34 Vegbooks reviews tagged Pigs.
What a cute book! My nine-month-old received this as a gift recently and he loves it. It’s a finger puppet book of the classic rhyme. My son alternates between giggling at the wiggly piggies and wanting to eat them.…
Tags: Baby BookBooks for Vegetarian KidsGood for ToddlersJennifer KaliNursery RhymesPigs
I have fond memories of watching the animated “Charlotte’s Web” movie as a kid. In particular I’ve always remembered Templeton at the fair gorging himself on everything in sight. I promised my four-year-old daughter…
Tags: DeathEarly ElementaryFamily MoviesJennifer KaliJulia RobertsOprah WinfreyPigsPreschoolersRobert Redford
We’ve decided to enter the world of chapter books with our four-year-old. Since I have a fear of spiders, Charlotte’s Web came up in conversation one night, so we started with this one. I remember fondly this book…
Tags: Animals as FoodChapter BooksDeathE.B. WhiteEarly ElementaryFarmed AnimalsJennifer KaliPigsPreschoolersRead AloudSpiders
I’m in love with the vegan community. It’s a richly creative and ingenuitive one that is continuously finding new ways to help animals, raise awareness about animal suffering and facilitate a person’s transition to a…
Tags: Animal RescueAnimalsBest Books for Vegetarian KidsCarolyn M. MullinCompassionDan BodensteinEarly ElementaryFarmed AnimalsPigsPreschoolersRon RobrahnveganVegan Childrens BooksVegan ProtagonistVegetarian
Pigmares: Porcine Poems of the Silver Screen, written and illustrated by Doug Cushman, is the perfect blend of silly and classic horror. With characters like Pigzilla, Pig Kong, and even Dr. Hogwell and Mr. Pigg,…
Tags: Doug CushmanEarly ElementaryHalloweenKristin WaldOlder ElementaryPigsRhymeRhyming BooksSilly Books
Huff & Puff is a twist on a classic fairy tale. We all know the story about the three little pigs and the wolf who huffed and puffed. This story features the same cast of characters, but the main character, the wolf,…
Tags: Classic Fairy TalesClaudia RuedaEarly ElementaryFairy TalesGood for ToddlersPigsPreschoolersRobyn MooreWolves
It’s probably inevitable that a book on factory farming will elicit strong reactions from vegetarian and vegan families, and no doubt some people will have a quarrel with Old MacDonald Has No Farm … ee-i-anymore.The…
Tags: Animals as FoodChickensCowsDepictions of AnimalsEarly Elementaryfactory farmingFarmFarmed AnimalsKathy CoughlinPigs
Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate Di Camillo (of The Tale of Despereaux fame) and illustrated by Chris Van Dusen is the first of what is currently a six book series centered around the exuberant pig Mercy Watson.…
Tags: Chapter BooksChris Van DusenEarly ElementaryHoma WoodrumHumorIllustrationInterspecies FriendshipKate Di CamilloPigsPreschoolersRead AloudSeriesUnconditional Love
Surprisingly dark for a family film, “Babe: Pig in the City” didn’t please all the fans of the first “Babe” movie who had so eagerly awaited the sequel. Still, animal rights advocates will find much to like in the…
Tags: 1990s MoviesCatsDiscriminationDogsEarly ElementaryFamily MoviesHomeless AnimalsPigsVivisection
A delectable, veg-friendly story about a wicked witch named Gritch who gets a craving for piggie pie. Of course the witch is not veg-friendly, but we can happily cheer on the clever piggies as they outsmart her. The…
Tags: Early ElementaryHoward FineHumorHuyen MacMichaelIllustrationsMargie PalatiniPigsWitches
Lavishly illustrated, All Kinds of Kisses by Caldecott Medalist Nancy Tafuri is a big and bright book that follows animal parents kissing their babies. The unifying narrative that is noteworthy for veg parents,…
Tags: Animal FamiliesAnimalsBaby BookChickensFarmFarmed AnimalsFarmingGood for ToddlersHoma WoodrumIllustrationMother's DayMothersNancy TafuriPigsPreschoolersSheep
I was really excited about a true farm sanctuary pig story for children. (They are so few and far between considering how many amazing farm animal biographies are out there.) There are some really great farm animal…
Tags: Early Elementaryfactory farmingFarmed AnimalsGestation CratesHuyen MacMichaelPigsPreschoolersSusan Rooker
Mo Willems is a favorite children’s author in our house. We have most of the books in his “Elephant and Piggie” series, and they always make for a fun read. In Pigs Make Me Sneeze, when Gerald the elephant is…
Tags: Early ElementaryEarly ReadersElephantsMo WillemsPiggie and ElephantPigsPreschoolersSandi Lancaster
This colorful picture book by Judy Sierra and Jesse Sweetwater brings to life a folktale from Bali, in which a dancing pig saves twin girls from an ogress. Using bold illustrations and expressive language, The…
Tags: BaliEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistFrogsJesse SweetwaterJudy SierraMicePigsPreschoolers
Kids will laugh aloud as they turn the pages of Hogwash. It’s silly and funny, and it has an important message about respecting animals for who they are. In the story, Farmer decides to bathe all of his animals…
Tags: DirtEarly ElementaryFarmFarmed AnimalsHumorKarma WilsonPigsPreschoolersRobyn Moore
Kiddo and I were surprised that I hadn’t reviewed Tuesday for Vegbooks. We love this book, because as kiddo puts it, “It’s funny and strange.” With few words and very detailed illustrations, David Wiesner has crafted…
Tags: 1990s BooksCaldecott MedalDavid WeisnerDogsEarly ElementaryFrogsHumorIllustrationMysteryNearly Wordless BooksPigsPreschoolers
When I learned that dramatist David Mamet had penned Henrietta, the story of a pig who goes to law school, I was very excited to get my hands on a copy of the story. I love pigs, I have enjoyed work by Mamet, and I…
Tags: AcademiaAnimal LawDavid MametDiscriminationEarly ElementaryEqualityFemale ProtagonistJennifer GannettLawLegalPigs
We’re going to have a hard time returning this book to the library. After having the book read to her once, kiddo was able to read it by herself, and she’s gotten in the habit over the past few weeks of reading it to…
Tags: ActivismEarly ReadersEco-Friendly Kids BooksElisa ChavarriEnvironmentEsmé Raji CodellFairy TalesPigsSolar PowerWolves
Having been bested by the pigs he was raising in The Great Pig Escape, Bert shows he is still holding a grudge against a certain segment of the porcine set in The Great Pig Search. When Bert and his wife Ethel…
Tags: Early ElementaryEileen ChristelowFarmed AnimalsFishJennifer GannettPigs
This is the cutest story about a woman named Ms. Taffy who calls in to a radio station with the correct answer and wins the pig prize. She mistakenly thinks she won a pig trinket to fit on her shelf with the rest of…
Tags: CitiesCommunityEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistHuyen MacMichaelIllustrationPigsPreschoolersSuzanne BloomUrban Living
Wow! I love David Wiesner’s work — Tuesday is a classic around these parts — and so I was delighted to discover the new-to-me title The Three Pigs at the library recently. This book won the 2002 Caldecott Medal, so…
Tags: Animal RescueCaldecott MedalClassic Fairy TalesDavid WiesnerEarly ElementaryFatePigsStorytellingWolves
Nicole Corse’s Pet Heroes is a short book of fourteen stories about animals who have acted heroically to save lives. Some are companion animals, and others trained service dogs who have been called to duty. While…
Tags: Companion AnimalsDogsEarly ElementaryEarly ReadersEmergenciesHeroesJennifer GannettPigsRabbitsRescue
Sarah Rudy’s slim paperback portrays a school-age boy’s crisis of faith in vegetarianism. While this book is likely to appeal only to a narrow subsection of vegetarians, it could serve as a helpful tool for parents…
Tags: ChickensCowsEarly ElementaryFarmed AnimalsHealthy LivingPeer PressurePigsSarah RudyveganVegetarian
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