30 Vegbooks reviews tagged Gardening.
In The Ugly Vegetables, author and illustrator Grace Lin‘s narrator is excited about planting a garden with her mother, but her joy quickly turns to concern as she notices all of the things that her mom is doing…
Tags: Chinese VegetablesCookingFemale ProtagonistGardenGardeningGrace LinJennifer GannettPreschoolersVegetables
As someone who believes that at the very least animals deserve rights equal to, say, corporations, I’m disturbed that our legal system treats them as property. So when I read Mary Ann Hoberman’s Whose Garden Is It?,…
Tags: Early ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksGardenGardeningIllustrationInsectsJane DyerMary Ann HobermanPreschoolersRabbitsUrban Wildlife
Liam, a curious young urbanite, looks at the drab, grey concrete bleakness around him and wonders if it could be different. While he’s out exploring, a few neglected pieces of greenery peeking out from an abandoned…
Tags: Children's Choice Book AwardsE.B. White Read Aloud Award WinnerEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentEnvironmental Children's LiteratureGardeningJennifer GannettNew York CityPeter BrownPreschoolersUrban Wildlife
I enjoy Lois Ehlert’s colorful, captivating books and Growing Vegetable Soup is no exception. Featuring her trademark bold, graphic illustrations and a simple message laid out in large print, she tells a story…
Tags: GardenGardeningGood for ToddlersJennifer GannettLois EhlertPreschoolersVegetables
Lesléa Newman, author of Hachiko Waits, wrote a lovely book entitled Just Like Mamathat hit bookstores last month. She collaborates with illustrator Julia Gorton on a tribute to motherhood, which is narrated by a…
Tags: Early ElementaryFemale ProtagonistFrogsGardeningJulia GortonLesléa NewmanMothersPreschoolersVegetarian
The Carrot Seed is a board book about a little boy who plants a seed and patiently awaits its sprout. While not pertaining to animals, the book illustrates the sense of awe for and love of the earth natural to…
Tags: 1940s Childrens LiteratureBaby BookBoard BookConfidenceCrockett JohnsonGardenGardeningMaureen McDowellNatural LivingNature BooksRuth Krauss