Every review published by Vegbooks from 2009 through 2021.
Another board book to share! Following up on the 2012 smash hit Hippopposites, Janik Coat is back with another visually driven, humorous book that parents are sure to like as much as their toddlers do. Our…
Tags: Baby BookBoard BookDesignDogsGood for ToddlersIllustrationJanik CoatRhinos
This cute board book uses sing-songy verse to tell a classic bedtime story. A toddler and his (her?) blanket go on an adventure along the water and up into the sky, only to settle into bed and fall peacefully asleep.…
My kiddo’s baby days have long since passed us by, but I love this collection of short read-aloud poems for babies! Nonhuman animals attired in bibs, shorts, and even eyeglasses are the focus of the illustrations,…
Tags: Alyssa NassnerBaby BookBedtimeBoard BooksFoodFood ChoicesLee Bennett Hopkins
This straightforward telling of Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees by Franck Prévot, is accompanied by colorful and beautiful illustrations by Aurélia Fronty that help set the tone of hope and…
Tags: ActivismAurélia FrontyBiographyEnvironmentFemale ProtagonistFranck PrévotHuman RightsKristin WaldNobel Peace PrizeSocial Justice
I saw “Cinderella” with my 4-1/2 and 6-1/2-year-old yesterday and it was a non-musical slightly modern twist on the Disney cartoon of yore. I wanted to write about the movie for Vegbooks because it had some animal…
Tags: AnimalsCate BlanchettDerek JacobiFemale ProtagonistHoma WoodrumHuntingKenneth BranaghPrincess
I received A Penguin Named Patience from Sleeping Bear Press as a review copy. I’ve never seen a picture book that ties in with Hurricane Katrina and it must be a sign that I’m getting older when books are made to…
Tags: Captive WildlifeEarly ElementaryHoma WoodrumHurricane KatrinaLisa AnchinPenguinsPicture BookSuzanne Lewis
Martin & Mahalia is a book that wants to be read out loud. Andrea Davis Pinkney combines history, biography, and poetry to tell a story of two influential people in the Civil Rights Movement: Martin Luther King Jr.,…
Tags: Andrea Davis PinkneyBrian PinkneyCivil RightsEarly ElementaryGospel MusicHistoryIllustrationMahalia JacksonMartin Luther KingMusicPeacemakers
I love this book. It all starts with the title, I think. I love the whimsy and humor of picturing vegetables in underwear. This may be the case where you really can judge a book by its cover. If you’re not giggling…
Tags: Jared ChapmanPicture BooksPotty TrainingPreschoolersUnderwearVegetable BooksVegetables
This lovely book is more about empathy than religion. A boy awakens in the middle of the night to realize he forgot to say his prayers. He kneels and prays for people without homes, for an end to war, for the sick to…
Tags: Early ElementaryEmpathyEric VelasquezHomelessnessHungerPicture BooksPrayerPreschoolersTonya BoldenWar
Three Little Beavers tells the story of Beatrix the Beaver and her two siblings. Beatrix worries that she’s not as good at anything as her brother and sister, who seem to be good at everything. But when the three…
Tags: BeaversConfidenceGood for ToddlersIllustrationIssues Facing WildlifeLiving With WildlifePreschoolersWild AnimalsWildlife Books for Kids
Apples, Bean Dip, & Carrot Cake is more than a collection of recipes. It is a thoughtful cookbook aimed at helping children of nearly any level become comfortable in the kitchen by learning to make healthy snacks and…
Tags: Anne DinshahCookbooksCookbooks for KidsCookingEarly ElementaryFreya DinshahKids CookbooksOlder ElementaryPreschoolersRaising Vegan KidsVegan BakingVegan Cookbooksvegan kidsVegan Parenting
After watching “The Goonies” recently, my 9-year-old daughter has developed a taste for movies from my childhood. (Side note: did you know the actors who played Mikey and Mouth in “The Goonies” are now vegetarians?)…
Tags: 1980s Childrens MoviesDepictions of AnimalsDepictions of Meat in FilmFamily MoviesLive Action MoviesOlder ElementaryVegetarian
My five-year-old loves all things Magic School Bus — the TV show, the picture books, the chapter books, the science kits — all of it. And I have to say that I’m right there with her. The Magic School Bus series…
Tags: Chapter BooksEarly ElementaryEva MooreJennifer KaliMagic School BusScience BooksSeriesWhale WatchingWhalesWildlife Books for Kids
I put Planet Kindergarten on our library reservation list as soon as I knew it had been released because we love Sue Ganz-Schmitt’s book, The Princess and the Peanut: A Royally Allergic Fairytale (I reviewed it…
Tags: Homa WoodrumHumorIllustrationKindergartenPicture BooksPreschoolersShane PrigmoreSue Ganz-Schmitt
My daughter has always been devastated by the ending of Run, Turkey, Run. So much so that she refuses to let us read it to her. Readers spend the entire book cheering for the turkey to get away from the farmer trying…
Tags: ChristmasEarly ElementaryGood for ToddlersHoliday BooksHolidaysJennifer KaliLee HarperPicture BooksPreschoolersSanta ClausTurkeysVegetarian ChristmasWendi Silvano
I bought this book during an author meet-and-greet with April Runge in late 2013, and though I had read about Gordy and the Magic Diet by Kim Diersen & April Runge (illustrated by Carrie Hartman), I had been…
Tags: April RungeCarrie HartmanEarly ElementaryFood AllergiesHoma WoodrumKim DiersenPreschoolers
The movie “Book of Life” lived up to my expectations and then some. I absolutely loved the clever and detailed animation as well as the story within a story (within a story!). All the characters looked like…
Tags: animal rightsAnimated MoviesDay of the DeadFamily FilmsFamily MoviesHuyen MacMichaelLatino CultureMexicoOlder Elementary
I’ve been reviewing for Vegbooks for over three years so I’ve seen a fair share of standard books – ABC books (All the Asleep Animals, Click, Clack, ABC,and Letters of the West) and song books (Jo MacDonald Had a…
Tags: Alexander PetersenAnimal TracksAnimalsCountingHoma WoodrumNaturePreschoolersSteve Engel
Originally published in 1962, the Forest Fire Mystery is a fast-paced story that tells the story of 15-year-old Art Mills, who moves with his parents and younger sister from Denver, Colorado, to a small southern…
Tags: 1960s Childrens LiteratureAndrea ZollmanChapter BooksFranklin FolsomMysteryOlder ElementaryTroy NesbitWilderness
This is a cute take on the Goldilocks story set in an apartment complex in Chinatown. It tells the story of Goldy Luck, an unlucky girl, on the morning of the Chinese New Year. Goldy Luck’s mom sends her to visit the…
Tags: ApologyChinese New YearChinese VegetablesCityEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistGoldy LocksGrace ZongJennifer KaliNatasha YimResponsibility
By JESSICA ALMY It’s hard to believe, but it was 5 years ago that we launched Vegbooks. The website has grown and flourished thanks to the contributions of our numerous volunteer reviewers, and in the spirit of years…
Tags: Best Books for Vegetarian KidsBooks that Teach EmpathyCarolyn M. MullinEarly ElementaryHoma WoodrumJane CowlesJennifer GannettPhillip HoosePreschoolersRobyn Moore
With the title of her book Just Being Audrey,Margaret Cardillo captures the down-to-earth character of the world renowned actress about which she writes. Perhaps this line captures the essence of Cardillo’s picture…
Tags: BiographyBullyingFemale ProtagonistJane CowlesMargaret CardilloPicture Books
Loosely based on Greek myths, Mini Myths: Play Nice, Hercules and Be Patient, Pandoraare board books that feature cute illustrations. Geared to toddlers and preschoolers, the story lines here are so simple they can…
Tags: Board BookGood for ToddlersGreek MythsJoan HolubLeslie PatricelliMythologyPreschoolers
Counting books are a dime a dozen, with good reason. When kids are learning their numbers (usually around age 3 or 4), repetition helps a lot, and books are a fun way to add a bit of story and some visual appeal.…
Tags: Board BookChristopher FranceschelliEggsGood for ToddlersPeskimoPreschoolers