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Friends Journal’s Young Friends Bookshelf, May 2018

This month’s reviews include Shelter by Celine Claire, illustrated by Qin Leng; All Around Us by Xelena Gonzales, illustrated by Adriana M. Garcia; and Hand over Hand by Alma Fullerton, illustrated by Renne Bernoit.

 

Shelter

Shelter

By Reviewed by Margaret T. Walden on May 1, 2018

By Céline Claire, illustrated by Qin Leng. Kids Can Press, 2017. 42 pages. $17.99/hardcover; $9.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 2–7. Shelter […]

Retired school librarian Margaret T. Walden, a member of Cleveland (Ohio) Meeting, shelters from the snow with her husband in Lakewood, Ohio.

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AllAround

All Around Us

By Reviewed by Emmy Gay on May 1, 2018

By Xelena González, illustrated by Adriana M. Garcia. Cinco Puntos Press, 2017. 32 pages. $17.95/hardcover or eBook. Recommended for ages […]

Emmy Gay is a member of Brooklyn (N.Y.) Meeting.

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Hand Over Hand

By Reviewed by Margaret Crompton on May 1, 2018

By Alma Fullerton, illustrated by Renné Benoit. Second Story Press, 2017. 24 pages. $16.95/hardcover. Recommended for ages 4–8. A summer […]

Margaret Crompton’s (Britain Yearly Meeting) publications include Pendle Hill pamphlet number 419, Nurturing Children’s Spiritual Well-being.

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Pandora

Pandora

By Reviewed by Ann Birch on May 1, 2018

By Victoria Turnbull. Clarion Books, 2017. 30 pages. $16.99/hardcover; $12.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 4–8. Pandora, a fox, lives at a […]

Ann Birch (formerly Dee Cameron) is a librarian and a member of El Paso (Tex.) Meeting.

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IAmPeace

I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness

By Reviewed by Lisa Rand on May 1, 2018

By Susan Verde, illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds. Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2017. 32 pages. $14.95/hardcover; $13.46/eBook. Recommended for […]

Lisa Rand works in youth services at a public library in Berks County, Pa.

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Another

Another Way to Climb a Tree

By Reviewed by Katie Green on May 1, 2018

By Liz Garton Scanlon, illustrated by Hadley Hooper. Roaring Brook Press, 2017. 40 pages. $17.99/hardcover; $9.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 4–8. […]

Katie Green attends Clearwater Meeting in Dunedin, Fla., and is a member of Worcester (Mass.) Meeting. She is a storyteller, workshop facilitator, and writer.

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Far Apart, Close in Heart: Being a Family When a Loved One Is Incarcerated

By Reviewed by Alison James on May 1, 2018

By Becky Birtha, illustrated by Maja Kastelic. Albert Whitman and Company, 2017. 32 pages. $16.99/hardcover. Recommended for ages 4–8. With […]

Alison James is a member of South Starksboro (Vt.) Meeting.

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Closeness Is Not Measured by Distance: A Dynamic Journal for Children of Incarcerated Parents

By Reviewed by Alison James on May 1, 2018

By Bernard Johnson and Bruce Bryan. Empowerment Agenda, 2015. 107 pages. $14.95/paperback. Recommended for ages 8 and up. The authors […]

Alison James is a member of South Starksboro (Vt.) Meeting.

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Motto

Moto and Me: My Year as a Wildcat’s Foster Mother

By Reviewed by Lucinda Hathaway on May 1, 2018

By Suzi Eszterhas. Owlkids, 2017. 40 pages. $17.95/hardcover. Recommended for ages 7–10. What a story! Suzi Eszterhas is a wildlife […]

Lucinda Hathaway is a member of Sarasota (Fla.) Meeting.

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Wishtree

Wishtree

By Reviewed by Judith Favor on May 1, 2018

By Katherine Applegate, illustrated by Charles Santoso. Feiwel and Friends, 2017. 224 pages. $16.99/hardcover; $9.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 8–12. How […]

Judith Favor belongs to Claremont (Calif.) Meeting. Author of the 2017 novel The Beacons of Larkin Street, she appreciates interconnectedness with nature expressed in poetic writing.

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