2023

May 2023 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

Luli and the Language of Tea

By Andrea Wang, illustrated by Hyewon Yum. Neal Porter Books, 2022. 40 pages. $18.99/hardcover. Recommended for ages 3–7. This is…

Reviewed by Eileen Redden

May 2023 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

Big Truck, Little Island

By Chris Van Dusen. Candlewick Press, 2022. 32 pages. $17.99/hardcover. Recommended for ages 3–8. Through sun-splashed pages, a tugboat pulls…

Reviewed by Margaret Walden

May 2023 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

The Line in the Sand

By Thao Lam. Owlkids Books, 2022. 48 pages. $18.95/hardcover. Recommended for ages 4–8. This wordless picture book will spark conversation…

Reviewed by Ann Birch

May 2023 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

The Man Who Saved Books

By Lynn Plourde, illustrated by Mary Beth Owens. Down East Books, 2022. 32 pages. $18.95/hardcover; $18/eBook. Recommended for ages 4…

Reviewed by James Foritano

May 2023 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

Room for More

By Michelle Kadarusman, illustrated by Maggie Zeng. Pajama Press, 2022. 32 pages. $18.95/hardcover. Recommended for ages 5–8. We’re reviewing this…

Reviewed by Margaret Crompton with assistance from Bethan

May 2023 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

Fighting for Yes!: The Story of Disability Rights Activist Judith Heumann

By Maryann Cocca-Leffler, illustrated by Vivien Mildenberger. Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2022. 48 pages. $19.99/hardcover; $15.54/eBook. Recommended for ages…

Reviewed by Julia Copeland

May 2023 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

Finding Family: The Duckling Raised by Loons

By Laura Purdie Salas, illustrated by Alexandria Neonakis. Millbrook Press, 2023. 32 pages. $20.99/hardcover; $9.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 5–10. This…

Reviewed by Eileen Redden

May 2023 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

Front Country

By Sara St. Antoine. Chronicle Books, 2022. 332 pages. $17.99/hardcover; $11.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 10 and up. Have you ever…

Reviewed by Tom and Sandy Farley

May 2023 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

Peace Is a Chain Reaction: How World War II Japanese Balloon Bombs Brought People of Two Nations Together

By Tanya Lee Stone. Candlewick Press, 2022. 176 pages. $24.99/hardcover or eBook. Recommended for ages 10–12. Tanya Lee Stone takes…

Reviewed by Ken Jacobsen

May 2023 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

The Sky We Shared

By Shirley Reva Vernick. Cinco Puntos Press, 2022. 256 pages. $22.95/hardcover or eBook. Recommended for ages 11–17. In this book,…

Reviewed by Judith Wright Favor

May 2023 Book Reviews

May 2023 Young Friends Bookshelf

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Muireann Brennan

Brennan—Muireann Brennan, 62, on November 5, 2022, at home in Atlanta, Ga. Muireann was born on November 21, 1959, to…
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