Review By JENNIFER KALI We’ve been reading this book a lot lately. We picked it up at a garage sale over the summer, but it wasn’t until recently that my 2.5 year old became interested in it. The book depicts many different types of families. Families shown in the book are mixed race, two mom, two dad, single [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Grandparents'
Who’s in a Family?
February 12th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Books
Tags:Animal Families·Diverse Families·Divorce·Father's Day·Fathers·Good for Toddlers·Grandparents·Jennifer Kali·Mother's Day·Mothers·Preschoolers·Robert Skutch·Two-Dad Families·Two-Mom Families
How to Take Your Grandmother to the Museum
February 4th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By HOMA WOODRUM How to Take Your Grandmother to the Museum is written by Lois Wyse and Molly Rose Goldman and illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay (the illustrator of the lovely Houndsley and Catina series previously reviewed on Vegbooks). I was drawn to this book when searching for other books by the illustrator and couldn’t [...]
Tags:Bugs·Dinosaurs·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Grandparents·Homa Woodrum·Lois Wyse·Marie-Louise Gay·Molly Rose Goldman·Natural History·Space·Wildlife
The Whales’ Song
January 27th, 2012 · No Comments · Books
Review By LISA ONYKAHONIE This beautiful little story book is lovely to read aloud to young children. It’s about the relationship between Lilly, her grandmother, and the whales who appear at the ocean nearby, to sing their mysterious and haunting songs. Grumpy Great Uncle Fredrick reminds Lilly and her grandmother that whales were hunted for [...]
Tags:Activities·Dyan Sheldon·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Grandparents·Lisa Onykahonie·Marine Animals·Marine Mammals·Preschoolers·Whales·Whaling
Gabby and Grandma Go Green
July 21st, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Author and illustrator Monica Wellington’s Gabby and Grandma Go Green is a very sweet book for young children about, yes, going green. Little Gabby and her grandma spend the day together sewing reusable cloth bags, heading to the recycling center, going to the grocery store and declining the proffered grocery bag, shopping [...]
Tags:Depictions of Dairy in Books·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Female Protagonist·Grandparents·Jennifer Gannett·Library·Monica Wellington·Preschoolers·Recycling
The Story of the Easter Robin
April 9th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By BEN DEVRIES Christian children’s books about the biblical story of Easter or the animals we culturally associate with the celebration today (bunnies, chicks, etc.) are plentiful. But books which are true to the original message of Christ’s resurrection and also communicate a message of genuine concern for animals are hard to find. Because [...]
Tags:Anna Vojtech·Ben DeVries·Birds·Christian Vegetarians·Christianity·Dandi Daley Mackall·Early Elementary·Easter·Eggs·Female Protagonist·Grandparents·Holidays·Jesus·Religion·Religious Books
Anh’s Anger
January 20th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL Anh is a young Vietnamese boy happily building his tower of blocks when he is asked to stop to eat the dinner his grandfather cooked. After repeated requests, Anh reluctantly stops building, but is suddenly ambushed by tears followed by anger. He lashes out at Grandfather who attempts to comfort him. [...]
Tags:Anger·Christiane Kromer·Compassion·Early Elementary·Emotion·Gail Silver·Grandparents·Huyen MacMichael·Illustration·Kindness·Meditation·Multicultural·Preschoolers·Zen Teachings
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