Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close Ages 8 and up Jessica invites you to draw

Jessica invites you to draw a circle of compassion around yourself and leads you through soul-searching aimed at setting you free from shame

In this short story written in verse and based on an event witnessed by nature writer Rachel Carson (The Sea Around Us)

and television star Marcus Samuelsson gathers together an unforgettable feast of food

Gum Baby--in order to rescue Nana and stop the culprit from creating further devastation

the Mississippi State Penitentiary

Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close Ages 8 and up Jessica invites you to drawA close friendship is one of the most influential and important relationships a human life can contain. Anyone will tell you that! But for all the rosy sentiments surrounding friendship, most people dont talk much about what it really takes to stay close for the long haul. Now two friends, Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman, tell the story of their equally messy and life affirming Big Friendship in this honest and hilarious book that chronicles their first