The Friendship Train: A True Story of Helping and Healing after World War II is by Debby Levy and Illustrated by Boris Kulikov.
Quote of the Month — September 2025
This month’s quote is by Joanna R. Macy, American environmental activist, Buddhist scholar, and translator of poetry by Rainer Maria Rilke
Save the Date: Upcoming Children’s Book Club Meeting
The Peace Educators Interest Forum for a children’s book club meeting celebrating beautiful books will be Saturday, September 13th.
Action Alert — August 2025
Invite Federal Senators and Representatives to child care centers, which are now at risk due to Head Start cutbacks in July’s bill.
Hope for Ukraine: Deliver Necessities to Orphans and Hospitalized Children
After receiving an urgent request from Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital in Lviv, we used donated funds to address life-threatening emergencies.
A Song to Share — This Land is Your Land
This month’s song is “This Land is Your Land” by famous singer/songwriter Woody Guthrie, written in 1940 and published in 1945.
Poetry for Us — August 2025
This month we’re featuring 2 poems — Kindness to Animals, but an anonymous poet, and Ice Cream Truck by Terri Kirby Erickson
Book Recommendation — August 2025
Mommy’s Hometown by Hope Lim and illustrated by Jaime Kim, is an intergenerational family tale inspired by Lim’s visit to her childhood home.