Every review published by Vegbooks from 2009 through 2021.
Uh oh, I thought when I first viewed this title in our local library. I’m going to hate this book. Happily, I soon discovered that no harm comes to the chicken in Tony Johnston and Eleanor Taylor’s silly book. When…
Tags: Chicken in the KitchenChickensEarly ElementaryEleanor TaylorPreschoolersTony Johnstonvegan kidsvegetarian kids
In Breakfast in the Rainforest, award-winning photographer Richard Sobol details his trip to Africa to see rare mountain gorillas in their native habitat. This book is not simply a glossy biology of gorillas. There…
Tags: Early ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmental Children's LiteratureGorillasJennifer GannettKIND Children's Honor BooksNatural HistoryOlder ElementaryRichard SobolUgandaWildlife
I had appointments lined up early the next morning and knew better than to stay up ‘til 1 a.m. reading this next book, but I couldn’t help myself. Saving Lilly by Peg Kehret (a fellow vegetarian) is an absolute…
Tags: ASPCACarolyn M. MullinCircusElephantsFund for AnimalsOlder ElementaryPeg Kehret
Vegetable Friendsby Tony Lawlor and Bruce Kociemba is an older book, but still widely available for used purchase. It is a great book for vegetarian kids since its focus is to introduce certain vegetables to young…
Tags: Bruce KociembaGood for ToddlersHealthy EatingJacqueline BodnarPreschoolersTony LawlorVegetable Books
A movie about a friendly rat who loves to cook? Sign us up! Buoyed by our love of the Ice Age films (despite my initial skepticism), I cozied up with my son and waited for Disney and Pixar to cast their magic spells…
Tags: Depictions of Meat in FilmDisneyEarly ElementaryJennifer GannettPixarRatRatatouille
This picture book by Marion Dane Bauer and Dorothy Donahue introduces kids to the ecological needs of animals through touching, even funny, poems — with gorgeous illustrations to boot. Each page could stand on its…
Tags: Dorothy DonahueEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksFrogsMarion Dane BauerPolar BearsPreschoolers
After much searching in winter weather, a homeless cat finds an abandoned building to deliver her kittens. When she leaves her kittens to find some nourishment, she returns to find the building up in flames. As the…
Tags: Animal FamiliesCatsCompanion AnimalsEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistHomeless AnimalsHomelessnessHuyen MacMichaelMother's DayMothersPreschoolers
In this holiday story, the poor turkey remains on the run, even when he thinks he is finally safe. The farmer plans to cook him for Thanksgiving and when he sets out to get him, the turkey runs. He ends up using…
Tags: Diane MayrDucksEarly ElementaryHorsesJacqueline BodnarLaura RaderPigsPreschoolersThanksgivingThanksgiving Books for Vegetarian KidsVegetarian Thanksgiving
In one sense, First Dog Fala is the ordinary story of the loving relationship between a dog and a human. However, the human in the story is President Franklin Roosevelt, who, at the time this book takes place, was…
Tags: DogsEarly ElementaryElizab Van SteenwykHuman-Canine BondJennifer GannettKIND Children's Honor BooksPreschoolersPresident RooseveltWWII
By JESSICA ALMY My sister-in-law and one of my dearest friends are both expecting. So me being me, I’m planning to give them books and diapers! (What else do you really need for a baby anyways?) While I’m shopping, I…
Tags: Best Family CookbooksHealthy LivingNatural LivingRaising Vegetarian KidsVegan ParentingVegan ParentsVegan PregnancyVegetarian Baby Food
As most parents know, it is important to get vegetarian kids in the kitchen. The more they cook, the more they learn how to prepare healthy and tasty vegetarian food, which are skills that can last a lifetime. Those…
Tags: Cookbooks for KidsDorothy R. BatesHealthy LivingJacqueline BodnarOlder ElementarySuzanne HavalaVegetarian CookbooksVegetarian Cookingvegetarian kids
Susan Boase tells a touching story about a neglected dog who luckily finds himself a better home with a widower. “He didn’t start out lucky.” The black and white illustrations depict the dog’s life with a family that…
Tags: Animal NeglectCompanion AnimalsDogsHuyen MacMichaelKIND Children's Book AwardLucky BoySusan Boase
With a portion of its proceeds benefiting the Fund for Animals, it’s hard not to love The Adventures of Taxi Dog by Debra and Sal Barracca. After having hailed a real life cabbie who kept his canine companion in the…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinDogsFarm SanctuaryNew York CityReading RainbowRhyming Books
If your kiddo likes Good Night, Gorilla, I suggest you freecycle (or maybe just recycle) the zoo propaganda and pick up a secondhand copy of Anthony Browne’s Gorilla instead. This heartwarming picture book details…
Tags: 1980s Childrens LiteratureAnthony BrowneChildren's LaureateChimpanzeesEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistGorillasOrangutanPreschoolersPrimatesZoo
This book is cleverly set up as a diary that was written by a worm. It gives the reader an inside look at what it might be like to be a worm, and how the big world, and humans, appear from their perspective. The worm…
Tags: Doreen CroninEarly ElementaryHarry BlissJacqueline BodnarKIND Children's Honor BooksPreschoolersSilly Books
I grew up watching “The Muppet Show” weekly, so I rushed out to watch “Muppets from Space” when it was released in 1999. (I think I saw it at the local drive-in.) This New Year’s Eve, we decided to have a family…
Tags: 1990s MoviesDepictions of Meat in FilmEarly ElementaryFamily MoviesGonzoJim HensonKermit the FrogMiss PiggyMuppetsOlder ElementaryPreschoolers
Herb the Vegetarian Dragon is a tale of dragons and knights, meat eaters and vegetarians, and one brave child. Herb spends his days quietly gardening in the company of a small girl. The king, tired of the meat eating…
Tags: Books for Vegetarian KidsDebbie HarterEarly ElementaryHealthy LivingHerb the Vegetarian DragonJennifer GannettJules BassMedievalVegetarian CharactersVegetarian Protagonist
Did you catch the CBS clip a while back about the elephant and the stray dog who became best friends? Well, the lovely Carol Buckley, founder of The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, has written a children’s book that…
Tags: Carol BuckleyCircusElephant SanctuaryElephantsFemale ProtagonistInterspecies FriendshipZoo
Sherry Been and Cathy Morrison’s book gives kids a taste of natural history by telling them about a tiger’s life in the second person. “If you were a tiger,” the book reads, “we would call you Great Swimmer. You have…
Tags: Cathy MorrisonEarly ElementaryNatural HistoryNature BooksPreschoolersSherry BeenTiger
By JESSICA ALMY Common Sense Media has compiled a list of the top-ten books for preschoolers published during the last decade. Two of their picks are among kiddo’s favorite: the delightful My Friend Rabbitfrom Eric…
Tags: Eric RohmannJane O'ConnorKevin HenkesKitten's First Full MoonMy Friend RabbitPreschoolersRobin Glasser
Beautiful illustrations depict an American wetland in Have You Seen My Duckling? by Nancy Tafuri. When kiddo was little, she enjoyed looking for the lost duckling, who is barely in view in each of the scenes. Now…
Tags: Baby BookBoard BookCaldecott HonorDucksFemale ProtagonistGood for ToddlersHeronPreschoolersTurtlesWildlife
Kiddo and I both loved “Bolt,” though I do think she was a little young to understand it entirely. It starts sweetly when Penny rescues Bolt as a puppy. Viewers soon discover that Bolt and Penny are stars of an…
The 1966 Dr. Seuss classic “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” is a holiday tradition for my family. Kiddo, being 4, didn’t remember the movie from last year, so it was fun to watch her experience it as if for the first…
Tags: 1960s MoviesChristmas MoviesDr. SeussHoliday MoviesMeat-eating
This 1939 classic features everyone’s favorite little red-headed fille, Madeline. We love this book! The French orphans care deeply for Madeline and are understandably distressed when she needs to have her appendix…
Tags: 1930s Childrens LiteratureClassic BooksFemale ProtagonistLudwig BemelmansMadelineZoos