154 Vegbooks reviews tagged Illustration.
Barry Louis Polisar’s The Snake Who Was Afraid of People is the tale of a young snake named Leo, who is afraid of people — a fear stemming from his observations of how humans treat the natural world, including…
Tags: Animal AbuseAnimal EmotionAnimals in CaptivityBarry Louis PolisarCaptive WildlifeCompassionDavid ClarkEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksFearHumorIllustrationJennifer GannettPreschoolersReptilesSnakesViolenceWildlife
Using Lydia Maria Child’s poem, “Over the River and Through the Woods” as a backdrop for his book Over the River: A Turkey’s Tale, Derek Anderson spins this classic Thanksgiving piece by featuring a family of turkeys…
Tags: Andrea ZollmanDerek AndersonEarly ElementaryHoliday BooksHuntingIllustrationPreschoolersThanksgivingThanksgiving Books for Vegetarian KidsVegan ThanksgivingVegetarian Thanksgiving
Illustrator Margaret Chamberlain’s first solo picture book introduces the youngest of children to the dos and don’ts of pet care. She gives general advice to her readers such as “Don’t madden Mutley,” while in the…
Tags: AlliterationAndrea ZollmanCatsCompanion AnimalsDogsIllustrationMargaret ChamberlainPreschoolersToddlers
The Stray Dog recounts a true story of rescuing a homeless dog. With a stunning backdrop of Manhattan, the Brooklyn Bridge, and what I would venture to guess is Prospect Park, Marc Simont’s Caldecott Honor Book…
Tags: ActivitiesAdoptionAnimal RescueCaldecott HonorCompanion AnimalsDogsEarly ElementaryIllustrationMarc SimontNew York CityPreschoolers
Lured by its cover featuring adorable marine life and its eco-conscious title, I eagerly flipped through the pages of World Water Watch. What I found inside was a mixed bag. The book presents our gloomy environmental…
Tags: Early ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentIllustrationJennifer GannettOil SpillOlder ElementaryPolar BearsSealsTurtlesWildlife
From the author of The Curious Garden comes this “first pet story” where the tables are turned and a ballerina-looking bear by the name of Lucy finds a boy named “Squeaker” to be her first companion animal. Named for…
Tags: BearsCarolyn M. MullinCompanion AnimalsDomesticationEarly ElementaryIllustrationNew York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2010Peter BrownPreschoolersWildlife
Jon J. Muth amuses and teaches again through the character of Stillwater the Zen panda in this second children’s book of Buddhist teachings. Just like in Zen Shorts, the giant panda is introduced by a child who…
Tags: BuddhismCompassionEarly ElementaryHuyen MacMichaelIllustrationNeighborsPandasPreschoolersZen Teachings
In City Dog, Country Frog, Caldecott Honoree Mo Willems has penned a tale about friendship and change. When City Dog arrives in the country for a springtime visit, he runs as fast and as far as he can (without a…
Tags: ALA Notable Children's booksDogsEarly ElementaryFriendshipFrogsIllustrationInterspecies FriendshipJon J. MuthLossMo WillemsNature
A Garden for Pigis a new title that encourages kids to grow and eat their veggies. Based on a true story, in which a pig breaks into a neighboring garden, eats some squash, and “delivers” the seeds to his own pen,…
Tags: CompostingEarly ElementaryFruitGardenGardeningIllustrationKathryn ThurmanLindsay WardOrganicPigsPreschoolersVegetables
Mem Fox writes a brilliant and memorable tale of the innocence and simplicity of a child reaching out and connecting with the elderly, who have been forgotten and are forgetting a part of themselves. It is a…
Tags: 1980s Childrens LiteratureAgingCompassionEarly ElementaryHuyen MacMichaelIllustrationJulie VivasMem FoxPreschoolersThoughtfulness
I love wordless or nearly wordless books. I’m simply captivated by Eric Rohmann’s The Cinder-Eyed Cats and David Wiesner’s Tuesday. For me, it doesn’t get much better than when illustrations carry the story, and the…
Tags: BeachBirdsEarly ElementaryIllustrationNatureNew York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2008OceanPreschoolersSuzy LeeWordless Books
I love this book! Featuring some nontraditional (read: tattooed and pierced) parents, compassionate and assertive kids, and cute dogs, The Trouble with Dogs, Said Dad is a fun read. Bob Graham tells a story that’s…
Tags: Bob GrahamCompanion AnimalsDogsEarly ElementaryIllustrationPreschoolers
Move over Nikki McClure fans, there’s a new hot shot artist-author on the Vegbooks blog. He’s Parisian. A little dark. A little gothic. And he has my heart. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Benjamin Lacombe. Cherry, who…
Tags: Animal SheltersAnimal Welfare Books for KidsAnimals in NeedBenjamin LacombeBraveryCarolyn M. MullinCompanion AnimalsCompassionDark Children's BooksDogsFemale ProtagonistFriendshipIllustration
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
Elephants Swim by Linda Capus Riley and Steve Jenkins is a perfect theme for the summer heat. Lovely animals created from paper collage span most of the pages as single rhyming sentences describe each animal’s…
Tags: ArmadillosCatsEarly ElementaryElephantsHuyen MacMichaelIllustrationLinda Capus RileyMarine AnimalsPreschoolersSteve JenkinsSummer
Fans of Patrick McDonnell’s Wag!will love The Gift of Nothing. Featuring the adorable characters from his comic strip Mutts, the plot of this story can be summed up in a ten-word riddle. Q: What do you give a friend…
Tags: CatsCompanion AnimalsConsumerismDogsEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentEnvironmental Children's LiteratureIllustrationMuttsPatrick McDonnellPreschoolers
Carrot Soup is a tasty little tale about a rabbit who grows an assortment of carrots for his favorite meal: carrot soup. Rabbit does all the familiar farm labor of hoeing, planting, watering, and waiting… and…
Tags: CarrotsCookingHuyen MacMichaelIllustrationJohn SegalRabbitsVegetables
Artist to Artist is an amazing collection of 23 successful children’s book illustrators/authors giving encouragement and advice to children. Authors like Eric Carle, Tomi dePaola, Leo Lionni, Maurice Sendak, and…
Tags: Chris Van AllsburgEarly ElementaryEric CarleHuyen MacMichaelIllustrationLeo LionniMaurice SendakOlder ElementaryParentsTomi dePaola
I cringe to find out how Jennifer Gannett, avowed Nikki McClure fan and avid contributor to Vegbooks, will respond when she finds out I snatched up Ms. McClure’s charming new book for myself to review on the site.…
Tags: Early ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentEnvironmental Children's LiteratureIllustrationNatural LivingNature BooksNikki McClurePreschoolersSeasonsWildlife
This book relates the story of a garbage barge leaving the New York City area and traveling thousands of miles, trying to find someplace to leave the garbage. The barge makes several stops along its journey, and…
Tags: Early ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmental Children's LiteratureGarbageIllustrationJacqueline BodnarNew York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2010PollutionPreschoolers
As Duck demonstrates his bicycle riding skills to each of the other animals, we hear their critical opinions of a duck riding a bike. Then an opportunity arises that gives all the other animals access to wheels as…
Tags: David ShannonDucksEarly ElementaryFearHuyen MacMichaelIllustrationImaginationPreschoolers
Mary Casanova and Ard Hoyt’s picture book Some Dog! tells the story of George, a quiet but faithful canine companion who is suddenly displaced by the arrival of an energetic stray named Zippity. One night, a thunder…
Tags: Ard HoytBasset HoundCompanion AnimalsDogsEarly ElementaryFishingIllustrationMary CasanovaPreschoolersStray
Author Geraldine Elschner and illustrator Alexandra Junge have put together a brilliantly multi-faceted book in The Easter Chick. Not only does book tell the story of an egg that wants to hatch on Easter, but it…
Tags: Alexandra JungeEarly ElementaryEasterEggsGeraldine ElschnerHuyen MacMichaelIllustrationPreschoolersSpring
My love for Nikki McClure’s work is no secret, and I was thrilled to read this small volume. There are no words to the story of The Great Chicken Escape, only Ms. McClure’s expressive, charming papercut illustrations…
Tags: ChickensEarly ElementaryEggsGood for ToddlersIllustrationJennifer GannettNikki McClurePreschoolersWordless Books