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A Young Friend’s Bookshelf: May 2012

Prayers for All Seasons             By Sophie Piper. Illustrated by Elena Temporin. Lion UK, 2011. 64…

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Building Peace at Crossroads Springs

Rhubarb, garlic, and parsnips for peace! What do these have to do with the Friends Peace Testimony? At Orchard Park…

Alison Hyde

May 2020 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

A Stone Sat Still

By Brendan Wenzel. Chronicle Books, 2019. 56 pages. $17.99/hardcover; $11.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 3–5.

Reviewed by Alison James

May 2019: A Young Friends Bookshelf

Salamander Sky

By Katy Farber, illustrated by Meg Sodano. Green Writers Press, 2018. 32 pages. $17.95/hardcover. Recommended for ages 4–12. This unusual…

Reviewed by Alison James

May 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

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

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

Reviewed by Alison James

May 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

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

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

Reviewed by Alison James

Quaker Book Reviews

The Sound of Silence

By Katrina Goldsaito, illustrated by Julia Kuo. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2016. 40 pages. $17.99/hardcover; $9.99/eBook. Recommended for…

Reviewed by Alison James

December 2015 Books

The Red Bicycle: The Extraordinary Story of One Ordinary Bicycle

By Jude Isabella, illustrated by Simone Shin. Kids Can Press, 2015. 32 pages. $18.95/hardcover. Recommended for ages 8–12. This large…

Reviewed by Alison James

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10 Picture Books about Family That Should Be in Every Quaker Meeting’s Library

These picture books have all been reviewed by Friends Journal, and they are ones I believe belong in every meetinghouse…

Eileen Redden

Books, August 2013

A Handful of Quiet: Happiness in Four Pebbles By Thich Nhat Hanh, illustrated by Wietske Vriezen. Plum Blossom Books, 2012.…

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