107 Vegbooks reviews tagged Female Protagonist.
Two powerhouses team up to bring young readers a sweet and inspiring autobiography of one girl who made her dream a reality. Vegbooks contributors Jennifer and Jessica (not once, but twice!) have fawned over Patrick…
Tags: AfricaALSC Notable Childrens BookAnimalsBiographyCaldecott HonorCarolyn M. MullinCharlotte Zolotow AwardChimpanzeesCybils AwardEarly ElementaryEggsFemale ProtagonistJane GoodallNew York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2011Patrick McDonnellPreschoolers
Based on her own experiences, Cari Best has penned a picture book that is equally heartfelt and thought-provoking. She tells Goose’s Story from the perspective of a girl who first observes and then befriends an…
Tags: BirdsCanada GeeseCari BestFemale ProtagonistGeeseHenry Bergh Award WinnerHolly MeadeIllustrationLiving with DisabilitiesWild AnimalsWildlife
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
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
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
Good series are hard to come by. Here’s one for fans of the witty and spellbinding writing of Harry Potter and Lemony Snicket. Set in 19th-century England, the novel tells the story of 15-year-old Penelope Lumley, a…
Tags: 19th CenturyAnimal WelfareCircusEnglandFemale ProtagonistHuntingJon KlassenMaryrose WoodOlder ElementarySeriesSlaughterhouse
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
Christian children’s books about the biblical story of Easter or the animals we culturally associate with the celebration today (bunnies, chicks, etc.) are plentiful. But books which are true to the original message…
Tags: Anna VojtechBen DeVriesBirdsChristian VegetariansChristianityDandi Daley MackallEarly ElementaryEasterEggsFemale ProtagonistGrandparentsHolidaysReligionReligious Books
This is the cutest story about a woman named Ms. Taffy who calls in to a radio station with the correct answer and wins the pig prize. She mistakenly thinks she won a pig trinket to fit on her shelf with the rest of…
Tags: CitiesCommunityEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistHuyen MacMichaelIllustrationPigsPreschoolersSuzanne BloomUrban Living
This delightful story about a precocious child cheers on children’s creativity and imagination. Even with stifling school agendas, lively children can re-animate a class and educational staff. At least in Olive’s…
Tags: CreativityDebbie TilleEarly ElementaryEducationFemale ProtagonistHuyen MacMichaelIllustrationOriginalityPreschoolersRoberta BakerSupportive Parents
I had never heard of Mardy Murie before reading this book, but after reading Jequita Potts McDaniel’s account of this pioneering conservationist, I now have an appreciation for the woman whose work influenced the…
Tags: Andrea ZollmanBiographyCaribousConservationDogsEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksFemale ProtagonistHistoryJequita Potts McDanielMardy MurieNational ParksPreschoolersWildernessWolves
One of the challenges that children’s authors and animal rights activists alike face is to portray animals as they are — not as humans in costume, but as feeling, sentient, and diverse creatures. In the new book…
Tags: Alan MarksEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistPreschoolersSandra MarkleWild AnimalsWildlifeWolvesYellowstone
If I had the chance to modify the lyrics to The Sound of Music’s My Favorite Things, I’d be sure to list “finding random children’s animal rightsy books at the library” as one of them. I just recently scored this…
Tags: Animal Rescueanimal rightsAnimal Rights Books for KidsBest Books for Vegetarian KidsCarolyn M. MullinChapter BooksClaudia MillsDissectionFemale ProtagonistOlder Elementaryveganvegan kidsVegetarian CharactersVegetarian Kids BooksVegetarian Protagonist
The People Who Hugged the Treesis a beautiful adapted tale from India about the importance of not only protecting the environment but also standing up for what you believe in. Amrita from a village in India,…
Tags: CourageDeborah Lee RoseEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentEnvironmental Children's LiteratureFemale ProtagonistIndiaOlder ElementaryRobyn MooreTrees
If you’re the kind of person who likes animals attired in 1940s garb and dark story lines revolving around persecuted animals secreted away from Gestapo-like police cats, you’ll love Mrs. Marlowe’s Mice. (For the…
Tags: Animal RescueCatsDark Children's BooksDevin AschEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistFrank AschMiceMoralityPersecutionPreschoolersWorld War II
Madeline is a familiar and popular series to many so I thought I would introduce the stories to my daughter. We picked out this particular one by chance thinking it was about a hat, of course. But we were surprised…
Tags: ActivismAnimal Abuseanimal rightsCatsChange of HeartCompassionDogsEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistFranceHumaneHuyen MacMichaelKindnessLudwig BemelmansMadelineParisPreschoolersTransformation
Pippi Longstocking is an adventurous 9-year-old girl who lives in Sweden. Her mother passed away when she was a baby, and her father was blown overboard at sea (but Pippi feels that he’s still alive), so she lives on…
Tags: 1940s Childrens LiteratureAstrid LindgrenCircusClassic BooksEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistGirlsHumorOlder ElementaryPreschoolersRobyn MooreSweden
Meet Gorilla Grodd, a brainiac super ape with the power of mind control and a zest for conquering the world. And Poison Ivy, a femme fetal with a keen relationship with all things plant-based and a self-preserving…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinClearcuttingEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentFemale ProtagonistGraphic NovelsOld Growth ForestOlder ElementaryPollutionSarah Hines StephensWonder Woman
I have to admit that a good part of my enchantment with Disney’s 2009 flick “The Princess and the Frog” has to do with its toe-tapping soundtrack, and the role that jazz plays in the New Orleans-based storyline. This…
Tags: Animated MoviesCrocodilesDisneyEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistFrogsJazzMusicOlder ElementaryPrincess
Dr. Isabel “Izzy” Soto, respected historian, anthropologist and colleague of Max Axiom, makes a strong, female lead in her series of graphic-like novels that span the subject matter gamut: investigations into the…
Tags: AdventureCarolyn M. MullinClimate ChangeEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentFemale ProtagonistGlobal WarmingGraphic NovelsOlder ElementaryTerry Collins
After a botched attempt at activism involving her Texas school’s mascot (“a poor, ancient, drugged up steer” named Angus),the eighth-grade protagonist in Tofu and T. rex, Frederika Murchison-Kowalski, is sent to live…
Tags: ActivismFemale ProtagonistGreg Leitich SmithJennifer GannettNovelOlder ElementaryPortrayal of Vegetarians in Booksveganvegan kidsVegan Protagonistvegan teens
Wurst Case Scenario is a young adult novel chronicling the coming-of-age of a young vegan woman as she moves from her hometown in Colorado to begin college in Wisconsin. Author Catherine Clarkdoes an excellent job of…
Tags: Catherine ClarkCollegeEarly AdultFemale ProtagonistJennifer GannettOlder ElementaryPortrayal of Vegetarians in Booksveganvegan teensWisconsin
Accompanied by striking linocut illustrations, Hilda Hen’s Search is a cute story of a hen’s hunt for the perfect place to lay her eggs. After finding several appealing places that aren’t quite right — such as the…
Tags: 1990s BooksAnimal EmotionAnimal FamiliesChickensFarmed AnimalsFemale ProtagonistIllustrationMary WormellPreschoolers
Joining Princess Smartypants and Do Princesses Wear Hiking Books? in the growing genre of anti-/ alterna-princess lit is the English translation of the German book Princess Pigsty. Fiesty and funny, Cornelia Funke’s…
Tags: animal intelligenceCornelia FunkeEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistHumorPreschoolersPrincess