Guest guest Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Since the holidays are upon us, I thought I'd recommend one of my favorite children's books. It's called The Magic Finger and it's written by Roald Dahl. My 4 and 6 years olds love it when I read it aloud, but it's really intended for older children (maybe ages 7 to 11?) to read to themselves. In The Magic Finger, a family of duck hunters is punished by being turned halfway into ducks themselves, and 4 ducks take over their house and their guns. A brief quote: " No!... " called out Mr and Mrs Gregg " ...Don't shoot! " " Why not? " said one of the ducks... " You are always shooting at US. " " Oh, but that's not the same! " said Mr Gregg. " We are ALLOWED to shoot ducks! " " Who allows you? " asked the duck. " We allow each other. " said Mr Gregg. " Very nice, " said the duck. " And now WE are going to allow each other to shoot you. " Justice is not, in fact, served because this is a children's book, but the point is made pretty clearly. It's also just a good read because Dahl is so talented. If anyone else has recommendations of veg*n-oriented kids' books, I'd love to hear them. Jessica Hope, vegan for 3 months (thank you for your collective enthusiasm and positive energy - it's been a big support to me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Our favorite vegetarian holiday book is:"Twas the night before THANKSGIVING" by Don Pilkey. My kids are 4-5 and just "eat it up." It's about a group of kids who take a field trip to a farm to get a turkey for Thanksgiving. The kids fall in love with the turkeys, and the when the realize that they are destined for the dinner table, "rescue" them from the clutches of the farmer. A very cute little book appropriate for all ages.Other great children's book can be found on the Farm Sanctuary website:https://secure.vegsource.com/farmsanc/item.cgi?rm=view_list & category_id=41~cayjessicabullhope <JessicaBullHope wrote: Since the holidays are upon us, I thought I'd recommend one of my favorite children's books. It's called The Magic Finger and it's written by Roald Dahl. My 4 and 6 years olds love it when I read it aloud, but it's really intended for older children (maybe ages 7 to 11?) to read to themselves. In The Magic Finger, a family of duck hunters is punished by being turned halfway into ducks themselves, and 4 ducks take over their house and their guns. A brief quote: "No!..." called out Mr and Mrs Gregg "...Don't shoot!Why not?" said one of the ducks... "You are always shooting at US.Oh, but that's not the same!" said Mr Gregg. "We are ALLOWED to shoot ducks!Who allows you?" asked the duck. "We allow each other." said Mr Gregg. "Very nice," said the duck. "And now WE are going to allow each other to shoot you." Justice is not, in fact, served because this is a children's book, but the point is made pretty clearly. It's also just a good read because Dahl is so talented. If anyone else has recommendations of veg*n-oriented kids' books, I'd love to hear them. Jessica Hope, vegan for 3 months (thank you for your collective enthusiasm and positive energy - it's been a big support to me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 My son read it and enjoyed it, but said the anti-hunting theme isn't very deep. He is now 11 and recommends it for kids 5-9. Here are reviews of another book that has a vegetarian theme for Tgiving: Amazon.com It's Thanksgiving morning and Minnie and Moo, beloved bovines of Minnie and Moo and the Musk of Zorro and Minnie and Moo Go to Paris, are sipping cocoa and eating cream puffs under an oak tree. "We have so much to be thankful for," says Moo, "and yet I feel a sadness in the air." Her reverie is interrupted by the appearance of Zeke and Zack, two turkeys lurking in the tall grass nearby. "Hide us," they beg. Minnie and Moo direct them (and their 36 suddenly materializing friends) up the oak tree, and the floodgates open. It's the chickens next. "The food chain... get it? No turkey... chicken is next," says the cocky rooster. Soon the chickens are up the tree, and then a duck, six geese, two pigs, a flock of sheep, and an ostrich. When the farmers finally arrive for their Thanksgiving picnic (with a tofu loaf shaped like a turkey), they discover the first-ever Thanksgiving tree, which mysteriously produces ostrich eggs and milk on demand. By the end of the day, everyone has plenty to be thankful for, and no one on the food chain (except the tofu) has been consumed. Denys Cazet's mischievous wit and droll watercolors are pure delight for readers young and old. Minnie and Moo are magnets for comical misunderstandings. Page after page, beginning readers will be happily pulled along on their silly adventures. (Ages 5 to 8) --Emilie Coulter From School Library Journal Grade 1-2-Minnie and Moo, those cream-puff eating cows, are back with another misadventure. The turkeys are nervous on Thanksgiving morning, and the cows send them to hide in a tall oak tree. Next, the chickens worry about what will happen if the farmer can't find the turkeys, and so on and on until all of the farm's livestock are hiding among its branches. The animals needn't worry, though, for Mrs. Farmer has prepared a tofu loaf in the shape of a turkey, and the family and their guests settle down for a Thanksgiving picnic beneath this tree. Newly independent readers will appreciate the large print, four or five sentences per page, and four-page "chapters." As in Cazet's earlier titles about this bovine pair, silliness reigns supreme in the illustrations and in the far-fetched plot. Sharon R. Pearce, Geronimo Public School, OK We used to love reading this to and with our son. Enjoy! Peace, Dan Brook Eco-Eating: Eating as if the Earth Matters www.brook.com/veg jessicabullhope wrote: Since the holidays are upon us, I thought I'd recommend one of my favorite children's books. It's called The Magic Finger and it's written by Roald Dahl. My 4 and 6 years olds love it when I read it aloud, but it's really intended for older children (maybe ages 7 to 11?) to read to themselves. In The Magic Finger, a family of duck hunters is punished by being turned halfway into ducks themselves, and 4 ducks take over their house and their guns. A brief quote: "No!..." called out Mr and Mrs Gregg "...Don't shoot!" "Why not?" said one of the ducks... "You are always shooting at US." "Oh, but that's not the same!" said Mr Gregg. "We are ALLOWED to shoot ducks!" "Who allows you?" asked the duck. "We allow each other." said Mr Gregg. "Very nice," said the duck. "And now WE are going to allow each other to shoot you." Justice is not, in fact, served because this is a children's book, but the point is made pretty clearly. It's also just a good read because Dahl is so talented. If anyone else has recommendations of veg*n-oriented kids' books, I'd love to hear them. Jessica Hope, vegan for 3 months (thank you for your collective enthusiasm and positive energy - it's been a big support to me) .......................................................... .......................................................... : BAY AREA VEGETARIANS BayAreaVeg.org : : Charter/Post Guidelines http://bayareaveg.org/charter : : Events Calendar - http://bayareaveg.org/events : : Newsletter - http://bayareaveg.org/news : : Ultimate Guide - http://bayareaveg.org/ug : : Veg Food Finder - http://bayareaveg.org/finder : : Volunteer - http://bayareaveg.org/volunteer.htm : .......................................................... .......................................................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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