107 Vegbooks reviews tagged Female Protagonist.
My 9-year old daughter and I really enjoyed reading the novel Stef Soto, Taco Queen by Jennifer Torres together. Stef is in middle school and is the child of immigrant parents. Throughout the book, she comes to terms…
Tags: Female Protagonistimmigrant experienceJennifer Torresmiddle grade readersmiddle schoolStef Soto Taco Queentacos
My 8-year-old daughter has been making her way through every book in the Vet Volunteers book series available at our local library. The series combines her love of mystery novels (she’s also reading every Nancy Drew…
Tags: Animal RescueFemale ProtagonistJennifer KaliKindness to AnimalsMysteryOlder ElementarySeriesVeterinarian
My family has mad love for all things Star Wars and the latest movie is no exception. We saw “The Last Jedi” as a family and my 8-year-old daughter said, “That was just amazing! It’s the best movie I’ve ever seen!”…
Tags: Depictions of Meat in FilmDiversityFamily FilmsFamily MoviesFantasyFemale ProtagonistGenderJennifer KaliOlder ElementaryStar Wars
With the gorgeous posters, dramatic previews, and all-around hype surrounding the blockbuster “Wonder Woman,” it is tempting to throw caution to the wind and bring children to see this woman-directed, woman-centered…
Tags: Family FilmsFamily MovieFamily MoviesFemale ProtagonistKristin WaldOlder ElementarySuperheroes
The ups-and-downs of childhood friendships, the painful drama that ensues when treasured friendships change, and the various coping mechanisms children employ are on full display in Shannon Hale’s new graphic memoir…
Tags: Female ProtagonistGraphic NovelsIllustrationKristin WaldLeUyen PhamOlder ElementaryShannon Hale
My mom’s favorite movie is “The Wizard of Oz,” so I’ve seen it dozens of times, but I’ve never read the book. I was happy to come across a copy of it in the Little Free Library on my street. My seven-year-old…
Tags: Classic BooksCompassionFantasyFemale ProtagonistJennifer KaliKindnessL. Frank BaumW. W. Denslow
Inspired by the movie that was recently released, my seven-year-old daughter and I read The BFG together. It’s a fun read and many times my daughter laughed out loud. From Roald Dahl, the author of Charlie and the…
Tags: Animals in CaptivityDepictions of Meat in BooksFemale ProtagonistJennifer KaliRead AloudRoald DahlVegan Protagonist
“Zootopia” loosely means “animal place” and in Disney’s new movie it refers to a sprawling metropolis with multiple climates/areas where mammals (both predators and prey) co-exist. Judy, as a young bunny in a farm…
Tags: DisneyEarly ElementaryFamily FilmsFemale ProtagonistHoma WoodrumInterspecies FriendshipOlder ElementaryPredatorsShakiraWild Animals
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
Zora’s Zucchini tells the story of a young girl who happens upon some free zucchini plants. She takes them home and begins growing her own garden, only to realize that she has more zucchini than she knows what to do…
Tags: Anna RaffFemale ProtagonistGardenGardeningJacqueline BodnarKatherine PryorPicture BooksVegetable BooksVegetables
This straightforward telling of Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees by Franck Prévot, is accompanied by colorful and beautiful illustrations by Aurélia Fronty that help set the tone of hope and…
Tags: ActivismAurélia FrontyBiographyEnvironmentFemale ProtagonistFranck PrévotHuman RightsKristin WaldNobel Peace PrizeSocial Justice
I saw “Cinderella” with my 4-1/2 and 6-1/2-year-old yesterday and it was a non-musical slightly modern twist on the Disney cartoon of yore. I wanted to write about the movie for Vegbooks because it had some animal…
Tags: AnimalsCate BlanchettDerek JacobiFemale ProtagonistHoma WoodrumHuntingKenneth BranaghPrincess
This is a cute take on the Goldilocks story set in an apartment complex in Chinatown. It tells the story of Goldy Luck, an unlucky girl, on the morning of the Chinese New Year. Goldy Luck’s mom sends her to visit the…
Tags: ApologyChinese New YearChinese VegetablesCityEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistGoldy LocksGrace ZongJennifer KaliNatasha YimResponsibility
With the title of her book Just Being Audrey,Margaret Cardillo captures the down-to-earth character of the world renowned actress about which she writes. Perhaps this line captures the essence of Cardillo’s picture…
Tags: BiographyBullyingFemale ProtagonistJane CowlesMargaret CardilloPicture Books
This book has the makings of a hit – I read through my review copy of Julia’s House for Lost Creatures by Ben Hatke and everything just suits the book so well. The illustrations, the colors, and the titular Julia…
Tags: Ben HatkeEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistGraphic NovelsHoma WoodrumKindnessKindness to Animals
I love this book. We got it from the library and though it is wordless, it has a fantastic message and beautiful illustrations. I enjoyed Mark Pett’s last book, The Boy and the Airplane, but this book (Amazon…
Tags: BicyclesEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistHoma WoodrumMark PettPreschoolersSavingWordless BooksWorking
There is a lot of buzz for GoldieBlox these days, mostly due to a great marketing campaign. Their first commercial made a big splash, but their latest commercial is my favorite. Winner of the 2014 Toy of the Year,…
Tags: Early ElementaryEngineeringFemale ProtagonistGirlsJennifer KaliScienceTechnologyToys
Though billed as the fifth book in the “Hazel Ridge Farm” series, I Love You Just Enough is a great standalone picture book. Written by a husband and wife team, Robbyn Smith van Frankenhuyzen (words) and Gijsbert van…
Tags: DucksFemale ProtagonistGijsbert van FrankenhuyzenHoma WoodrumIllustrationPicture BooksPreschoolersRobbyn Smith van FrankenhuyzenWildlifeWildlife Books for KidsWildlife Rehabilitation
Catching the Wild Waiyuuzee is filled with energy and joy and wonderful imagination. Author Rita Williams-Garcia, widely known for her Young Adult novels, creates a story that is great fun to read, and children will…
Tags: AdventureEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistHairIllustrationKristin WaldMike ReedPreschoolersRita Williams-Garcia
What a sweet bedtime book! With a nod to the lullaby “Rock-a-Bye Baby” and Margaret Wise Brown’s classic bedtime story Good Night, Moon, Susan Meyer’s gentle rhymes and Amy Bates’ darling illustrations are sure to…
Tags: Amy BatesBedtimeFemale ProtagonistGood for ToddlersIllustrationMothersPicture BooksPreschoolersSusan Meyer
In 1906, an elderly Native American named Buffalo Bird Woman related the story of her childhood during the mid-19th Century to a visiting anthropologist. More than 100 years later, author and illustrator S.D. Nelson…
Tags: 19th CenturyAndrea ZollmanEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistGreat PlainsHidatsaHistoryIllustrationNative AmericanNative PeoplesNonfictionOlder ElementaryS.D. Nelson
I picked up this book (Amazon affiliate link) from the new arrivals shelf at our local library and thought it would be a good one to share on Vegbooks because the premise of a young girl taking a ladybug and making…
Tags: Anna BranfordChapter BooksDeathEarly ElementaryElanna AllenFemale ProtagonistHoma WoodrumInsectsRead AloudSeriesViolet Mackerel
It’s nothing short of incredible how much children learn in the first few years of life! I remember how my kiddo surprised me one day when I quoted a passage from a favorite board book and, in response, she crawled…
Tags: Baby BookBoard BooksFemale ProtagonistGood for ToddlersSara GillinghamStephen Krensky
Sylvia Spivens refuses to eat spinach, despite her parents’ attempts to cajole her. She engages in some very serious picking-spinach-out-of-her-meal behavior (we see the same behavior with carrots in our house). One…
Tags: Anna RaffEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistGardenGardeningHealthy ChoicesHealthy EatingHealthy LivingJennifer GannettKatherine PryorPreschoolersSpinachVegetable BooksVegetables