Eli's Quiet Friend

illustrated by Emily Boughton


Eli is sensitive to sound. He feels anxious and overwhelmed in a noisy world. But Grandma says God speaks in a gentle whisper. Can Eli brave the loud city to spend some quiet time with Jesus in Eucharistic Adoration?

Awaken children to the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist with this heartwarming story about the reality of God’s love, the challenge of hearing God amid the chaos of life, and the childlike trust that belongs to our vocation as children of God.

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"Eli’s Quiet Friend is one of the first children’s books linking autism and Catholicism. As an autistic, I often like the quiet of adoration for praying and I know many fellow autistics do as well. This book brings autistic prayer down to the level of early elementary.... I will be recommending it to parents of autistic children and Catholic elementary teachers with autistic students."

Fr. Matthew P. Schneider, LC, SThD, autistic priest and author of God Loves the Autistic Mind: Prayer Guide for Those on the Spectrum and Those Who Love Us

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