersWildlife
Author Jean Craighead George and artist Wendell Minor have teamed up to bring us the beautifully illustrated tale in The Wolves Are Back. Using the story of a male wolf and his pup to trace the re-introduction of…
Tags: Early ElementaryJean Craighead GeorgeJennifer GannettPreschoolersWendell MinorWolvesYellowstone
All the rabbits are busily decorating eggs and Hoppi searches for a way to make a unique egg for his first year to impress the Easter Bunny, the judge of the egg competition. As Hoppi witnesses the other rabbits…
Tags: CompassionEarly ElementaryEasterEggsHuyen MacMichaelJan BrettPreschoolersRabbitsSpring