507 Vegbooks reviews tagged Preschoolers.
Author and illustrator Eric Carle has an extensive body of work that is well known to those with children or even those who have set foot in the children’s section of any American bookstore or library. A brief…
Tags: ConsumerismDucksEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentEric CarleGlobalizationGood for ToddlersHuman RightsJennifer GannettPreschoolers
The love of all things princess has driven saner parents than me crazy, so when my daughter started talking about Belle, Cinderella, and the rest of the Disney clan (despite having never seen the movies), I knew I…
Tags: 1980s Childrens LiteratureAnimal CareBabette ColeDragonsEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistFeminismIndependencePreschoolersPrincess
I wouldn’t normally review a series-based publication, like those of the “Let’s-Read-And-Find-Out Science” compilation (although many of their titles are quite interesting), but this particular one is dietary…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinDairyEarly ElementaryMarine MammalsPreschoolersveganVegan Childrens Booksvegan kidsVegan ParentingWhales
Kiddo has a couple books that will bring me to tears, and Mutt Dog!by Stephen Michael King is one of them. The book’s sensitive approach to homelessness, human and canine, and its happy ending get me every time. Mutt…
Tags: AdoptionDogsEarly ElementaryHomelessnessKIND Children's Honor BooksPreschoolersSocial Justice
Jane Thayer and Lisa McCue’s picture book The Puppy Who Wanted a Boyis a tribute to the love between dogs and their boys. All Petey, the puppy-protagonist of the book, wants for Christmas is a boy — but his mother…
Tags: ChristmasCompanion AnimalsDogsEarly ElementaryHoliday BooksJane ThayerLisa McCuePreschoolers
When I found out my daughter’s camp was taking a field trip to the National Zoo, a facility that still keeps elephants and uses free contact to handle them, I knew I had to take action. Happily, the wonderful parents…
Tags: ActivismAndy Ellisanimal rightsAnimal SufferingAnimal Welfare Books for KidsAnimals in CaptivityFemale ProtagonistPreschoolersZoo
Nothing says summer like spending time at the beach. Lucky Jim Arnosky and his wife, Deanna, had the difficult task of visiting 26 different beaches along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts – for “research” purposes, of…
Tags: BeachCarolyn M. MullinEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksJim ArnoskyMarine AnimalsOceanPreschoolers
What happens when you take an arrogant jungle lion and put him in a circus? He finds that he much preferred life in the jungle, and he returns with a new, more refined attitude toward his animal neighbors. In Deep in…
Tags: Animal LiberationCircusCommunityDan YaccarinoEarly ElementaryJacqueline BodnarLionsPreschoolersRespect for Nature
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
While in school, were you ever challenged by a language arts teacher to create a poem that fashioned the outline of a shape? Joyce Sidman and Michelle Berg have taken the concept of concrete poetry, also known as…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinConcrete PoetryDogsEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksHenry Bergh Award WinnerPreschoolersPuppy
Anne Miranda’s brilliant spoof of Mother Goose’s not-so-vegetarian-friendly nursery rhyme “To Market, To Market” is full of humor and compassion, teaching kids that animals make better companions than they do food.…
Tags: ALA Notable Children's booksAnne MirandaBest Books for Vegetarian KidsFarmed AnimalsFemale ProtagonistGood for ToddlersHealthy LivingJanet StevensPreschoolersveganVegetarianVegetarian Kids Books
Why vegetables have a bad rap amongst the younger crowd, I haven’t the faintest idea. Even when the school cafeteria overcooked the broccoli, I enjoyed it. Maybe that’s because vegetables were a rarity in my Mexican…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinEarly ElementaryGail GibbonsHealthy EatingHealthy LivingPreschoolersVegetable BooksVegetables
Farm animals are nothing short of magnificent. Seemingly, they’re more esoteric than our household companion animals, but friendlier and more approachable than say wildlife from the African savannah. Perhaps that’s…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinChickensCoffee Table BooksCowsEarly ElementaryFarmed AnimalsGoatsMaya GottfriedOlder ElementaryPigsPoetryPreschoolersTurkeys
If you are familiar with any of John Lithgow’s books, you may already know that they are usually a bit quirky. But that’s just what kids seem to love about them. He writes books that are fun and humorous, and that…
Tags: Animal CareBaby BookCompanion AnimalsDogsGood for ToddlersJacqueline BodnarPreschoolers
This beautifully illustrated book by Stephen Huneck follows Sally the black dog as she accidentally embarks on a hot air balloon adventure. It’s hard not to fall in love with Mr. Huneck’s technique, which he…
Tags: AdventureBraveryDepictions of Meat in BooksDogsEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistPreschoolersStephen Huneck
My kids immediately fell in love with this book, and it quickly became one of their favorites. The story, written by talented actor and author John Lithgow, takes you along on a fun journey of a pancake being made by…
Tags: Early ElementaryFoxesJacqueline BodnarJohn LithgowPancakesPreschoolers
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
In Duck Soup by Jackie Urbanovic, all of Max’s friends believe he must have fallen into a pot of soup he was preparing. Frantic to get their friend out of the pot of soup, they strain it and search for him in all of…
Tags: Animals as FoodConsumption of AnimalsDucksEarly ElementaryJackie UrbanovicJacqueline BodnarPreschoolers
A wide range of dinosaurs — from Euoplocephalus to Parasaurolophus — model behavior, good and bad, toward their cats. Kids will learn to clean the litter box, pay attention to their feline friends, and be gentle. The…
Tags: CatsCompanion AnimalsCompassion. KindnessDinosaursGood for ToddlersJane YolenMark TeaguePreschoolers
Billy the baby bunny is on the hunt for a “magical flying creature” called a butterfly. Together with his friends — a nuthatch, field mouse, and a black-nosed mole — he looks in the daffodils and the sweetbriar bush,…
Tags: Good for ToddlersGrasshoppersLadybugsNature BooksPreschoolersRabbitsRespect for Nature
Pamela the clever cow will stop at nothing for her favorite fruit: pears. This is a cute story about a determined cow who overcomes all efforts to restrain her. The people (from whom Pamela steals the pears) try…
Tags: Bruce WhatleyCowsEarly ElementaryFarmed AnimalsFruitHuyen MacMichaelJackie FrenchPreschoolers
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
Famous for timeless works such as Jumanji, Zathura and The Polar Express, Chris Van Allsburg brings his exquisite artwork and poignant words to the pages of Just a Dream, an environmental tale cloaked in the guise of…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinChris Van AllsburgEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentEnvironmental Children's LiteratureFishingPreschoolers