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Eileen Redden

Eileen Redden is the young Friends book review editor and is particularly interested in children’s literature. She retired in 2007,…

10 Children’s Books Related to Worship Perfect for Meeting Bookshelves

A selection from the Friends Journal review archives.

Eileen Redden

December 2023 Book Reviews

Young Friends Bookshelf

Eileen Redden

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

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 Young Friends Bookshelf

Young Friends Bookshelf

Eileen Redden

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

December 2022 Young Friends Bookshelf

Young Friends Bookshelf

Eileen Redden

The Whole World Inside Nan’s Soup

By Hunter Liguore, illustrated by Vikki Zhang. Yeehoo Press, 2021. 32 pages. $14.99/hardcover; $5.99/eBook. Friends Journal recommends for ages 3–7.…

Reviewed by Eileen Redden

Approved! A Story About Quaker Meeting for Business

By Nancy L. Haines, illustrated by Anne E. G. Nydam. Pleasant Green Books, 2016. 24 pages. $12/paperback. Recommended for ages…

Reviewed by Eileen Redden