575 Vegbooks reviews tagged Early Elementary.
A Garden for Pigis a new title that encourages kids to grow and eat their veggies. Based on a true story, in which a pig breaks into a neighboring garden, eats some squash, and “delivers” the seeds to his own pen,…
Tags: CompostingEarly ElementaryFruitGardenGardeningIllustrationKathryn ThurmanLindsay WardOrganicPigsPreschoolersVegetables
Giving is an art form, and it takes elderly Alejandro a few tries before he offers just the right thing – in the right way – to those who share in this desert homestead. With a sole burro for companionship, Alejandro…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinDesertEarly ElementaryGenerosityPreschoolersRichard E. AlbertSylvia LongWildlife
A dog is too loud. A horse is too big. What’s an animal-loving kid to do when her parents’ response to every species she suggests is “no”? As much as she likes the “pet” cactus her parents gave her, Elizabeth, the…
Tags: Bruce WhatleyBugsCompanion AnimalsEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistInsectsMargie PalatiniPreschoolersSpeciesism
Mem Fox writes a brilliant and memorable tale of the innocence and simplicity of a child reaching out and connecting with the elderly, who have been forgotten and are forgetting a part of themselves. It is a…
Tags: 1980s Childrens LiteratureAgingCompassionEarly ElementaryHuyen MacMichaelIllustrationJulie VivasMem FoxPreschoolersThoughtfulness
I love wordless or nearly wordless books. I’m simply captivated by Eric Rohmann’s The Cinder-Eyed Cats and David Wiesner’s Tuesday. For me, it doesn’t get much better than when illustrations carry the story, and the…
Tags: BeachBirdsEarly ElementaryIllustrationNatureNew York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2008OceanPreschoolersSuzy LeeWordless Books
You’re a scientist on an Alpine High Mountain hiking from Base Camp to Upper Camp. No, no, wait. You’re snorkeling with a friend between fragile coral reefs, passing stingrays and moray eels on the way back to the…
Tags: ActivitiesAnimalsCarolyn M. MullinEarly ElementaryEarthEcosystemsHabitatsPreschoolersRoxie Munro
Mem Fox spent seven years writing this lovely little book about a rabbit-eared bandicoot — an adorable Australian desert animal — and the devotion he showers on an egg that he has found. While there’s some ambiguity…
Tags: AustraliaBiomesConservationEarly ElementaryEggsEndangered SpeciesHabitatsMem FoxPamela LoftsPreschoolersvegan
Steve Jenkins and Robin Page create a clever and fun scavenger-hunt style book. Six different habitats of the world are illustrated in paper collage with parts of eight indigenous animals for each habitat peeking…
Tags: AnimalsEarly ElementaryHabitatsHuyen MacMicahelOlder ElementaryRobin PageSteve Jenkins
I love this book! Featuring some nontraditional (read: tattooed and pierced) parents, compassionate and assertive kids, and cute dogs, The Trouble with Dogs, Said Dad is a fun read. Bob Graham tells a story that’s…
Tags: Bob GrahamCompanion AnimalsDogsEarly ElementaryIllustrationPreschoolers
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
In this story by Patricia L. Atchison and Jo-Anne Jagers, McKenzie is a Mallard duck with a mind of his own. Rather than follow the other ducks and make the annual migration when the weather starts to get colder, he…
Tags: Animal PersonalitiesDucksEarly ElementaryJacqueline BodnarJo-Anne JagersMigrationPatricia L. AtchisonPreschoolers
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 there is one thing that most kids find funny, it is farting! And this book helps not only to provide a few laughs about this normal bodily function, but also to provide interesting information. The book focuses on…
Tags: Early ElementaryHuman BodyHumorJacqueline BodnarPreschoolersShinta ChoVegetarian
Hey, Little Ant, written by father-daughter duo Hannah (then nine-years-old) and Phillip Hoose, is by far my favorite children’s book. Honestly! It has everything you could possibly wish for – inviting artwork,…
Tags: ActivitiesAnimal WelfareAntsBooks that Teach EmpathyBugsBullyingCarolyn M. MullinCompassionConflict ResolutionEarly ElementaryEnthomologyLesson PlansPreschoolersTolerance
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
Loosely based on Malia and Sasha Obama’s quest for a canine companion, Now Hiring boasts a simple storyline where the girls take the dog search into their own hands. They fashion a homemade “Now Hiring” sign for the…
Tags: Animal SheltersBarack ObamaCarolyn M. MullinCompanion AnimalsDogsEarly ElementaryGina BazerPoliticsPreschoolersPresidentRenanah LehnerWhite House
What is it with princesses? Is it the lovely pink hue of their dresses? Good breeding? Financial success and widespread popularity from being cast in a Disney film? Personally, I find the little princess of Carmela…
Tags: Carmela LaVigna CoyleCarolyn M. MullinEarly ElementaryPreschoolersPrincess
In The Berenstain Bears’ New Kitten, the popular series tackles the subject of stray animals. When Brother finds a kitten in a pond and brings her home, the whole family becomes involved in cleaning and comforting…
Tags: Animal RescueAnimal SheltersBerenstain BearsCatsCompanion AnimalsDogsEarly ElementaryJennifer GannettPreschoolers
It’s been five years since Hurricane Katrina first struck New Orleans. While much of the city seems to have recuperated, sections like the Lower Ninth Ward look more like untamed fields than once lively homesteads.…
Tags: Animal RescueAnimal Welfare Books for KidsCarolyn M. MullinChained DogsCompanion AnimalsDisastersEarly ElementaryKirby LarsonMary NetheryPreschoolers
Many of us are inspired to become vegetarians after they learn about the widespread animal exploitation that supports the Standard American Diet. We can only hope that the next generation sees animals differently…
Tags: Books that Teach EmpathyCompassionEarly ElementaryGardenJoanne RyderLynne CherryNatural HistoryPreschoolersSnailsWildlife
In Animalia, author and illustrator Graeme Base treats readers to a remarkably captivating alphabet book. Each letter is represented with an alliterative phrase about a featured animal. Upon closer inspection, it…
Tags: AlliterationAlphabetAnimalsArmadillosEarly ElementaryGraeme BaseJennifer GannettPreschoolersZebras
In this day and age, kids can use all the positive reinforcement they can get in feeling good about themselves. Other children and society at large can be rather cruel, even to the youngest of minds, pointing out…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinConfidenceEarly ElementaryJamie Lee CurtisPreschoolersSelf EsteemSoymilkTofuVegetarian
Garlic- Onion- Beet- Spinach- Mango- Carrot- Grapefruit Juice is a fresh, one-of-a-kind book designed to get a person’s mental juices flowing about compassion, vegetarianism, stereotypes, expectations, and (of…
Tags: Best Books for Vegetarian KidsBooks for Vegetarian KidsCompassionEarly ElementaryHuyen MacMichaelJuicingNathalie VanBalenOlder ElementaryRaw FoodsVegan Childrens BooksVegetarianVegetarian Kids Books
Having loved the original Ladybug Girl as much as I did, I was a little reluctant to readJacky Davis and David Soman’s latest book in the growing series. After all, series books often have trouble rekindling the…
Tags: BraveryCompassionDavid SomanDogsEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistFeminismIndependenceJacky DavisPreschoolers