575 Vegbooks reviews tagged Early Elementary.
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
Artist Ann James charmingly captures the sweet interactions between a pig-tailed toddler and her canine best friend in David Bedford’s The Way I Love You. The honesty of the young protagonist warms a reader’s heart…
Tags: AnimalsAnn JamesCarolyn M. MullinCompanion AnimalsDavid BedfordDogsEarly ElementaryFriendshipIllustrationLovePreschoolers
I Am the Dog is the silly story of Jacob (the boy) and Max (the dog). Penned by noted children’s author, commentator and critic Daniel Pinkwater, this book is a fun romp through a day in the lives of a kid and his…
Tags: AnimalsCompanion AnimalsDaniel PinkwaterDogsEarly ElementaryHumorIllustrationJack E. DavisJennifer GannettPreschoolers
This tressed-up, teased and twisted, stylish hair story completely makes the cut for me. Compelling and strange, it sucked me up like Rapunzel’s hair-rope into Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean’s artful scalps. It begins…
Tags: AnimalsBraveryCollageDave McKeanEarly ElementaryHairHumorHuyen MacMichaelIllustrationNeil GaimanPreschoolersRhyme
The animated movie “Rio” really had me at the first scene, where all the birds of the rainforest ascend into the sky to sing and fly in a huge, showy musical number. Add to the lush animation and the spirited music a…
Tags: AnimatedAnimated MoviesBirdsBrazilCaptive WildlifeEarly ElementaryFamily MoviesHumorJemaine ClementMusicParrotsPet StoresPet TradePreschoolersRainforestWild Animals in CaptivityWildlife
Mama hints to Marco about a big surprise in the Memorial Day parade and as Marco encounters each exciting section of the parade, he attempts to guess at the big surprise. The fast pace as the pair hurry to the parade…
Tags: Alexandra ArtigasAmericanEarly ElementaryHoliday BooksHolidaysHuyen MacMichaelIllustrationMemorial DayMilitary ServiceParadesPreschoolersSoldiersTheresa Martin Golding
I’ve worked hard to let my kid just be a kid by shielding him from the disturbing news of world. This means that to a large extent, he is pretty unaware of domestic and international disasters. I’m well aware that I…
Tags: Alix DelinoisCurrent EventsDeathDisastersEarly ElementaryEarthquakeEdwidge DanticatHaitiHopeImaginationJennifer GannettSurvival
This story is as sad as a droopy basset hound ’s face for as many reasons as he has wrinkles. Although the pencil-sketch style illustrations of the animals are adorable, the story illustrates so many acts of…
Tags: BirthCatsDogsEarly ElementaryHuyen MacMichaelIllustrationJanet StevensKittensPolly M. RobertusPreschoolersReproductionSpay
The Jumbo Vegetarian Cookbook is a handy resource for vegetarian parents who want to involve their children in the kitchen. Vegan families will have to either skip a number of the recipes or arrange for a work-around…
Tags: Books for Vegetarian KidsCookbooks for KidsCookingEarly ElementaryHealthy EatingHealthy LivingJennifer GannettOlder ElementaryRaising Vegetarian KidsVegan ParentsVegetarianVegetarian CookbooksVegetarian Cooking
Finding stability after a divorce, especially one involving shared custody, isn’t all that easy, but having a canine friend like Fred certainly helps. In Fred Stays with Me!, a young girl tells of her two different…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinCompanion AnimalsDivorceDogsEarly ElementaryFamiliesFemale ProtagonistNancy CoffeltPreschoolersProblem SolvingTricia Tusa
You gotta love that kids movies sometimes say what adult films never could. Continuing the tradition of “Bambi” and “The Fox and the Hound,” the 2006 release “Open Season” depicts hunting from the animals’…
Tags: Animated MoviesAnti-HuntingBearsEarly ElementaryHuntingOlder ElementaryRabbitsWildlifeWildlife Rehabilitation
How do you write a story about one of the greatest, biggest, and most delicate stories of all time: the ocean? Husband and wife, author John Seven and illustrator Jana Christy, make a mighty effort to relate a…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksFishJana ChristyJohn SevenMarine AnimalsOceanOil SpillPreschoolers
When Mrs. Lovewright, a chilly person, decides she needs more warmth, she sets about obtaining it by commanding her grocery delivery guy, Dylan, to bring her a cat. She is unconcerned about the animal’s color but…
Tags: Animal CareCatsCompanion AnimalsEarly ElementaryJennifer GannettPaul Zelinsky
“High above the city, no one heard the soft thud of feathers against glass.” And so begins this literary and pictorial short story for little ones. In the drab bustling city no one notices nor stops to help an…
Tags: ActivitiesAnimal CareAnimal RescueBirdsBob GrahamCaretakingCarolyn M. MullinColoring PagesCybils AwardEarly ElementaryEmpathyHopeLesson PlansPreschoolersWildlifeWildlife Rehabilitation
When I learned that dramatist David Mamet had penned Henrietta, the story of a pig who goes to law school, I was very excited to get my hands on a copy of the story. I love pigs, I have enjoyed work by Mamet, and I…
Tags: AcademiaAnimal LawDavid MametDiscriminationEarly ElementaryEqualityFemale ProtagonistJennifer GannettLawLegalPigs
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
Pinch is a hoarding packrat who initially refuses to give up any of his stuff for the town’s tag sale. His house was overflowing onto the street with “piles of magazines and old clothes” and toys and other items. His…
Tags: ConsumptionEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksHoardingHuyen MacMichaelMaterialismPreschoolersRatsRecyclingResaleSteve CoxSteven KrollStuffTag SalesWaste
Looking for a feel-good children’s story about a pair of mature lobsters netted and dragged to Rhode Island, shipped to Philadelphia for sale, flown back home to Maine and the returned to the wild? Yes? In that…
Tags: Animal Liberationanimal rightsDemonstrationsEarly ElementaryEarly ReadersJennifer GannettLobstersMarine AnimalsProtests
In the aptly titled story The Sandwich Swap, Lily and Salma are best friends who share everything, including a love of sandwiches. Salma’s sandwich of choice is hummus in a pita, while Lily prefers peanut butter and…
Tags: Depiction of Vegetarian Food in BooksEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistFriendshipJennifer GannettKelly DiPucchioQueen Rania of Jordan Al AbdullahToleranceTricia Tusa
Charlie and Lola are siblings who have many adventures in a variety of storybooks and star in their own television program (also available as popular DVDs). In the story We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers, older…
Tags: Early ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentGreen LivingIllustrationJennifer GannettLauren ChildPreschoolersRecycling
Having been bested by the pigs he was raising in The Great Pig Escape, Bert shows he is still holding a grudge against a certain segment of the porcine set in The Great Pig Search. When Bert and his wife Ethel…
Tags: Early ElementaryEileen ChristelowFarmed AnimalsFishJennifer GannettPigs
Don’t let the title put you off too much. “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” is actually a decent animated flick. While there aren’t strong animal or environmental themes, vegetarians will be interested to know that…
Tags: Animated MoviesConsumption of MeatDepictions of Meat in FilmEarly ElementaryFamily FilmsFood ChoicesGenetically Modified FoodMeteorologyOlder ElementaryScience
You won’t find flashy graphics, cartoon characters or even comedy in this work by award-winning children’s author Douglas Wood. Instead, you’ll stumble upon a refuge of peaceful moments that only nature, animals and…
Tags: AnimalsCarolyn M. MullinCompanion AnimalsDogsDouglas WoodEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistNaturePrayerPreschoolersSpiritualThankfulnessThanksThanksgiving
After visiting Catskill Animal Sanctuary some time ago and meeting a rescued turkey named Ethel and her cohort, I became enamored with turkeys in a way that I hadn’t known was possible. They are so cool! So when I…
Tags: CompassionEarly ElementaryFarmed AnimalsGardenGardeningJennifer GannettLinda WhiteProblem SolvingThanksgivingTurkeys