24 Vegbooks reviews tagged Animal Families.
I learned a lot about orcas and their families reading my review copy of Granny’s Clan and was excited to discover that the characters in the story are actually real wild orcas in the Pacific Northwest. A children’s…
Tags: Animal FamiliesAnn JonesDr. Sally HodsonGrandparentsHoma WoodrumMarine AnimalsMarine MammalsNonfictionOrcas
I am turning into Vegbooks’ resident reviewer for Dawn Publishing but so far I honestly can’t help loving all their offerings I’ve read. Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme, is no exception. It follows the theme…
Tags: Animal FamiliesButterfliesCountingE-BooksFrogsGood for ToddlersHoma WoodrumIllustrationJeanette CanyonJungleMarianne BerkesMarmosetsMonkeysMothersOcelotsParrotsPicture BooksPreschoolersRainforestSlothsSnakes
Marc Bekoff is one of the world’s leading ethologists, a zoologist that studies animal behavior, and I’m lucky to consider him not only a mentor (he sits on the Advisory Council for the National Museum of Animals &…
Tags: Animal BehaviorAnimal CognitionAnimal FamiliesCarolyn M. MullinCoyotesDogsElephantsMammalsMarc BekoffMichael J. DiMottaNonfictionOlder ElementarySea LionsWallabies
Everyone loves baby animals. Even the most jaded adult will admit to succumbing to warm fuzzies when faced with kittens and puppies. Suzi Eszterhas, an award-winning wildlife photographer, has a new series from…
Tags: Animal FamiliesBaby AnimalsBig CatsCheetahsEarly ElementaryGood for ToddlersGorillasGreat ApesKristin WaldMother's DayMothersNatural HistoryNonfictionOlder ElementaryPhotographyPreschoolersPrimatesSuzi Eszterhas
Much like Jo MacDonald Had a Garden and generously provided in review form from the same publisher, Over in the Forest: Come and Take a Peek is patterned after a well known childhood song, “Over in the Meadow.”…
Tags: Animal FamiliesAnimal TracksBeaversCountingDeerFoxesHoma WoodrumJill DubinMarianne BerkesMothersOpossumsRaccoonsSkunksSquirrelsTurkeysTurtlesWildlifeWoodpeckers
We’ve been reading this book a lot lately. We picked it up at a garage sale over the summer, but it wasn’t until recently that my 2.5 year old became interested in it. The book depicts many different types of…
Tags: Animal FamiliesDiverse FamiliesDivorceFather's DayFathersGood for ToddlersGrandparentsJennifer KaliMother's DayMothersPreschoolersRobert SkutchTwo-Dad FamiliesTwo-Mom Families
Lavishly illustrated, All Kinds of Kisses by Caldecott Medalist Nancy Tafuri is a big and bright book that follows animal parents kissing their babies. The unifying narrative that is noteworthy for veg parents,…
Tags: Animal FamiliesAnimalsBaby BookChickensFarmFarmed AnimalsFarmingGood for ToddlersHoma WoodrumIllustrationMother's DayMothersNancy TafuriPigsPreschoolersSheep
I’m naturally drawn to historical accounts involving animals, and the story of Gracie, a lighthouse cat whose kitten becomes imperiled during a storm is a short, action-packed and dramatic one. Based on a true…
Tags: Animal EmotionAnimal FamiliesCarolyn M. MullinCatsCompanion AnimalsEarly ElementaryHistoryPreschoolersRuth Brown
Beginning with the words, “Dads do many things,” this charming book by Sneed B. Collard III and Steve Jenkins draws parallels between the dads of other species and human dads. The use of the first person plural is…
Tags: Animal FamiliesDadsEarly Elementaryemperor penguinsFamilyFather's DayFathersNatural Historyprairie volesPreschoolerssicklebacksSneed B. Collard IIISteve JenkinsWild AnimalsWildlife
I am in a period of major bunny dreaming, even occasionally cruising over to Petfinder so that I can gaze adoringly at bunnies available at a local rescue (adopting one is a dream deferred since my place is already…
Tags: Animal AdoptionAnimal CareAnimal FamiliesCaretakingCompanion AnimalsDr. Bernie SiegalEarly ElementaryEasterJennifer GannettLaura J. BryantPet StoresRabbits
Ruth Krauss and Crockett Johnson, the team behind The Carrot Seed, created this lovely little book, which captures the life of an egg in simple terms for young listeners and beginning readers. While the use of the…
Tags: Animal FamiliesBaby BookBirdsCrockett JohnsonEasterEggsGood for ToddlersParentsPreschoolersRuth KraussSpring
I didn’t give the new picture book from Darrin Lunde and Patricia J. Wynne Hello, Baby Beluga enough credit when I first picked it up. Scanning through it on my own, I got the impression that the way it presented…
Tags: Animal EmotionAnimal FamiliesAnimalsDarrin LundeEnvironmentMarine AnimalsMarine MammalsNatural HistoryPatricia J. WynnePreschoolersWhalesWildlifeWildlife Books for Kids
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
Accompanied by striking linocut illustrations, Hilda Hen’s Search is a cute story of a hen’s hunt for the perfect place to lay her eggs. After finding several appealing places that aren’t quite right — such as the…
Tags: 1990s BooksAnimal EmotionAnimal FamiliesChickensFarmed AnimalsFemale ProtagonistIllustrationMary WormellPreschoolers
Vacillating between anthropomorphism and a playful look at bats as bats, Bats at the Beach is a fun read for kids ages 4 to 8. Some of the images are designed to make kids squirm — marshmallows made of bugs, for…
Tags: Animal EmotionAnimal FamiliesBatsBrian LiesEarly ElementaryPreschoolers
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
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
Despite the unfortunate zoo setting (all the animals therein shown with happy smiles, of course), And Tango Makes Three, which is based on a true story, serves as touching celebration of love and of the rich…
Tags: Animal CourtshipAnimal FamiliesControversial Kids BooksHenry Bergh Award WinnerMarsha RakestrawPenguinsWildlifeWildlife Books for KidsZoo
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
This cute little board book by Jane Brett and Kate Davies teaches little kids counting while demonstrating a mother hen’s love for her brood. The farm is idyllic — picture Farm Sanctuary or Poplar Spring — unlike…
Tags: Animal FamiliesBaby BookChickensGood for ToddlersMomma Animals
Written by David L. Rice and illustrated by Trudy Calvert, Do Animals Have Feelings Too? explores the animal kingdom emotion by emotion. Kids will learn that chimpanzees exhibit compassion, elephants grieve, and…
Tags: Animal Familiesanimal intelligenceDavid L. RiceEarly ElementaryElephantsIllustrationOlder ElementaryPreschoolersTrudy CalvertWildlife Books for Kids
Published in 1941, Robert McCloskey‘s well-known picture book conveys respect for animals and kindness toward them. Mr. and Mrs. Mallard set up their home in Boston, carefully selecting a safe location, building…
Tags: 1940s Childrens LiteratureAnimal FamiliesClassic BooksDucksEarly ElementaryPreschoolersRobert McCloskeyWildlife
Ever get so mad at someone that you see red? When that happens to the narrator of Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake’s book The Magic Finger, she points her magic finger and well … things happen. Veg kids will probably…
Tags: 1960s Childrens LiteratureAnimal Familiesanimal rightsAnti-HuntingDeerDucksHuntingOlder ElementaryQuentin BlakeRoald Dahlvegan kidsvegetarian kids
Inspired by the fact that a baby spiny anteater is a puggle (!), Pam Munoz Ryanwrote A Pinky Is a Baby Mouseto introduce young children to animal families ranging from spiders to lions. Her delightful text is…
Tags: Animal FamiliesBirdsDiane deGroatEarly ElementaryFishFrogsGoatsLionMaine Animal CoalitiionMoms and BabiesMousePam Munoz RyanPigPigeonPreschoolersSnakesSpiny AnteaterWildlifeWildlife Books for KidsZoo