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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Fred Eats a Pea
January 4th, 2012 · 6 Comments · Books
Tags:Aging·Companion Animals·Death·Dogs·Food·Food Choices·Healthy Choices·Healthy Eating·Healthy Living·Homa Woodrum·Illness·Paula Weiner·Peas·Tiffany Whitfield·vegan·Vegan Childrens Books·vegan kids·Vegetables
Are You Eating Something Green?
August 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By HOMA WOODRUM Upon receiving a review copy of this collection of “36 color-and-learn placemats,” I immediately tore out one of the perforated pages and set it under my almost 3 year old daughter’s dinner plate. The sheet is about the size of a piece of regular paper so the plate covered most of [...]
Tags:Early Elementary·Fruits·Healthy Choices·Healthy Eating·Healthy Living·Homa Woodrum·Preschoolers·Ryan Sias·Vegetables
Eat Your Peas
August 9th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT What caregiver is a stranger to the push-pull that can arise around young kids and eating? Although the dynamic plays out differently in each relationship, more than a few of us are guilty of trying to cajole children to eat their veggies. The mom in Eat Your Peas not only cajoles but downright [...]
Tags:Female Protagonist·Healthy Eating·Humor·Jennifer Gannett·Kes Gray·Mothers·Nick Sharratt·Preschoolers·Vegetables
Vegetarian Cooking for Beginners
July 30th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN The Usborne Cooking School released Vegetarian Cooking for Beginners in 2003. Geared toward the tween+ crowd, it covers some of the basics involved in food preparation, from slicing to grating. It also briefly explains what a garlic clove or broccoli floret is and other helpful hints and tips. There are [...]
Tags:Carolyn M. Mullin·Cookbooks for Kids·Fiona Watt·Older Elementary·Vegetables·Vegetarian Cookbooks·Vegetarian Cooking
Bad Kitty
June 3rd, 2011 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT When Kitty overhears her caretakers mentioning that they are out of food for her and that she’ll have to eat a delicious (to humans) alphabet of delightfully healthy choices from asparagus to zucchini, she decides at that moment that she will become a very, very, bad, bad, BAD kitty. And so [...]
Tags:Alphabet·Cats·Companion Animals·Food·Food Choices·Humor·Illustration·Jennifer Gannett·Mischief·Nick Bruel·Preschoolers·Vegetables
The Cabbage Soup Solution
January 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL This is such a beautiful and peaceful tale that it was a joy to read. I absolutely adore the soft and colorful watercolors, the well-rounded characters with such expressive faces and bodies, and the gentle humor infused throughout the story. My daughter was not immune to the magic of the story [...]
Tags:Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards·Cabbages·Cats·Companion Animals·Early Elementary·Erika Oller·Friendship·Garden·Gardening·Humor·Huyen MacMichael·Illustration·Preschoolers·Vegetables
The Secret Life of Mitch Spinach
January 26th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Books
Review By ROBYN MOORE The Secret Life of Mitch Spinach begins in the cafeteria, where Mitch’s classmates are eating the standard American diet of pizza, French fries, and chicken fingers (this is a sad commentary on our schools today, where most cafeterias serve processed junk food). Mitch pulls out his Nutripak, filled with organic fruits, [...]
Tags:Activities·Andrea Vitali·Animal Rescue·Books for Vegetarian Kids·Cats·Early Elementary·Fruits·Healthy Choices·Healthy Eating·Healthy Living·Hillary Feerick·Jeff Hillenbrand·Joel Fuhrman·Older Elementary·Preschoolers·Robyn Moore·Smoothies·vegan·Vegetables·Vegetarian Kids Books·Vegetarian Protagonist
Little Pea
January 25th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY There are a few classic books that belong on every nursery shelf. Take for example Goodnight, Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram, and Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle. You know the kind of books I’m talking about. You might [...]
Tags:Amy Krouse Rosenthal·Baby Book·Board Book·Candy·Early Elementary·Good for Toddlers·Healthy Choices·Healthy Eating·Healthy Living·Illustration·Jen Corace·Preschoolers·Vegetables
The Rainbow Bunch
January 24th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL After reading this story and seeing the magnetic chart, my daughter hurried to the kitchen to set up the chart and eat more fruits and vegetables! My preschooler and I really enjoyed Kia Robertson’s book about five kids who “didn’t eat right/ No fruits and veggies… not even one bite!” Each [...]
Tags:Cecilia Mariano·Fruits·Good for Toddlers·Healthy Choices·Healthy Eating·Healthy Living·Huyen MacMichael·Illustration·Kia Robertson·Nutrition·Preschoolers·Vegetables
Fruits of India, Vegetables of India, and Flowers of India
January 19th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN When it’s Indian Night in our household, I’m usually the sous chef prepping all the fruits and veggies for our masalas, curries and chutneys. And when these three titles, Fruits of India, Vegetables of India, and Flowers of India, made their way into my hands, I was not only giddily [...]
Tags:Baby Book·Carolyn M. Mullin·Carrots·Corn·Ethnic Food·Flowers·Food·Fruits·Garden·Good for Toddlers·Grapes·Healthy Choices·Healthy Eating·Healthy Living·Helmut Wolf·India·Jill Hartley·Preschoolers·Roses·Vegetables·Watermelon
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