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Entries Tagged as 'vegan kids'

Fred Eats a Pea

January 4th, 2012 · 6 Comments · Books

Review By HOMA WOODRUM This book tells the story of a real life dog named Fred who goes from a non-veg home to a vegan one when his caretaker, Gertie, becomes too ill to care for him. A large portion of the story sets up how Fred prefers people food over dog food but does [...]

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Standing Up to Mr. O.

February 19th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Books

Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN If I had the chance to modify the lyrics to The Sound of Music’s My Favorite Things, I’d be sure to list “finding random children’s animal rightsy books at the library” as one of them.  I just recently scored this little literary nibble. Claudia Mills’ Standing Up to Mr. O. [...]

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Tofu and T. rex

December 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By JENNIFER GANNETT After a botched attempt at activism involving her Texas school’s mascot (“a poor, ancient, drugged up steer” named Angus),the eighth-grade protagonist in Tofu and T. rex, Frederika Murchison-Kowalski, is sent to live with her grandfather and dinosaur-obsessed cousin in Chicago.  Freddie is a recent convert to veganism – formerly octo-lavo, she notes [...]

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Cows Are Vegetarians

September 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books

Review By JOHN MCINTYRE With a title like Cows Are Vegetarians, you would expect this book to tell you all about how cows eat grass all their lives. Fortunately, inside its cover is a message much more exciting and profound. Educating your kids about the vegan or vegetarian lifestyle can be tough at times, which [...]

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Baby Whales Drink Milk

July 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books

Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN I wouldn’t normally review a series-based publication, like those of the “Let’s-Read-And-Find-Out Science” compilation (although many of their titles are quite interesting), but this particular one is dietary ammunition in a vegan parent’s bookshelf. Drinking milk, particularly cows’ lacteal secretions, past infancy has become a given in human society. Looking [...]

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Eating Animals and Reading About Them

July 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books

Post By MICHAEL CROLAND In its May/June issue, The Horn Book (a leading journal about children’s literature) featured an article by vegetarian and children’s book author Jennifer Armstrong. Ms. Armstrong tackled the apparent inconsistency between feeding animals to children and teaching them to do the right thing by using animals as models for good behavior. [...]

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Wright on Time, Books 1 & 2

June 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Roadschooling (v.): a nomadic form of homeschooling. For the Wright Family, this educational path calls for a cross-country adventure – RV style – that will eventually span 50 chapter books, authored by Lisa M. Cottrell-Bentley and illustrated by Tanja Bauerle. Sister Nadia and her animated brother Aidan learn about the [...]

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I’m a Vegetarian

April 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By JACQUELINE BODNAR Not many books about vegetarianism are aimed specifically at the younger crowd. But I’m a Vegetarian: Amazing Facts and Ideas for Healthy Vegetarians by Ellen Schwartz does just that, being a book about vegetarianism specifically written for those ages 9-12. If you have a child in this age group, it may be a good idea [...]

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Chicken in the Kitchen

February 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By JESSICA ALMY Uh oh, I thought when I first viewed this title in our local library.  I’m going to hate this book. Happily, I soon discovered that no harm comes to the chicken in Tony Johnston and Eleanor Taylor’s silly book.  When she invades the dog’s kitchen, the canine doesn’t so much as [...]

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My Mom Eats Tofu

December 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Books

Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Summer is an easy-going and loving daughter, but she’s anxious about bringing a friend home to meet her mom and experience their alternative, green ways of living: eating vegan, composting, shopping at the farmer’s support, supporting the local co-op, among other health- and environmentally-conscious practices. Long story short, the friend [...]

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