14 Vegbooks reviews tagged Grandparents.
I learned a lot about orcas and their families reading my review copy of Granny’s Clan and was excited to discover that the characters in the story are actually real wild orcas in the Pacific Northwest. A children’s…
Tags: Animal FamiliesAnn JonesDr. Sally HodsonGrandparentsHoma WoodrumMarine AnimalsMarine MammalsNonfictionOrcas
Seashells by the Seashore by Marianne Berkes is an interactive guide to seashells which tells a delightful story about children combing the sandy shore for shells to give to Sue’s grandmother as a birthday present.…
Tags: BeachBiologyCountingE-BooksEarly ElementaryGrandparentsIllustrationJane CowlesMarianne BerkesNatureNature BooksRobert NoreikaSea LifeSeashells
For those parents who want a good message regarding our relationship with animals, Harmony on the Farm makes a solid choice. The book follows Harmony, a young girl, who visits her grandparents’ farm. Only the farm is…
Tags: AnimalsAnimals as FoodBooks for Vegetarian KidsCompassionDepictions of Meat in BooksEarly ElementaryFarmed AnimalsFemale ProtagonistGrandparentsJacqueline BodnarJess YeomansMeatMeat-eatingPortrayal of Vegetarians in BooksPreschoolersSean R. SmithVegetarianVegetarian CharactersVegetarian ChildrenVegetarian Kids Books
We have this Caldecott Honor Book in board book form and have loved it since we received it as a gift. More More More, Said the Baby, written and illustrated with gouache paintings by Vera B. Williams, rightly has…
Tags: Baby BookBoard BookCaldecott HonorDiverse FamiliesDiversityFathersGood for ToddlersGrandparentsHoma WoodrumMothersVera B. Williams
When I first opened my review copy of Gem, written and illustrated by Holly Hobbie, I gasped at how beautiful the watercolors were. The book opens with a wintertime letter from a grandmother to her granddaughter,…
Tags: AmphibiansGardenGardeningGood for ToddlersGrandparentsHolly HobbieHoma WoodrumNatureNature Booksnature books for kidsNearly Wordless BooksPreschoolersToadsWatercolor
Little does the town of Skinflint know that it’s two newcomers, Slim and his grandson Luis, are about to bring out the best in the colorful characters that make up this wild, wild west outpost. With a magic…
Tags: Ben GalbraithCarolyn M. MullinCookingDavid DavisEarly ElementaryGrandparentsIllustrationPreschoolersSpanishVegetable BooksVegetablesWild West
Something from Nothing, written and illustrated by Phoebe Gilman, has been a long-time favorite of mine. My younger sister received this book as a gift when it first came out twenty years ago and my fond memories…
Tags: 1990s BooksEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksGrandparentsHoma WoodrumIllustrationJewish CultureMicePhoebe GilmanPreschoolers
We’ve been reading this book a lot lately. We picked it up at a garage sale over the summer, but it wasn’t until recently that my 2.5 year old became interested in it. The book depicts many different types of…
Tags: Animal FamiliesDiverse FamiliesDivorceFather's DayFathersGood for ToddlersGrandparentsJennifer KaliMother's DayMothersPreschoolersRobert SkutchTwo-Dad FamiliesTwo-Mom Families
How to Take Your Grandmother to the Museum is written by Lois Wyse and Molly Rose Goldman and illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay (the illustrator of the lovely Houndsley and Catina series previously reviewed on…
Tags: BugsDinosaursEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistGrandparentsHoma WoodrumLois WyseMarie-Louise GayMolly Rose GoldmanNatural HistorySpaceWildlife
This beautiful little story book is lovely to read aloud to young children. It’s about the relationship between Lilly, her grandmother, and the whales who appear at the ocean nearby, to sing their mysterious and…
Tags: ActivitiesDyan SheldonEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistGrandparentsLisa OnykahonieMarine AnimalsMarine MammalsPreschoolersWhalesWhaling
Author and illustrator Monica Wellington’s Gabby and Grandma Go Green is a very sweet book for young children about, yes, going green. Little Gabby and her grandma spend the day together sewing reusable cloth bags,…
Tags: Depictions of Dairy in BooksEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentFemale ProtagonistGrandparentsJennifer GannettLibraryMonica WellingtonPreschoolersRecycling
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
Anh is a young Vietnamese boy happily building his tower of blocks when he is asked to stop to eat the dinner his grandfather cooked. After repeated requests, Anh reluctantly stops building, but is suddenly ambushed…
Tags: AngerChristiane KromerCompassionEarly ElementaryEmotionGail SilverGrandparentsHuyen MacMichaelIllustrationKindnessMeditationMulticulturalPreschoolersZen Teachings
Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL Old Man Wilkerson is a grumpy, rude, sloppy-looking old man with a discerning obsession for perfect pumpkin pie. His surly attitude and determination to eat pumpkin pie makes for a…
Tags: AutumnBakingBooks that Teach CharacterBraveryBullyingCookingDeathDenys CazetEarly ElementaryFearGhost StoriesGrandparentsHalloweenHuyen MacMichaelOlder ElementaryParentsPiePreschoolersPumpkins