16 Vegbooks reviews tagged Vegetarian Characters.
Red Dragon can’t wait to meet his new neighbors. Plus, he is starving. But he knows that the sight of a red dragon might scare them, so he puts on disguises. This is where your kid can really have fun putting the…
Tags: Books for Vegetarian KidsDiane VukovicDragonsEarly ElementaryHealthy EatingJonathan AllenPortrayal of Vegetarians in BooksPreschoolersStephen WhyllieVegetablesVegetarian Characters
I had to say “of course” when offered a review copy of Bronto & the Pterodactyl Eggs because my son and daughter are big dinosaur fans. The watercolor and ink illustrations by Charlotte Vivian Rodenberg are sweet and…
Tags: ApatosaurusCharlotte Vivian RodenbergDinosaursEggsHoma WoodrumIllustrationPreschoolersPterodactylVegetarian CharactersVegetarian Protagonist
For those parents who want a good message regarding our relationship with animals, Harmony on the Farm makes a solid choice. The book follows Harmony, a young girl, who visits her grandparents’ farm. Only the farm is…
Tags: AnimalsAnimals as FoodBooks for Vegetarian KidsCompassionDepictions of Meat in BooksEarly ElementaryFarmed AnimalsFemale ProtagonistGrandparentsJacqueline BodnarJess YeomansMeatMeat-eatingPortrayal of Vegetarians in BooksPreschoolersSean R. SmithVegetarianVegetarian CharactersVegetarian ChildrenVegetarian Kids Books
Authored by humane educator extraordinaire Zoe Weil, Claude and Medeatraces the compassionate awakening of two twelve year olds. Both students at a prestigious private school in Manhattan, Claude comes from a…
Tags: Animal RescueAnimal Researchanimal rightsDogsHumane EducationJennifer GannettOlder ElementaryPortrayal of Vegetarians in BooksRatsVegetarian CharactersVegetarian ProtagonistZoe Weil
Tyrannosaurus Drip is a lovely rhyming story with great illustrations for young children. It’s all about a vegetarian duckbill dinosaur called Drip who ends up being raised by a T Rex family, after his egg lands in…
Tags: David RobertsDinosaursIllustrationJulia DonaldsonLisa OnykahoniePreschoolersT RexVegetarian CharactersVegetarian Protagonist
Lottavim and Normus are twin brothers who also happen to be giants. They are closely bonded best friends who do everything together but there is one difference between them: Lottavim likes meat and Normus is a…
Tags: BrothersDick King-SmithEarly ElementaryGiantsHumorIllustrationJennifer GannettMini GreySiblingsVegetarian CharactersVegetarian Protagonist
I had such high hopes for this book. It’s the story of a lion that is a little different. He doesn’t like to eat meat and would rather eat vegetables instead. He is a loner amongst his lion friends, but that’s okay…
Tags: AnimalsDifferencesEarly ElementaryIllustrationJennifer KaliKristen SteinLionsPreschoolersVegetarianVegetarian CharactersVegetarian Kids BooksVegetarian Protagonist
On vacation recently, I stopped into an independent bookshop that exclusively catered to children’s books and let them know I was looking for charming chapter books. Moments later I had a number of books to choose…
Tags: Books for Vegetarian KidsCatsChapter BooksCompanion AnimalsDepiction of Vegetarian Food in BooksDogsEarly ElementaryFriendshipHoma WoodrumJames HoweMarie-Louise GayPreschoolersVegetarian Characters
Kiddo and I love the humorous title of this chapter book by Christine McDonnell, and we now often refer to tofu (one of our favorite foods) as “toad food.” Vegetarian kids will get a kick out of how Leo Nolan, an…
Tags: Chapter BooksChristine McDonnellDepiction of Vegetarian Food in BooksDiane deGroatEarly ElementaryG. Brian KarasOlder ElementaryTofuVegetarian Characters
If I had the chance to modify the lyrics to The Sound of Music’s My Favorite Things, I’d be sure to list “finding random children’s animal rightsy books at the library” as one of them. I just recently scored this…
Tags: Animal Rescueanimal rightsAnimal Rights Books for KidsBest Books for Vegetarian KidsCarolyn M. MullinChapter BooksClaudia MillsDissectionFemale ProtagonistOlder Elementaryveganvegan kidsVegetarian CharactersVegetarian Kids BooksVegetarian Protagonist
The Secret Life of Mitch Spinach begins in the cafeteria, where Mitch’s classmates are eating the standard American diet of pizza, French fries, and chicken fingers (this is a sad commentary on our schools today,…
Tags: ActivitiesAndrea VitaliAnimal RescueBooks for Vegetarian KidsCatsEarly ElementaryFruitsHealthy ChoicesHealthy EatingHealthy LivingHillary FeerickJeff HillenbrandJoel FuhrmanOlder ElementaryPreschoolersRobyn MooreSmoothiesveganVegetablesVegetarian CharactersVegetarian Kids BooksVegetarian Protagonist
Ready for a quirky, silly, veggie read? Then dig your fangs, I mean teeth, into J.otto Seibold and Siobhan Vivian’s picture book Vunce Upon a Time, starring a gentle soul named Dagmar who just so happens to be a…
Tags: Early ElementaryGardeningHalloweenHumorJ.otto SeiboldPreschoolersSiobhan VivianVampiresVegetarianVegetarian CharactersVegetarian Protagonist
Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo is a series of books about a young girl. In Free the Worms, she is at odds with the notion that she is a vegetarian and her teacher wants the class to gather worms to feed to the classroom…
Tags: Animal LiberationFemale ProtagonistJacqueline BodnarMeat-eatingNancy KrulikOlder ElementaryVegetarian CharactersVegetarian Protagonist
One of the things that many children seem to go through while growing up is a phase of liking dinosaurs. In Trouble at the Dinosaur Caféby Brian Moses, a group of vegetarian dinosaurs are dining in a restaurant when…
Tags: Best Books for Vegetarian KidsBrian MosesDinosaursJacqueline BodnarVegetarian CharactersVegetarian Kids Books
“Fish are friends, not food!” No wonder PETA loved this animated flick aimed at the preschool and early elementary crowd. While parts were scary for my kiddo, she empathized with the plight of fish in captivity,…
Tags: Animals as FoodAnimals in CaptivityEarly ElementaryFishFishingMovies for Vegetarian KidsOlder ElementaryPETAPortrayal of Vegetarians in FilmVegetarian Characters
Herb the Vegetarian Dragon is a tale of dragons and knights, meat eaters and vegetarians, and one brave child. Herb spends his days quietly gardening in the company of a small girl. The king, tired of the meat eating…
Tags: Books for Vegetarian KidsDebbie HarterEarly ElementaryHealthy LivingHerb the Vegetarian DragonJennifer GannettJules BassMedievalVegetarian CharactersVegetarian Protagonist