Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN It’s been five years since Hurricane Katrina first struck New Orleans. While much of the city seems to have recuperated, sections like the Lower Ninth Ward look more like untamed fields than once lively homesteads. And emotional stories like that of the Two Bobbies still sit with us, reminding us [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Animal Welfare Books for Kids'
Two Bobbies
September 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Tags:Animal Rescue·Animal Welfare Books for Kids·Carolyn M. Mullin·Chained Dogs·Companion Animals·Disasters·Early Elementary·Kirby Larson·Mary Nethery·Preschoolers
Cherry and Olive
August 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Move over Nikki McClure fans, there’s a new hot shot artist-author on the Vegbooks blog. He’s Parisian. A little dark. A little gothic. And he has my heart. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Benjamin Lacombe. Cherry, who doesn’t actually like the fruit she’s named after, is a plump, alienated child who [...]
Tags:Animal Shelters·Animal Welfare Books for Kids·Animals in Need·Benjamin Lacombe·Bravery·Carolyn M. Mullin·Companion Animals·Compassion·Dogs·Female Protagonist·Friendship·Illustration
When Lulu Went to the Zoo
July 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY 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 on the Vegetarian Resource Group’s parent listserv suggested I get my [...]
Tags:Activism·Andy Ellis·animal rights·Animal Suffering·Animal Welfare Books for Kids·Animals in Captivity·Female Protagonist·Preschoolers·Zoo
It’s Raining Cats and Cats
February 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT It’s Raining Cats and Cats illustrates– literally– how many kitties an unspayed cat can be responsible for! Jim and his mom bring their cat Molly home after she’s been spayed. Concerned when he notices her shaved belly, stitches and post-anesthesia wooziness, Jim questions his mother about why Molly had the operation. [...]
Tags:Animal Welfare Books for Kids·Cat Overpopulation·Cats·Good for Toddlers·Jennifer Gannett·KIND Children's Honor Books·Pet Overpopulation·Preschoolers·Spay
Annie and the Wild Animals
February 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Prolific, award-winning author and illustrator Jan Brett’s Annie and the Wild Animals is the lushly illustrated winter tale of a girl and her cat Taffy. When Taffy begins acting strangely and disappears in the deep of winter, lonely Annie tries to entice another animal into becoming her friend by setting corn [...]
Tags:Activities·Animal Welfare Books for Kids·Companion Animals·Female Protagonist·Good for Toddlers·Jan Brett·Jennifer Gannett·Preschoolers·Spay·Wildlife
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