Review By JESSICA ALMY Granny Gomez is an unlikely but formidable hero. The story opens with her enjoying her life and her peaceful house but craving a little companionship. She sets her sights on a traditional “pet” like a cat when her life unexpectedly collides with that of a piglet. At first she is resistant [...]
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Granny Gomez and Jigsaw
April 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books
Tags:animal rights·Best Books for Vegetarian Kids·Deborah Underwood·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Interspecies Friendship·Pig·Preschoolers·Scott Magoon·Vegan Childrens Books
A Pinky Is a Baby Mouse
November 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Inspired by the fact that a baby spiny anteater is a puggle (!), Pam Munoz Ryan wrote A Pinky Is a Baby Mouse to introduce young children to animal families ranging from spiders to lions. Her delightful text is accompanied by very detailed and realistic illustrations by Diane deGroat. I had [...]
Tags:Animal Families·Birds·Diane deGroat·Early Elementary·Fish·Frogs·Goats·Lion·Maine Animal Coalitiion·Moms and Babies·Mouse·Pam Munoz Ryan·Pig·Pigeon·Preschoolers·Snakes·Spiny Anteater·Wildlife·Wildlife Books for Kids·Zoo
Moo, Baa, La La La!
November 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Little kids seem to love Sandra Boynton’s board books. Of all of that kiddo had, this is my favorite, in part because it teaches about the sounds animals make (albeit from a pretty anglo perspective) but also because it pokes fun at the anthropomorphism of so many little kids books. The [...]
Tags:Baby Book·Board Book·Cats·Cows·Dogs·Farmed Animals·Illustration·Pig·Sandra Boynton·Sheep
Hubert the Pudge: A Vegetarian Tale
October 31st, 2009 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY This book by Henrik Drescher doesn’t beat around the bush. It’s the story of a horrible pudge processing farm where the animals are kept confined until it’s time for slaughter. Happily, one small pudge named Hubert escapes on the rare occasion that Farmer Jake lets the animals outside while he cleans [...]
Tags:animal rights·Early Elementary·factory farming·Healthy Living·Henrik Drescher·Illustration·Pig·vegan·Vegan Childrens Books·Vegetarian·Vegetarian Children·Vegetarian Kids Books
Animal Babies on the Farm
October 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY This is a book where the publisher compiled adorable photos of animals – with some close-ups worthy of Cute Overload – and added simple text. Each page is told from an animal’s perspective. How you’ll feel about this book ultimately depends on how you believe farmed animals should be portrayed. I [...]
Tags:Animal Babies on the Farm·Baby Book·Board Book·Chickens·Cows·factory farming·Farmed Animals·Horses·Momma Animals·Moms and Babies·Photos·Pig·Sheep·Vegetarian
Olivia
October 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY We love Olivia! This piglet is smart, funny, and just a little mischievous. She admires Degas, imitates Pollock, and dreams of performing in an opera. Adult readers will surely catch on that Ian Falconer’s protagonist Olivia is not in fact a pig but a little girl, but this book provides a [...]
Tags:animal intelligence·Early Elementary·factory farming·Female Protagonist·Ian Falconer·Olivia·Pig·Preschoolers·Vegetarian
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