107 Vegbooks reviews tagged Female Protagonist.
After much searching in winter weather, a homeless cat finds an abandoned building to deliver her kittens. When she leaves her kittens to find some nourishment, she returns to find the building up in flames. As the…
Tags: Animal FamiliesCatsCompanion AnimalsEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistHomeless AnimalsHomelessnessHuyen MacMichaelMother's DayMothersPreschoolers
If your kiddo likes Good Night, Gorilla, I suggest you freecycle (or maybe just recycle) the zoo propaganda and pick up a secondhand copy of Anthony Browne’s Gorilla instead. This heartwarming picture book details…
Tags: 1980s Childrens LiteratureAnthony BrowneChildren's LaureateChimpanzeesEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistGorillasOrangutanPreschoolersPrimatesZoo
Did you catch the CBS clip a while back about the elephant and the stray dog who became best friends? Well, the lovely Carol Buckley, founder of The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, has written a children’s book that…
Tags: Carol BuckleyCircusElephant SanctuaryElephantsFemale ProtagonistInterspecies FriendshipZoo
Beautiful illustrations depict an American wetland in Have You Seen My Duckling? by Nancy Tafuri. When kiddo was little, she enjoyed looking for the lost duckling, who is barely in view in each of the scenes. Now…
Tags: Baby BookBoard BookCaldecott HonorDucksFemale ProtagonistGood for ToddlersHeronPreschoolersTurtlesWildlife
This 1939 classic features everyone’s favorite little red-headed fille, Madeline. We love this book! The French orphans care deeply for Madeline and are understandably distressed when she needs to have her appendix…
Tags: 1930s Childrens LiteratureClassic BooksFemale ProtagonistLudwig BemelmansMadelineZoos
Summer is an easy-going and loving daughter, but she’s anxious about bringing a friend home to meet her mom and experience their alternative, green ways of living: eating vegan, composting, shopping at the farmer’s…
Tags: Female ProtagonistHealthy LivingNatural LivingRecycled Paper BooksRobyn RinggoldSea Vegetablesveganvegan kidsVegetarian
Robert McCloskey’s classic book describes a chance encounter between a child and her momma and a bear cub and his momma. When both families head to Blueberry Hill to stock up on fruit for the winter, the little ones…
Tags: 1940s Childrens LiteratureBaby BookBearsClassic BooksFemale ProtagonistIllustrationLiving With WildlifeMothersPicture BooksPreschoolersRespect for NatureRobert McCloskeyWildlife Books for Kids
The Lady and the Spider has a warm and important message: despite a common revulsion for spiders they have a “tiny, very important life.” This timeless book written by Faith McNulty and gorgeously illustrated by Bob…
Tags: Bob MarstallEarly ElementaryFaith McNultyFemale ProtagonistGardenIllustrationKindness to AnimalsPreschoolersSharon YoungSpiderWildlifeWildlife Books for Kids
Kids who have read Pinkaliciousby Victoria Kahn and Elizabeth Kahn know that Pinkalicious loves the color pink! In Purplicious, our bedazzled heroine must decide what to do when all the girls at school decide black…
Tags: Early ElementaryElizabeth KahnFemale ProtagonistPinkVictoria Kahn
We love Olivia! This piglet is smart, funny, and just a little mischievous. She admires Degas, imitates Pollock, and dreams of performing in an opera. Adult readers will surely catch on that Ian Falconer’s…
Tags: animal intelligenceEarly Elementaryfactory farmingFemale ProtagonistIan FalconerOliviaPigPreschoolersVegetarian
I’ve got mixed feelings about the Fancy Nancy series by Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser. On one hand, Nancy is a bright, confident girl who likes learning new words and being thoughtful to her friends. On the…
Tags: Animal SheltersCompanion AnimalsDogsEarly ElementaryFancy NancyFemale ProtagonistJane O'ConnorMuttsPinkPreschoolersRobin Preiss Glasser