32 Vegbooks reviews tagged Chickens.
How is it we’ve posted 750 reviews on Vegbooks, and yet we haven’t reviewed Nick Park’s 2000 animated film “Chicken Run” yet? PETA includes it in an article on 10 movies that will make you go meatless and the…
Tags: Animals as FoodAnimated MoviesChickensEarly ElementaryFamily FilmsFamily MoviesFemale ProtagonistHumorOlder Elementary
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
They are the most striking animals. Their scaly legs and feet remind of us their distant relatives, the long extinct dinosaurs. Their bright red combs and wattles mesmerize, as do their beaks, wings and curious…
Tags: Animal EmotionAnimal ExploitationAnimal RescueAnnie WongCarolyn M. MullinChickensCompassionEarly ElementaryFarmed AnimalsYvonne M. Backman
I absolutely love the genre of animal rights kiddy fiction, and was delighted to receive a copy of the now out-of-print Minny’s Dream by Clare Druce. The 129-page chapter book chronicles a young girl’s exciting move…
Tags: Animal AbuseAnimal Rescueanimal rightsAnimal Rights Books for KidsAnimals as FoodCarolyn M. MullinChickensClare Drucefactory farmingHensOlder Elementary
Fans of chickens and commentator/ author Daniel Pinkwater may be familiar with The Hoboken Chicken Emergency(Amazon affiliate link), first published in 1977. Unsurprisingly, some of the material is dated but the…
Tags: 1970s Children's BooksAnimals as FoodChickensDaniel PinkwaterHobokenJennifer GannettJill PinkwaterNew JerseyOlder Elementary
The tale of Chicken Run Rescue, a chickens-only rescue located in North Minneapolis, Minnesota, is the focus of the lovely, thoughtful book City Chickens, a copy of which I received from the publisher for review…
Tags: Animal AdoptionAnimal RescueAnimal SanctuariesChickensChristine HeppermannCockfightingEarly Elementaryfactory farmingJennifer GannettMinnesotaPhotographyPhotosSanctuaries
It’s probably inevitable that a book on factory farming will elicit strong reactions from vegetarian and vegan families, and no doubt some people will have a quarrel with Old MacDonald Has No Farm … ee-i-anymore.The…
Tags: Animals as FoodChickensCowsDepictions of AnimalsEarly Elementaryfactory farmingFarmFarmed AnimalsKathy CoughlinPigs
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
What a cute book! My two-year-old daughter received this in her Easter Basket and has enjoyed it for months. We have a pug, so that connection makes the story that much more enjoyable. The pictures are adorable. Some…
Tags: ChickensDogsEarly ElementaryHumorIllustrationJennifer KaliPreschoolersPugs
When the typical order of daily events breaks down on a farm, some atypical helpers emerge in Chickens to the Rescue. Silly events develop as the helpful poultry assist in all quarters. Watch fell down a well? Too…
Tags: ChickensEarly ElementaryFarmFarmed AnimalsHumorJennifer GannettJohn HimmelmanPreschoolers
Chickens Aren’t the Only Ones doesn’t start off on a promising note for vegans because the first few pages are dedicated to the traditional notion that chickens lay eggs to be bought, eaten (boiled or fried) or dyed.…
Tags: AmphibiansBirdsChickensDinosaursEarly ElementaryFishJennifer GannettNatural HistoryReptilesRuth HellerWildlife
A plucky little My First I Can Read! book that helped ease my daughter into reading. The repetition, simple storyline, and large font all make it early reader-friendly. Earl and Pearl are two kids who start growing…
Tags: AutumnChickensEarly ElementaryEarly ReadersHuyen MacMichaelJudy Ackerman GrantPreschoolersPumpkinsSue TruesdellSummerThanksgiving
If you love chicken books like I love chicken books, then Beautiful Yetta: The Yiddish Chicken is one to add to your shelves. When I read a children’s book about chickens, even if it is humorous, I pay attention to…
Tags: Animals as FoodBrooklynChickensDaniel PinkwaterEarly ElementaryFarmed AnimalsHumorJennifer GannettJewish CultureJill PinkwaterParrotsPreschoolersSpanish
Any book that begins with the unlovely depiction of life on a factory farm, such as this one which opens, “once upon a time, there were three thousand three hundred and thirty-three chickens who lived in a great big…
Tags: AnimalsChickensEarly ElementaryEggsfactory farmingFarmFarmed AnimalsHanna JohansenHensIndustrial FarmingJennifer GannettKathi Bhend
Introduce little ones to the ideas of worker’s rights, justice and compromise through the 32 funny and colorful pages of Click, Clack, Moo. The cold farm cows are on strike until they receive electric blankets and…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinChickensCivil DisobedienceCowsDoreen CroninDucksEarly ElementaryFarmed AnimalsHensHumorLesson PlansNegotiationStrikeWorkers Rights
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
Sarah Rudy’s slim paperback portrays a school-age boy’s crisis of faith in vegetarianism. While this book is likely to appeal only to a narrow subsection of vegetarians, it could serve as a helpful tool for parents…
Tags: ChickensCowsEarly ElementaryFarmed AnimalsHealthy LivingPeer PressurePigsSarah RudyveganVegetarian
Whoever uses the word “chicken” to mean cowardly has certainly not met Louise, the feathered heroine of Kate DiCamillo’s book. Louise longs for adventure and wanders off the farm to find it. She narrowly escapes…
Tags: Animals in CaptivityChickensCircusEarly ElementaryFarmed AnimalsFemale ProtagonistHarry BlissKate DiCamilloPreschoolers
What a wonderful book for vegetarian and vegan kids! Jacqueline Briggs Martin and Melissa Sweet team up to create a playful adventure book about saving a chicken. Set in the bayou, Chicken Joy on Redbean Road is the…
Tags: Best Books for Vegetarian KidsChickensEarly ElementaryFarmFarmed AnimalsJacqueline Briggs MartinMelissa SweetPreschoolersVegetarian Kids Books
When mean, crusty farmers become fed up with Mr. Fox’s pilfering of their poultry, they decide to eradicate Mr. Fox and his family. They declare a full-on war against Mr. Fox and declare their intentions to stop at…
Tags: ChickensFarmingFoxesJennifer GannettOlder ElementaryRabbitsRoald Dahl
Farm animals are nothing short of magnificent. Seemingly, they’re more esoteric than our household companion animals, but friendlier and more approachable than say wildlife from the African savannah. Perhaps that’s…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinChickensCoffee Table BooksCowsEarly ElementaryFarmed AnimalsGoatsMaya GottfriedOlder ElementaryPigsPoetryPreschoolersTurkeys
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
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
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