Silence

JEROME W. BERRYMAN is the founder of Godly Play and has wide experience working with children ages 2-18. Writer, lecturer and workshop leader, Rev. Berryman is Senior Fellow of the Center for the Theology of Childhood. He is the author of The Complete Guide to Godly Play, Teaching Godly Play, Children and the Theologians, and The Spiritual Guidance of Children: Montessori, Godly Play and the Future.LOIS KILBERG is a realist artist working primarily in watercolor and also fluent in digital art, charcoal, and pencil techniques. She lives in Hudson, New Hampshire, and her art is found in many private collections in the U.S. She has received numerous commissions and has participated in public art projects, including creating art for the Iron Rangers at the Wachusett Mountain State Reservation, Massachusetts. The lyrical and harmonious qualities found in Lois’ artwork reflect her life-long interest in music. She earned a BA in Music Composition from Wheaton College, Illinois before she pursued her career in fine art and after attending the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. She is a member of the Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce, Nashua Area Artists Association, and NH Made. Visit loislegacyart.com.

"Silence is a koan, a mysterious and inviting path into the holy. Jerome Berryman invokes silence and holiness like no one else can; he is always thinking outside the box when it comes to drawing us into wonder. In picture book format, the simple prose and inviting illustrations of Silence lead the reader into a deepening place, an interior space—and then back out into the noisy world with a quiet center. For those who are willing to walk (or crawl) and watch and listen in the silence, this little book can be a daily companion."—Kathy Bozzuti-Jones, PhD, Associate Director, Faith Formation Education, Trinity Church Wall Street, New York City