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Be Still and Cool

When we go inward and look toward the Eternal, we can find the Light of Truth, Hope, and Love in… Jerry McBride
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December 2024 Book Reviews

Young Friends Bookshelf Eileen Redden
December 2024 Book Reviews

Just Us

By Molly Beth Griffin, illustrated by Anait Semirdzhyan. Charlesbridge, 2024. 32 pages. $17.99/hardcover; $9.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 3–7. This lovely…

Reviewed by Eileen Redden

December 2024 Book Reviews

Aliya’s Secret: A Story of Ramadan

By Farida Zaman. Owlkids Books, 2023. 36 pages. $18.95/hardcover. Recommended for ages 4–7. Do you know what Ramadan is? Perhaps…

Reviewed by Paul Buckley

December 2024 Book Reviews

Rumi–Poet of Joy and Love

By Rashin Kheiriyeh. NorthSouth Books, 2024. 40 pages. $19.95/hardcover. Recommended for ages 4–8. When Bethan (10) and I opened the…

Reviewed by Margaret Crompton with Bethan

December 2024 Book Reviews

Out and About: A Tale of Giving

By Liza Wiemer, illustrated by Margeaux Lucas. Kalaniot Books, 2023. 32 pages. $19.99/hardcover. Recommended for ages 4–9. Young Daniel wakes…

Reviewed by Sharlee DiMenichi

December 2024 Book Reviews

Do You Know Them?: Families Lost and Found After the Civil War

By Shana Keller, illustrated by Laura Freeman. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2024. 40 pages. $18.99/hardcover; $10.99/eBook. Recommended for ages…

Reviewed by Patricia Stansbury

December 2024 Book Reviews

Lost Words: An Armenian Story of Survival and Hope

By Leila Boukarim, illustrated by Sona Avedikian. Chronicle Books, 2024. 44 pages. $18.99/hardcover; $11.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 5–8. Before Myanmar,…

Reviewed by David Austin

December 2024 Book Reviews

The House Before Falling into the Sea

By Ann Suk Wang, illustrated by Hanna Cha. Dial Books, 2024. 40 pages. $18.99/hardcover; $10.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 6–9. Based…

Reviewed by Melinda Wenner Bradley

December 2024 Book Reviews

Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park

By Lori Alexander, illustrated by Jenn Ely. Calkins Creek, 2024. 40 pages. $18.99/hardcover; $11.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 7–10. This is…

Reviewed by Tom and Sandy Farley

December 2024 Book Reviews

Less Is More: Join the Low-Waste Movement

By Leah Payne. Orca Book Publishers, 2023. 48 pages. $21.95/hardcover; $17.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 9–12. For an older elementary- or…

Reviewed by Mark Jolly-Van Bodegraven

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