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Entries Tagged as 'Controversial Kids Books'

Tadpole’s Promise

April 21st, 2011 · No Comments · Books

Review By JESSICA ALMY This book would make a fantastic gift for a dear friend going through a particularly hard breakup. But as a kids’ book? I’m skeptical. What I do know is that vegan and vegetarian kids are unlikely to enjoy the way this one ends. Like Lane Smith’s It’s a Book, this picture [...]

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It’s a Book

January 9th, 2011 · No Comments · Books

Review By JESSICA ALMY It’s hard to believe that people have called It’s a Book by Lane Smith subversive, simply because it uses a mild expletive. I can see calling this picture book (which I suspect is geared more to adults than children) crude, dumb, or mundane. But subversive should be reserved for books that [...]

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And Tango Makes Three

June 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books

Review By MARSHA RAKESTRAW Despite the unfortunate zoo setting (all the animals therein shown with happy smiles, of course), And Tango Makes Three, which is based on a true story, serves as touching celebration of love and of the rich diversity of families. Roy and Silo are two male penguins at the Central Park Zoo, [...]

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That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals

December 3rd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Books

Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Newcomer to the publishing world, illustrator and now author Ruby Roth is making waves with That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals: A Book About Vegans, Vegetarians, and All Living Things. Her stunning artwork mesmerizes readers with visits to the Amazon Rainforest and the marvels of the big blue ocean, all [...]

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