Story Time! Working toward a Non-speciesist socialization through children's stories

Students in the in-person version of Animals and Society are able to choose from several optional projects. One of these projects was to develop stories/books geared toward young children. The assignment was to create engaging picture books or a fable that would draw children in, would not promote speciesism, and would teach the children non-speciesist ways of relating to animals. Below are some fabulous stories that were submitted, along with brief essays in which each author explains why they created their book the way they did. ENJOY! (Please do not reproduce or copy and of these stories without permission of the author).  

Animals Friends by Jessi Shatirishvili

Check out Jessi's essay about this book. 

The Courage of the Cow by Madeline Huiting

In this fable, Maddie provides an alternative fable for the prohibition on eating cows that some follow in India. 
Check out the fable and Maddie's essay here.