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Illustrated children's book cover of The Color of Us

Our First P.E.A.C.E. Book Club Meeting

  • Posted 05 August 2023
  • By Adrienne Grace
  • Under Books

Our first meeting started with sharing an intention for the group, setting a few group agreements, and introductions of those present.

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Illustrated book cover of Silver Linings by Fiona Woodcock

Book Recommendations — August 2023

  • Posted 05 August 2023
  • By Adrienne Grace
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This month’s young children’s book recommendations are Silver Linings, Whimsy’s Heavy Things, and The City Tree.

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Illustrated children's book cover of a young Filipina girl and her cat chasing butterflies in her rooftop garden

Book Recommendations — July 2023

  • Posted 16 July 2023
  • By Adrienne Grace
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This month’s children’s book recommendations include Linh’s Rooftop Garden, Everything Possible, and Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales

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Illustrated book cover of You, Me, We — A celebration of peace and community

Book Recommendations — June 2023

  • Posted 02 June 2023
  • By Adrienne Grace
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This month’s children’s book recommendations include You, Me , We ; A Celebration of Peace and Community and Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem

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Illustrated book cover for Maria's Kit of Comfort, showing a young girl with braids and a sweatshirt standing under a tree with a rolling suitcase next to her

Book Recommendations — May 2023

  • Posted 03 May 2023
  • By Adrienne Grace
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This month’s children’s book recommendations include Maria’s Kit of Comfort, A Library, and Little Rosetta and the Talking Guitar

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Book cover: Playing at the Border, a watercolor of Yo-yo Ma playing cello outside in a grassy field. Parents and children stand behind him.

Book Recommendations — April 2023

  • Posted 05 April 2023
  • By Adrienne Grace
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This month’s book recommendations for pre-school-aged children include “Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma,” and “Berry Song”

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Illustrated book cover for Holding Her Own: The exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes

March 2023 Book Recommendations

  • Posted 03 March 2023
  • By Adrienne Grace
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This month Karen Kosko recommends Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes and Anne Frank: The Girl Heard Around the World

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Book cover of Maya's Song, with an illustration of Maya Angelou

February 2023 Book Recommendations

  • Posted 03 February 2023
  • By Adrienne Grace
  • Under Books

From award-winning creators Renée Watson and Bryan Collier comes a new picture book chronicling the life of poet/activist/storyteller Maya Angelou, “Maya’s Song”

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