32 Vegbooks reviews tagged Picture Book.
The story of SAVING EMMA THE PIG is the first in a new picture book series based on John Chester’s short films about The Biggest Little Farm. Now a children’s book author, Chester is an Emmy Winning documentary…
Tags: John ChesterPicture BookSaving Emma The Pigsmall farmsThe Biggest Little Farmyoung readers
MOUNTAIN CHEF, written by Annette Bay Pimentel and illustrated by Rich Lo, details the essential role of Tie Sing, a Chinese-American chef who accompanied millionaire Stephen Mather on a high-end camping trip for a…
Tags: Annette Bay PimentelCharlesbridgeMountain ChefNational Park ServicePicture BookRead AloudRich LoTie Singyoung readers
The latest in Liza Gardner Walsh’s Fairy-themed picture books is HOW DO FAIRIES HAVE FUN IN THE SUN? is a joyful romp through warm weather activities that early readers will love. Following the same rhyming question…
Tags: Downeast BooksEarly ReadersFairiesHazel MitchellHow Do Fairies Have Fun in the Sun?Liza Gardner WalshPicture Booksummer activities
After reading Cheryl Bardoe’s BEHOLD THE BEAUTIFUL DUNG BEETLE, you’ll have a newfound appreciation and admiration for the insects. The book, recently out in paperback, details the three types of dung beetles:…
Tags: Alan MarksBehold the Beautiful Dung BeetleCharlesbridge PublishingCheryl BardoeDung BeetleEarly ReadersPicture Bookpreschool
A PLACE TO START A FAMILY, by David Harrison, is a collection of 12 poems about animals and the homes they build. Separated into sections for builders underground, on land, in water, and in air, the poems focus on…
Tags: A Place to Start a FamilyDavid HarrisonEarly ElementaryEarly ReadersGiles LarochePicture BookPoems
I received A Penguin Named Patience from Sleeping Bear Press as a review copy. I’ve never seen a picture book that ties in with Hurricane Katrina and it must be a sign that I’m getting older when books are made to…
Tags: Captive WildlifeEarly ElementaryHoma WoodrumHurricane KatrinaLisa AnchinPenguinsPicture BookSuzanne Lewis
For any child who has compared herself to an older sibling or cousin and felt letdown, there is Prickly Rose. As a follow-up to Sitka Rose, a tall-tale about an adventurous young woman in rhyming verse, Prickly…
Tags: Early ElementaryJudy LoveKristin WaldPicture BookPreschoolersShelley GillTall Tales
A fellow Pollination Project awardee, David Walega, is a new acquaintance of mine who runs Art for Animals’ Sake, an organization which strives to inspire a message of compassion through teaching artistic skills as a…
Tags: ArtBirdsDavid WalegaIllustrationKrystal KelleyPicture BookPreschoolers