37 Vegbooks reviews tagged Best Books for Vegetarian Kids.
Not a Nugget by Stephanie Dreyer (aka VeegMama) is a really sweet book that combines a dose of fun facts with a strong vegan message. Vegan books that are gentle, fun-spirited, informational, and toddler…
Tags: Animals as FoodBest Books for Vegetarian KidsCompassionConsumption of AnimalsFarmed AnimalsGood for ToddlersJack VedaKindnessKindness to AnimalsNonfictionPreschoolersRaising Vegan KidsRobyn MooreStephanie DreyerVeegmamaVegan Childrens BooksVegan Parenting
By JESSICA ALMY As in years past, we are celebrating Vegbooks’ birthday by sharing with you our favorite books for kids of the same age. This year we’re turning six, and without further ado, we present our top picks…
Tags: Best Books for Vegetarian KidsBooks for Vegetarian KidsDeborah UnderwoodEarly ElementaryHoma WoodrumJennifer KaliKristin WaldRaising Vegan KidsSarah StewartSeriesVegan Childrens BooksVegetarian Children
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
Ruby Roth, the author of That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals and Vegan Is Love adds another book to her collection. This one, V Is for Vegan: The ABCs of Being Kind, is geared more towards younger kids than her other…
Tags: AlphabetBest Books for Vegetarian KidsGood for ToddlersHealthy ChoicesHealthy LivingKindnessKindness to AnimalsNutritionPreschoolersRaising Vegan KidsRobyn MooreRuby Rothveganvegan kids
A gold-hearted alien monster has come to visit us, and he seeks to spread the message that chickens are incredible creatures who deserve to be treated better than their human co-Earthlings are treating them. We can…
Tags: AliensAnimals as FoodBest Books for Vegetarian KidsCarlos PatinoChickensEarly ElementaryPreschoolersRaising Vegan KidsRaising Vegetarian Kidsvegan
By JESSICA ALMY In honor of Vegbooks’ fourth birthday, I asked our contributors to name their top picks for 4-year-old kids. Here’s what they said. Jennifer Gannett:My choice for 4-year-olds is…. Pizza Kittens! Homa…
Tags: Best Books for Vegetarian KidsHoma WoodrumHuyen MacMichaelJacqueline BodnarJane CowlesJennifer GannettPreschoolers
I was excited to receive a publisher’s review copy of Green Smoothie Magic by Victoria Boutenko, a raw food diet pioneer and author of Green for Life(Amazon affiliate link). At first glance, I thought the story was…
Tags: Best Books for Vegetarian KidsEarly ElementaryHealthy EatingHealthy LivingHuyen MacMichaelKatya KorobkinaRaw FoodsSmoothiesVictoria Boutenko
At the Los Angeles Green Festival, I had the pleasure of meeting Kosa Ely, author of the new children’s book Peaceable Forest: India’s Tale of Kindness to Animals. (You can see the book trailer here). Kosa is just as…
Tags: animal rightsAnna JohanssonBest Books for Vegetarian KidsCarolyn M. MullinCompassionEarly ElementaryIndiaKindness to AnimalsKosa ElyNature BooksPreschoolersVegetarianWildlife Books for Kids
I’m in love with the vegan community. It’s a richly creative and ingenuitive one that is continuously finding new ways to help animals, raise awareness about animal suffering and facilitate a person’s transition to a…
Tags: Animal RescueAnimalsBest Books for Vegetarian KidsCarolyn M. MullinCompassionDan BodensteinEarly ElementaryFarmed AnimalsPigsPreschoolersRon RobrahnveganVegan Childrens BooksVegan ProtagonistVegetarian
By JESSICA ALMY Vegbooks is three today! You’ve read our lists of the best books for one-year-olds and two-year-olds, and we’re keeping the tradition by celebrating our birthday with recommendations for…
Tags: Best Books for Vegetarian KidsHoma WoodrumJane CowlesJennifer GannettPreschoolersRobyn Moore
hello I am Ivan. I am a gorilla. It’s not as easy as it looks. So begins the spare, beautiful tale of The One and Only Ivan, a novel about a gorilla kept in a shopping mall exhibit, next to animals forced to perform…
Tags: Animal AbuseAnimal Rescueanimal rightsAnimals in CaptivityBest Books for Vegetarian KidsBooks that Teach EmpathyCaptive WildlifeCircusEarly ElementaryElephantsEmpathyGorillasKatherine ApplegateOlder ElementaryPatricia CastelaoPet TradePrimatesWild Animals in CaptivityZoos
I’ve loved elephants my whole life and eagerly anticipated receiving this review copy. After reading this book, however, visiting an elephant enclosure at the zoo will never be the same for me. When Anju Loved Being…
Tags: Andrea Zollmananimal rightsAnimal Rights Books for KidsAnimals in CaptivityBest Books for Vegetarian KidsCaptive WildlifeCircusEarly ElementaryElephantsJohn ButlerPreschoolersWendy HenrichsWild Animals in CaptivityZoo
Many veg families are familiar with author/illustrator Ruby Roth’s first book That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals, in which the reasons for compassionate eating are assiduously laid out. Ms. Roth’s most recent book,…
Tags: Animals as FoodAnimals in EntertainmentAnti-HuntingBest Books for Vegetarian KidsCircusCompassionControversial Kids BooksEarly ElementaryElephantsHuntingJennifer GannettOlder ElementaryRaising Vegan KidsRuby RothveganVegan AuthorVegan Childrens Booksvegan is loveVegan ParentingVegan Parents
The Great Turkey Racestarts with a silly premise. The turkeys have overheard the farmer saying one of them will be the Thanksgiving turkey, and so they begin a competition — the great turkey race — to determine who…
Tags: Best Books for Vegetarian KidsEarly ElementaryJim PaillotPreschoolersSteve MetzgerThanksgivingThanksgiving Books for Vegetarian KidsTurkeysVegan ThanksgivingVegetarian Thanksgiving
It’s no secret that Nathalie VanBalen’s Garlic- Onion- Beet- Spinach- Mango- Carrot- Grapefruit Juice gets me totally, TOTALLY pumped! Or that ever since my husband and I started making our free-form garlic mashed…
Tags: Best Books for Vegetarian KidsColoringEarly ElementaryNathalie VanBalenNative AmericanNative PeoplesOlder ElementaryPreschoolersRecycled Paper BooksThanksgivingThanksgiving Books for Vegetarian KidsVegan ThanksgivingVegetarian Kids BooksVegetarian Thanksgiving
By JESSICA ALMY It’s our second anniversary, and while we’ll be announcing the winner of our 500th Review Contest shortly — hold onto your socks! — we wanted to commemorate this milestone by sharing with you our…
Tags: Best Books for Vegetarian KidsBoard BooksGood for ToddlersHoma WoodrumHuyen MacMichaelJennifer GannettJennifer Kali
I met Andy Runton, the author of the Owly books, at the San Diego Comic Convention in 2005. I had never heard of his books but they had an adorable owl on the cover so I couldn’t resist. They are largely wordless…
Tags: Andy RuntonBest Books for Vegetarian KidsComic BooksEarly ElementaryGraphic NovelsHoma WoodrumOwlsPortrayal of Vegetarians in BooksPreschoolersVegetarian Kids BooksWordless Books
If you’re ready for a quirky adventure story told from the perspective of a clam, then Necks Out for Adventure! by Timothy Basil Ering is the book for you. “For as long as anyone could remember, the wiggleskins would…
Tags: AdventureAnimal RescueAnimalsAnimals as FoodBest Books for Vegetarian KidsClamsEarly ElementaryInvertebrate AnimalsMarine AnimalsMollusksPreschoolersTimothy Basil EringVegetarian Kids Books
I’d first heard of Lorna Balian’s picture book Sometimes It’s Turkey, Sometimes It’s Feathers because it was recommended on the Vegetarian Resource Group’s veg parents listserv. Then I noticed that readers had also…
Tags: Best Books for Vegetarian KidsBooks for Vegetarian KidsCatsEarly ElementaryLorna BalianPreschoolersThanksgivingThanksgiving Books for Vegetarian KidsTurkeysVegetarianVegetarian Kids BooksVegetarian Thanksgiving
I had the pleasure of hosting Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson at a conference some years ago at Farm Sanctuary. He’s as down-to-earth as the animals he depicts in his books on animal sentience. Most recognized for When…
Tags: Animal EmotionAnimalsBest Books for Vegetarian KidsCarolyn M. MullinCatsDairyDogsElephantsIllustrationJeffrey Moussaieff MassonOlder ElementaryShirley Feltsvegan
I’ve been on a quest for vegan-friendly Easter books for two years now, but the pickin’s are awfully, awfully slim. It’s a surprise too, since Easter is about new life, so you’d think there would be a huge number of…
Tags: Baby AnimalsBest Books for Vegetarian KidsDori ChaconasEarly ElementaryEasterHoliday BooksHolidaysLife-AffirmingMargie MooreMothersPreschoolersReverenceveganVegetarian
If I had the chance to modify the lyrics to The Sound of Music’s My Favorite Things, I’d be sure to list “finding random children’s animal rightsy books at the library” as one of them. I just recently scored this…
Tags: Animal Rescueanimal rightsAnimal Rights Books for KidsBest Books for Vegetarian KidsCarolyn M. MullinChapter BooksClaudia MillsDissectionFemale ProtagonistOlder Elementaryveganvegan kidsVegetarian CharactersVegetarian Kids BooksVegetarian Protagonist
By JESSICA ALMY If you’re making a list and checking it twice, consider these titles for the kids in your life. They’ve all gotten positive reviews on Vegbooks in the past year. Granny Gomez and Jigsawby Deborah…
Tags: Animated MoviesASPCABest Books for Vegetarian KidsBooks for Vegetarian KidsDeborah UnderwoodEarly ElementaryEnvironmental Kids MoviesFarm SanctuaryMelvin BergerNancy FurstingerNatural Resources Defense CouncilOceanaOlder ElementaryParentsPCRMPETAPreschoolersScott MagoonSheryl L. PipeVegan OutreachZoe Weil
ByJESSICA ALMY Vegbooks turns one today! In honor of our baby’s birthday, Vegbooks contributors have their top picks for the babies in your life. I posed this question to them: Imagine that you’re attending a…
Tags: Baby BookBest Books for Vegetarian KidsBoard BookCarolyn M. MullinEric CarleHealthy EatingHuyen MacMichaelJennifer GannettLois EhlertMo WillemsVegetarian Kids Books