15 Vegbooks reviews tagged Christmas.
BETWEEN US AND ABUELA by Mitali Perkins depicts the hardship of distance between family members set against the backdrop of the annual Christmastime tradition of La Posada Sin Fronteras. During this time, family…
Tags: Between Us and Abuelaborder fenceChristmasimmigrationLa Posada Sin FronterasMexicoMitali PerkinsSara PalaciosUSA border
When I read the title Santa’s First Vegan Christmas, I thought that this was going to be a kids’ book about leaving Santa plant milk and vegan cookies under the tree. Boy was I wrong! This cute, rhyming kid’s story…
Tags: Animal Laboranimal rightsAnimals in CaptivityChristmasDiane VukovicEarly ElementaryHolidayHoliday BooksKara Maria SchunkPreschoolersRhyming BooksRobin Raven
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
A Year With Friends is a sweet, simple book which celebrates the months of the year through the eyes of children. Each month is given a specific purpose involving nature, family and friends, or holidays, with…
Tags: ChristmasDepictions of Meat in BooksIllustrationJana ChristyJohn SevenMonthsPreschoolersSandi LancasterSeasonsThanksgiving
All families who care about animals should also care about the planet. After all, having a healthy planet involves helping to take care of the animals and ensuring that they will have all they need to naturally…
Tags: Alexandra ColomboChristmasConsumerismEllie BethelEnvironmentJacqueline BodnarRecycling
Polar bears aren’t the only victims of climate change. In real life, we know that species that inhabit mountaintops and islands are imperiled by the shifting tree compositions and rising sea levels. In fiction, that…
Tags: ChristmasClimate ChangeEarly ElementaryGlobal WarmingHoliday BooksMirna KantarevicPreschoolersSanta ClausVictoria Perla
Sometimes you just come across a gem. This one is one of a couple library books we checked out while looking for stories about elves. (Yes, my daughter is into that Elf on a Shelfcraze and wanted to learn more about…
Tags: ChristmasEarly ElementaryHenrike WilsonHoliday BooksHolidaysHuyen MacMichaelPreschoolersReindeerRudolphSanta Claus
In Treasury for all Seasons, Julie Andrews and her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton, selected poems and organized them (with introductory sections and including some of their own pieces) using the progression of a year…
Tags: Barbara Juster EsbensenChristmasDr. SeussE.B. Whitee.e. cummingsEarly ElementaryEmma Walton HamiltonGood for ToddlersHoliday BooksHoma WoodrumJulie AndrewsMarjorie PricemanPoetryPreschoolersSeasonsSummer
This is a fun idea for a book (which I received as a review copy). It gives a vegan take on all of the winter holidays – from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day. I was impressed with its inclusiveness – with…
Tags: ChristmasHanukkahJennifer KaliKwanzaaNew YearThanksgivingveganVegan CookbooksVegan ThanksgivingVegetarian ThanksgivingZel Allen
Daniel Pinkwater’s Wolf Christmas is the tale of a small wolf pack on Christmas Eve. Told from the perspective of one of the pack’s young wolves, Pinkwater and his illustrator wife Jill Pinkwater depict life in the…
Tags: ChristmasDaniel PinkwaterEarly ElementaryHoliday BooksHolidaysJennifer GannettJill PinkwaterLiving With WildlifePeacePreschoolersWildlifeWolves
A surprise find at during a swing through a neighboring town’s library, Redbird at Rockefeller Center is an appealing story based around the famous Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center. When her mom sells their huge…
Tags: BirdsChristmasEarly ElementaryFelicia ZekauskasFemale ProtagonistHabitat DestructionHoliday BooksHolidaysJennifer GannettNew York CityPeter MaloneyPreschoolersTrees
Christmas Kitten is a sweet book for kids to enjoy during the holidays. It has the typical Christmas cast of characters including Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, elves, and reindeer, but it also has a kitten, which adds to…
Tags: Animal AdoptionAnimal RescueCatsChristmasCompanion AnimalsEarly ElementaryHoliday BooksHolidaysKittensPreschoolersRobin PulverRobyn MooreSanta Claus
A Christmas Horse Named Cairo: A Rescued Palomino from Sunny Day Farms is a fundraiser book for Sunny Day Farms Animal Sanctuary. Using photographs and a simple storyline, the book tells the true story of rescued…
Tags: Animal NeglectAnimal RescueAnimal SanctuariesBetty BuckleyBrooke ChavezChristmasHoliday BooksHolidaysHorsesMolly FrisingerPhotography
As my husband and I sat with our specially ordered vegan meals in front of us, I heard the wedding guests sitting on the other side of the table raving about deep frying turkeys and giving pointers to another couple…
Tags: Cathryn FalwellChristmasEarly ElementaryHuyen MacMichaelIllustrationNatural HistoryPreschoolersThanksgivingThanksgiving Books for Vegetarian KidsTurkeysVegan ThanksgivingVegetarian ThanksgivingWildlife
Jane Thayer and Lisa McCue’s picture book The Puppy Who Wanted a Boyis a tribute to the love between dogs and their boys. All Petey, the puppy-protagonist of the book, wants for Christmas is a boy — but his mother…
Tags: ChristmasCompanion AnimalsDogsEarly ElementaryHoliday BooksJane ThayerLisa McCuePreschoolers