7 Vegbooks reviews tagged Empathy.
LISTEN by Holly M. McGhee is a gentle, sweet book that leads readers towards empathy by reminding us all to slowly take in our surroundings and revel in our connectedness. Aimed at ages 4-7, it will work for slightly…
Tags: EmpathyHolly McGheeListenmindfulnessPascal LemaitrePicture Bookpre-K readers
My six-year-old daughter loves this book. It is a collection of short poems designed to be read by two people, each taking a turn to read one or two lines, indicated by different colored text. It is simple enough for…
Tags: Animals as FoodBooks for Vegetarian KidsBooks that Teach EmpathyDepictions of AnimalsEarly ElementaryEarly ReadersEmpathyJennifer KaliKindnessMary Ann HobermanMichael Emberley
This lovely book is more about empathy than religion. A boy awakens in the middle of the night to realize he forgot to say his prayers. He kneels and prays for people without homes, for an end to war, for the sick to…
Tags: Early ElementaryEmpathyEric VelasquezHomelessnessHungerPicture BooksPrayerPreschoolersTonya BoldenWar
What more can be said about Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone? The obsessively beloved first book of the seven book series has been dissected and read and re-read since it first burst onto the Young Adult…
Tags: Animals in CaptivityBullyingCaptive WildlifeDepictions of Meat in BooksEmpathyFantasyJ.K. RowlingKristin WaldMagicOlder ElementarySeriesWizards
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
Like many Vegbooks readers, Maryan Faresh is a caring and compassionate individual; she’s a children’s advocate and an animal advocate, and the niche she’s carved out for herself in kid lit melds these two areas of…
Tags: Animal AdoptionBooks that Teach CharacterCarolyn M. MullinEarly ElementaryEmpathyFriendshipGail Suzanne WeismannLiving with DisabilitiesMaryam FareshPreschoolersSelf-AcceptanceSensitivitySpecial NeedsTolerance
“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