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Books May 2014

A Young Friends Bookshelf

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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

December 2020 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

The American Nutcracker

By Diane Reynolds, illustrated by Karyn Riccelli. Ourtime Publishing, 2019. 76 pages. $6.99/paperback or eBook. Recommended for ages 5–10. As…

Reviewed by James Foritano

May 2025 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

The Last Zookeeper

By Aaron Becker. Candlewick Press, 2024. 40 pages. $18.99/hardcover or eBook. Recommended for ages 5–9. This book could not be…

Reviewed by James Foritano

May 2024 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

A River of Dust: The Life-Giving Link Between North Africa and the Amazon

By Jilanne Hoffmann, illustrated by Eugenia Mello. Chronicle Books, 2023. 48 pages. $18.99/hardcover; $11.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 5–8. Now that…

Reviewed by James Foritano

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

June-July 2023 Books

Lost for Words: The Poetry of Mindfulness and Non-Duality

By Martin Wells. Mantra Books, 2022. 104 pages. $14.95/paperback; $11.99/eBook. According to the author, these poems just appeared daily on…

Reviewed by James Foritano

May 2023 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

The Man Who Saved Books

By Lynn Plourde, illustrated by Mary Beth Owens. Down East Books, 2022. 32 pages. $18.95/hardcover; $18/eBook. Recommended for ages 4…

Reviewed by James Foritano

December 2021 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

A Sled for Gabo

By Emma Otheguy, illustrated by Ana Ramírez González. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2021. 40 pages. $17.99/hardcover; $10.99/eBook. Friends Journal…

Reviewed by James Foritano

Books December 2013: A Young Friends Bookshelf

Reviews of children's books.

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