{"id":26134,"date":"2021-12-01T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=26134"},"modified":"2021-12-01T06:42:21","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T11:42:21","slug":"the-best-vegan-plant-based-books-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2021\/12\/the-best-vegan-plant-based-books-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Vegan & Plant Based Books for Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Plant based diets are on the rise and so is the demand for vegan books for kids.\u00a0Below is a short bibliography featuring the best books that I have found.\u00a0If you only have a few dollars to spend, the starred titles\u00a0are highly\u00a0recommended.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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*Baby Loves Vegan: An ABC of Plant Food by Jennifer Eckford <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A baby-sized introduction to the alphabet with charming illustrations of plant foods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Business Pig by Andrea Zuill <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a new litter of piglets at Sunshine Sanctuary Farm for Animals \u2013 is Jasper \u2013 a suit-wearing, pie-chart-loving, resume-writing, adorable little piglet. He doesn\u2019t fit in with the other animals, but he does use his business savvy to find an adoptive family that appreciates his way of doing business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every Color Soup by Jorey Hurley <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bright, bold illustrations and limited text demonstrate a simple recipe for a colorful vegetable  soup.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

*The Help Yourself Cookbook for Kids: 60+ easy plant-based recipes kids can make to stay healthy and save the world! by Ruby Roth <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recipes for drinks, sauces, meals, salads, and desserts are presented with jubilant collages on brightly colored pages, making every bite a celebration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Junebug: No life too small by Nicole Daniels <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

June love bugs and knows a lot about them. She shares this knowledge with her friends who gain understanding and respect for the smallest creatures.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mindfulness for Vegan Children by Julia Barcalow <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A quiet meditation on a variety of animals, environments, sights, sounds, and smells.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

*The Neighborhood Surprise by Sarah van Dongen<\/strong>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A brief, but lovely slice of life story set in a friendly and diverse neighborhood. Neighbors cook and bake for a goodbye party, keeping in mind the dietary needs of everyone. Includes an author\u2019s note explaining vegan and vegetarian ways of eating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Animal Neighbors: Compassion for every furry, slimy, prickly creature on earth by Matthieu Ricard and Jason Gruhl <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A compassionate look at the similarities between our diverse human & animal neighbors and an exploration of how we can support each other. Facts and figures at the back provide information about the planetary benefits of a plant based diet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

*The True Adventures of Esther the Wonder Pig by Steve Jenkins, Derek Walter, and Caprice Crane<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A love story starring a not-so-mini pig in adorable outfits, her two dads, and a growing cast of animals on a sanctuary farm. If you like pictures of cute pigs, Esther can be found on social media and her website<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

V is for Vegan: The ABCs of being kind by Ruby Roth<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This rhyming alphabet book covers a lot of ground, providing an introduction to and defining many aspects of veganism.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

*The Vegan Cookbook for Kids: Easy plant-based recipes for young chefs by Barb Musick <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Color photographs illustrate this introduction to vegan cooking for breakfast, snacks, lunch, dinner, and delicious desserts. Helpful labels indicate one pot, 30 minute, 5 ingredient, gluten free, and nut free recipes making selecting the next meal easy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plant based diets are on the rise and so is the demand for vegan books for kids.\u00a0Below is a short bibliography featuring the best books that I have found.\u00a0If you only have a few dollars to spend, the starred titles\u00a0are highly\u00a0recommended.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[122,210,22,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogger-heather-acerro","category-books-2","category-childrens-literature","category-collection-development"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/141"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26134"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26134\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}