39 Vegbooks reviews tagged Kristin Wald.
We love the “Baby Loves” series from Ruth Spiro, illustrated by Irene Chan. It covers complicated scientific topics including thermodynamics (!) and structural engineering in simple yet accurate detail. The books are…
Tags: Baby Loves Green EnergyBoard BooksIrene ChanKristin WaldRuth Spiroyoung readers
STRETCH TO THE SUN, written by Carrie A. Pearson and illustrated by Susan Swan, follows the life span of a giant redwood tree. It is a gorgeous and informative story of nature’s cycles, both the beautiful and the…
Tags: Carrie A. PearsonCharlesbridge Publishingchildren's booksEarly ElementaryEarly ReadersKristin WaldRedwood TreesStretch to the SunSusan Swan
A relevant picture book for our times, Little Sid is a retelling of how a prince, Siddhartha, became Buddha. While not historically accurate, the story maintains the concepts and spirit of lessons to be learned in a…
Tags: BuddhaColorsEarly ElementaryHappinessIan LendlerIllustrationKristin WaldPicture BooksTigersXanthe Bouma
Any parent or caregiver knows that kids ask some tough questions. And while we now often have tiny computers at our fingertips, being able to sit down and work through answers that are at once satisfying and…
Tags: Braden LambEarly ElementaryEvolutionIan LendlerKristin WaldOrigins of the UniverseShelli Paroline
Jane Goodall made her name 50 years ago through painstakingly observing chimpanzees in Gombe, and has recently been traveling all over the world promoting responsible stewardship of the earth and all of its…
Tags: Brett MorgenChimpanzeesDocumentariesHugo van LawickJane GoodallKristin WaldNational GeographicOlder ElementaryWild AnimalsWildlife
Mighty Jack and the Goblin King from Ben Hatke is a testament to adventurous storytelling and rich imagery. Opening with the same rush of action as the first book in the series, this second part of the adventure…
With the gorgeous posters, dramatic previews, and all-around hype surrounding the blockbuster “Wonder Woman,” it is tempting to throw caution to the wind and bring children to see this woman-directed, woman-centered…
Tags: Family FilmsFamily MovieFamily MoviesFemale ProtagonistKristin WaldOlder ElementarySuperheroes
The ups-and-downs of childhood friendships, the painful drama that ensues when treasured friendships change, and the various coping mechanisms children employ are on full display in Shannon Hale’s new graphic memoir…
Tags: Female ProtagonistGraphic NovelsIllustrationKristin WaldLeUyen PhamOlder ElementaryShannon Hale
The ninth in the hugely popular George O’Connor OLYMPIANS series is here, and it’s a must-have for those who love the Greek Gods, and especially for fans of Artemis, Wild Goddess of the Hunt. This volume focuses on…
Tags: George O'ConnorGreek GodsHuntingKristin WaldOlder ElementaryViolence
The wonderfully fun and informative SCIENCE COMICS series, which has brought us exciting topics like coral reefs, dinosaurs, and volcanoes, is about to get a new addition: Bats: Learning to Fly.Infusing storytelling…
Tags: BatsComic BooksFalynn KochGraphic NovelsIllustrationIssues Facing WildlifeKristin WaldNocturnal AnimalsOlder ElementaryScienceScience BooksTexasWild AnimalsWildlifeWildlife Rehabilitation
Putting an active spin on the Monster-In-The-Closet story, The Creepy Case Files of Margo Maloo, written and illustrated by Drew Weing, humanizes monsters and presents kids with challenging and irresistible…
Tags: Acceptance of OthersCourageDrew WeingGraphic NovelsIllustrationKristin WaldMonstersOlder Elementary
As big fans of the Zita the Spacegirlseries, as well as Little Robot, our entire family was excited to receive Ben Hatke’s new graphic novel, Mighty Jack. I’d read that it was loosely based on Jack & The Beanstalk,…
Tags: AdventureAutismBen HatkeDragonsGraphic NovelsIllustrationKristin WaldOlder Elementary
Families and classrooms familiar with the traditional counting song “Over in the Meadow” will love trying out this creative version that can be read or sung. Author and educator Marianne Berkes has several versions…
Tags: ActivitiesAnimalsBaby AnimalsEarly ElementaryIllustrationJill DubinKristin WaldMarianne BerkesPreschoolersWild AnimalsZoos
Most children learn that birds TWEET and occasionally QUACK. But John Himmelman’s Noisy Bird Sing-Alongwill expand their bird vocabulary with its fully illustrated pages. This is a colorful, fun, active book for…
Tags: BirdsEarly ElementaryJohn HimmelmanKristin WaldNonfictionPreschoolers
Following in the tradition of storytelling as a vehicle to share information about the world around us, High Tide for Horseshoe Crabs teaches readers with the seasonal cycle of horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay. The…
Tags: Alan MarksDelaware BayEarly ElementaryHorseshoe CrabsIllustrationKristin WaldLife CycleLisa Kahn SchnellMarine AnimalsNatureNature BooksPreschoolersWildlife
Butterfly Counting is much more than a colorful counting book. It is a butterfly-focused collection of gorgeous artwork, a language book, and a mini-encyclopedia of facts about butterflies, moths, a grasshopper, and…
Tags: ButterfliesCountingIllustrationInsectsJerry PallottaKristin WaldPreschoolersShennen BersaniWild Animals
By JESSICA ALMY As in years past, we are celebrating Vegbooks’ birthday by sharing with you our favorite books for kids of the same age. This year we’re turning six, and without further ado, we present our top picks…
Tags: Best Books for Vegetarian KidsBooks for Vegetarian KidsDeborah UnderwoodEarly ElementaryHoma WoodrumJennifer KaliKristin WaldRaising Vegan KidsSarah StewartSeriesVegan Childrens BooksVegetarian Children
Goofy, gross, wonderfully fun, and always informative, the graphic encyclopedia of body parts and functions that Maris Wicks has created in Human Body Theateris a must-have for any family with kids interested in…
Tags: AnatomyAnimalsHuman BodyIllustrationKristin WaldMaris WicksOlder Elementary
Using what we’ve learned to hate about rats, DIRTY RATS?, leads us from familiar (disgusted!) territory to cute, helpful, furry territory with interesting facts and adorable images of many different kinds of rats.…
Tags: Adam GustavsonDarrin LundeEarly ElementaryIssues Facing WildlifeKristin WaldRatsUrban WildlifeWild Animals
Fable Comics, a collection of 28 re-envisioned, sometimes recast, and most definitely re-illustrated fables is recommended for ages 7-10. This wide range of artists and fables, edited by Chris Duffy, makes for both…
Tags: Chris DuffyFablesGeorge O'ConnorJaime HernandezJennifer L. MeyerKristin WaldMaris WicksOlder ElementarySophie GoldsteinUlises Farina
This straightforward telling of Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees by Franck Prévot, is accompanied by colorful and beautiful illustrations by Aurélia Fronty that help set the tone of hope and…
Tags: ActivismAurélia FrontyBiographyEnvironmentFemale ProtagonistFranck PrévotHuman RightsKristin WaldNobel Peace PrizeSocial Justice
A gorgeous and detailed new book from Dawn Publications makes sure that we know it’s not only “still waters” that run deep — prairies have a lot going on beneath the surface as well! The Prairie That Nature Built…
Tags: AnimalsBirdsCathy MorrisonEarly ElementaryEcosystemsKristin WaldMarybeth LorbieckiNatureNature Booksnature books for kidsPrairie DogsPrairiesPreschoolers
What more can be said about Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone? The obsessively beloved first book of the seven book series has been dissected and read and re-read since it first burst onto the Young Adult…
Tags: Animals in CaptivityBullyingCaptive WildlifeDepictions of Meat in BooksEmpathyFantasyJ.K. RowlingKristin WaldMagicOlder ElementarySeriesWizards
Proving that bears are much more than inspiration for cuddly stuffed animals to fall asleep with, Wild About Bears,a beautiful nonfiction children’s book by Jeannie Brett, sets out to educate readers about the eight…
Tags: BearsBrown BearsEarly ElementaryIllustrationJeannie BrettKristin WaldNonfictionPolar Bears