Books

Charlotte and the Quiet Place
Written by Deborah Sosin
Illustrated by Sara Woolley

Puppy Mind
Written by Andrew Jordan Nance
Illustrated by Jim Durk

Reviewed by Sandy and Tom Farley

Dear Friends: Early Friends thought of themselves as “Publishers of Truth.” Friends were, and are, prolific writers. Today, as self-publication becomes easier, Friends might learn a bit more about publishing.

Dear Friends: I went to a children’s writer’s workshop and read the manuscripts of all the participants. They were exceedingly dark, and the child protagonists were thrust into life and death situations that most of us would never face. The hero or heroine was, without exception, the child of impaired, absent, or dead parents.