THE FRIENDSHIP TRAIN: A TRUE STORY OF HELPING AND HEALING AFTER WORLD WAR II written by Debbie Levy and illustrated by Boris Kulikov

I relieved my depression about the present-day turbulence and inhumanity by journeying to the past with writer Debby Levy and illustrator Boris Kulikov’s THE FRIENDSHIP TRAIN: A TRUE STORY OF HELPING AND HEALING AFTER WORLD WAR II. Together they picture a time when American citizens, most exuberantly its children, reached out to a starving Europe, joyfully collecting and then delivering in December 1947, four giant ships of food to those who needed it. And in 1949, France reached back sending 49 boxcars of gifts from the Merci Train. Hoping I see this kind of global compassion flow from our shores again. You can find out more about this book and audio at the purchase link below.