2023

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Back to the Garden

A Friend’s evolving relationship with Creation. Tom Cameron
Poetry

Sparrow

Be like a sparrow, that parakeet in drab. / Yes, teeter on Niagara’s brink, / but don’t be greedy. Drink… Richard Schiffman
Poetry

House of Bread

I once spent an afternoon in Laja. / A small town on the Bolivian altiplano, / Laja is a village… Nancy Thomas
Poetry

Tranquility

Ceasefires rarely last, / But wonders never cease. / And I’ve heard how once on Christmas Eve David Cameron
Forum

Forum, December 2023

Letters from our readers. Staff
Reflection

Susie and the Advent Garden

A meeting's annual tradition marks the passage of time and generations. Rob Levin
December 2023 Book Reviews

December 2023 Book Reviews

Young Friends Bookshelf Eileen Redden
December 2023 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

The Coat

By Séverine Vidal, illustrated by Louis Thomas. Flyaway Books, 2022. 32 pages. $18/hardcover; $16/eBook. Recommended for ages 3–7. This book…

Reviewed by Sharon Ottenbreit

December 2022 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

Sparrow’s Prayer AND When I Talk to God, I Talk About You

By Roger Hutchison, illustrated by Ag Jatkowska. Beaming Books, 2023. 32 pages. $17.99/hardcover; $16.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 4–8. By Chrissy…

Reviewed by James Foritano

December 2023 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

Peng’s Vase: A Chinese Folktale AND Tell the Truth, Pangolin

Retold by Angus and Michael Yuen-Killick, illustrated by Paolo Proietti. Red Comet Press, 2023. 28 pages. $18.99/hardcover; $10.99/eBook. Recommended for…

Reviewed by Paul Buckley

December 2023 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

Maple and Rosemary

By Alison James, illustrated by Jennifer K. Mann. Neal Porter Books, 2023. 48 pages. $18.99/hardcover; $11.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 4–8.…

Reviewed by Margaret Crompton with Bethan

December 2023 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

The Girl Who Heard the Music: How One Pianist and 85,000 Bottles and Cans Brought New Hope to an Island

By Marni Fogelson with Mahani Teave, illustrated by Marta Álvarez Miguéns. Sourcebooks Kids, 2023. 40 pages. $18.99/hardcover; $11.99/paperback; $7.99/eBook. Recommended…

Reviewed by Victoria Le Croy

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