Review By HOMA WOODRUM Billie the Unicorn by Brianne Brouhard is a vividly illustrated story set in what we learn is a world where unicorns grow plants and flowers. Billie is a little blue unicorn who seems to continually long for different pastures. She tends a cornfield but ventures into the forest to learn from her cousins [...]
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Billie the Unicorn
January 25th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Books
Tags:Animals in Captivity·Brianne Brouhard·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Garden·Gardening·Homa Woodrum·Illustration·Unicorn
All Kinds of Kisses
January 16th, 2012 · 8 Comments · Books
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 [...]
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
Just a Second
December 31st, 2011 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY I remember the long stretch of days when I was a kid, how summer seemed endless, and that we settled into games quickly enough to (nearly) finish them in twenty minutes of recess. Looking back, I think that time seemed different then, possibly because of my point of reference — only a few [...]
Tags:Animals·Birds·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Human Body·Illustration·Natural History·Nature Books·Preschoolers·Steve Jenkins
Tyrannosaurus Drip
December 29th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By LISA ONYKAHONIE 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 their nest. The story is similar in many ways to the Ugly Duckling. Poor [...]
Tags:David Roberts·Dinosaurs·Illustration·Julia Donaldson·Lisa Onykahonie·Preschoolers·T Rex·Vegetarian Protagonist
The Twin Giants
December 19th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT 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 vegetarian. This difference is woven throughout the telling of their story in The Twin Giants. [...]
Tags:Brothers·Dick King-Smith·Early Elementary·Giants·Humor·Illustration·Jennifer Gannett·Mini Grey·Siblings·Vegetarian Protagonist
Cassandra’s Angel
December 13th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By KRISTIN WALD Considering the many directions children are pushed towards and pulled from, it’s important to remember what a bad day feels like to a child. Cassandra’s Angel, written by Gina Otto, serves as a reminder to adults of the stresses during a child’s day. Even more importantly, this book emphasizes self-reliance and confidence for [...]
Tags:Angels·Confidence·Early Elementary·Encouragement·Gina Otto·Illustration·Kristin Wald·Preschoolers·Self-Acceptance·Trudy Joost
A Starlit Snowfall
December 11th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER KALI I received this book as a review copy. It is the story of two friends making plans as winter approaches. Bear has a nice warm cave and invites Rabbit to stay with him until spring arrives. Rabbit says no at first, enjoying the freedom of the brisk fall mornings. But then the first frost of [...]
Tags:Bears·Early Elementary·Friendship·Illustration·Interspecies Friendship·Jennifer Kali·Jerry Pinkney·Nancy Willard·Preschoolers·Rabbits·Seasons·Snow·Winter
The Mountain that Loved a Bird
December 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT When a bird named Joy alights for a rest on a bare, lonely mountain in the middle of nowhere, their conversation sets in motion a series of events that will forever change the mountain. Alice McLerran’s The Mountain that Loved a Bird is the tender, touching tale of a friendship that [...]
Tags:Alice McLerran·Birds·Early Elementary·Eric Carle·Friendship·Illustration·Jennifer Gannett·Wildlife
The Vegetarian Lion
December 1st, 2011 · 3 Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER KALI 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 because he bides his time with other vegetarian animals like [...]
Tags:Animals·Differences·Early Elementary·Illustration·Jennifer Kali·Kristen Stein·Lions·Preschoolers·Vegetarian·Vegetarian Kids Books·Vegetarian Protagonist
Maggie’s Second Chance
November 28th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT As soon as a review copy of Maggie’s Second Chance: A Gentle Dog’s Rescue arrived, I looked through it and knew that Gryphon Press had another wonderful title with the release of this fantastic book. However, the true test is that of the intended audience, and in this case, the book [...]
Tags:Animal Adoption·Animal Rescue·Animal Shelters·Books that Teach Character·Books that Teach Empathy·Companion Animals·Dogs·Early Elementary·Illustration·Jennifer Gannett·Joe Hyatt·Nancy Furstinger
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