Review By HOMA WOODRUM 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, however, is that the animals featured are all connected by living on the same farm, ending with the human mother [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Farmed Animals'
All Kinds of Kisses
January 16th, 2012 · 8 Comments · Books
Tags:Animal Families·Animals·Baby Book·Chickens·Farm·Farmed Animals·Farming·Good for Toddlers·Homa Woodrum·Illustration·Mother's Day·Mothers·Nancy Tafuri·Pigs·Preschoolers·Sheep
Turk and Runt
November 5th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Wishbone Farm is a popular place come fall. Pumpkins abound in October. Apples are ripe for the picking. And in November, the public is on the hunt for the perfect turkey. But it seems that only Runt, the smallest turkey of his four-member family understands what that means. His brother [...]
Tags:Autumn·Carolyn M. Mullin·Early Elementary·Fall·Farmed Animals·Lisa Wheeler·Preschoolers·Thanksgiving·Thanksgiving Books for Vegetarian Kids·Turkeys
Lucky Pigs
September 12th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL 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 biographies geared for adults (Ninety-Five and Farm Sanctuary) and a lovely collection of poetic [...]
Tags:Early Elementary·factory farming·Farmed Animals·Gestation Crates·Huyen MacMichael·Pigs·Preschoolers·Susan Rooker
Chickens to the Rescue
August 23rd, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT When the typical order of daily events breaks down on a farm, some atypical helpers emerge in Chickens to the Rescue. Silly events develop as the helpful poultry assist in all quarters. Watch fell down a well? Too tired to make dinner? Homework eaten by the dog? Duck absconded in a [...]
Tags:Chickens·Early Elementary·Farm·Farmed Animals·Humor·Jennifer Gannett·John Himmelman·Preschoolers
Beautiful Yetta: The Yiddish Chicken
June 26th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT If you love chicken books like I love chicken books, then Beautiful Yetta: The Yiddish Chicken is one to add to your shelves. When I read a children’s book about chickens, even if it is humorous, I pay attention to see if the author is thinking of the chickens’ perspective or [...]
Tags:Animals as Food·Brooklyn·Chickens·Daniel Pinkwater·Early Elementary·Farmed Animals·Humor·Jennifer Gannett·Jewish Culture·Jill Pinkwater·Parrots·Preschoolers·Spanish
Hogwash
June 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By ROBYN MOORE 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 including the dogs, cats, goats, cows, ducks and pigs. However, the pigs [...]
Tags:Bath·Dirt·Early Elementary·Farm·Farmed Animals·Humor·Karma Wilson·Pigs·Preschoolers·Robyn Moore
Henrietta and the Golden Eggs
June 1st, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Any book that begins with the unlovely depiction of life on a factory farm, such as this one which opens, “once upon a time, there were three thousand three hundred and thirty-three chickens who lived in a great big chicken house…” has my rapt attention from the start. In Henrietta and the [...]
Tags:Animals·Chickens·Early Elementary·Eggs·factory farming·Farm·Farmed Animals·Hanna Johansen·Hens·Industrial Farming·Jennifer Gannett·Kathi Bhend
Animals that Changed the World
May 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN When I was a kid, I had no idea what the Silk Road was, much less the dramatic impact animals have had in shaping our world. In Animals that Changed the World, author Keltie Thomas brings to life not only the ancient travels along the Silk Road and other historical [...]
Tags:Animals·Animals as Food·Beavers·Captive Wildlife·Carolyn M. Mullin·Climate Change·Elephants·Farmed Animals·Fish·Guinea Pigs·History·Idioms·Keltie Thomas·Mosquitos·Older Elementary·Wildlife
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