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Book Reviews: May 2012

Peace on Earth: Poems and Prayers for Peace By Sophie Piper. Illustrated by Giuliano Ferri. Lion UK, 2011. 48 pages. $9.99/Hardcover.…

Lisa Rand, Michelle McAtee, Jim Foritano, Vickie LeCroy, Alison James, Tom Farley, Sandy Farley, Dee Cameron, Lucinda Hathaway, David Austin, Gwen Gosney Erickson, Emmy Gay, Meagan Healy, Rosalie Dance

We Are Your Children Too: Black Students, White Supremacists, and the Battle for America’s Schools in Prince Edward County, Virginia

By P. O’Connell Pearson. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2023. 288 pages. $17.99/hardcover; $8.99/paperback (available in January); $10.99/eBook.…

Reviewed by Tom and Sandy Farley

Are We Done Fighting?: Building Understanding in a World of Hate and Division

By Matthew Legge. New Society Publishers, 2019. 354 pages. $24.99/paperback or eBook. Matthew Legge, peace program coordinator for Canadian Friends…

Reviewed by Tom and Sandy Farley

Ordinary Miracles: Awakening to the Holy Work of Parenting / Their Name Is Today: Reclaiming Childhood in a Hostile World (Books)

Ordinary Miracles: By Rachel S. Gerber. Herald Press, 2014. 145 pages. $12.99/paperback; $8.99/eBook.   Their Name Is Today: By Johann…

Reviewed by Tom and Sandy Farley

Essential Mysteries in Art and Science

By Trudy Myrrh Reagan. Self-published (available from myrrh-art.com), 2019. 135 pages. $50/paperback Essential Mysteries in Art and Science has almost…

Reviewed by Tom and Sandy Farley

Speaking Peace in a Climate of Conflict

By Marilyn McEntyre. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2020. 212 pages. $21.99/hardcover or eBook. Words matter. We know this experientially.…

Reviewed by Tom and Sandy Farley

Slow Down: 50 Mindful Moments in Nature

By Rachel Williams, illustrated by Freya Hartas. Magic Cat Publishing, 2020. 128 pages. $24.99/hardcover; $18.65/eBook. Recommended for ages 8–12. Slow…

Reviewed by Tom and Sandy Farley

Persuade, Don’t Preach: Restoring Civility Across the Political Divide

By Karen Tibbals. Ethical Frames LLC, 2020. 199 pages. $12.99/paperback; $7.99/eBook. Persuade, Don’t Preach offers a fresh look at the…

Reviewed by Tom and Sandy Farley

One Bee Too Many

By Andrés Pi Andreu, illustrated by Kim Amate. DragonFruit, 2021. 32 pages. $16.95/hardcover; $9.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 7–10. This picture…

Reviewed by Tom and Sandy Farley

Books: Young Friends Book Shelf

Oh No, George By Chris Haughton. Candlewick Press, 2012. 32 pages. $15.99/hardcover. Recommended for ages 2 and up Reviewed by…

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