THE SOLDIER’S FRIEND: WALT WHITMAN’S EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR written by Gary Golio, illustrated by E.B. Lewis

Gary Golio’s picture book biography, THE SOLDIER’S FRIEND: WALT WHITMAN’S EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, centers on the writer’s experience of the Civil war when the Union “was breaking apart, and Walt felt like he was, too.” Sensitively written, Golio’s words find a magnificent pairing in EB Lewis portrayals that capture a sense of time and place, the horror of battlefields, and his connection with lonely, hurting men in tent hospitals. What is lovely as well is the documenting of Whitman’s change from a patriot to a caring man who saw “no sides” in hospitals. Find out more about the book and the soon-to-be released audio book at the purchase link below.