LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
Shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2020
Lubna found the pebble on the beach the night she and her father arrived on a boat. Now Pebble is her only friend in the tent city where she lives. When Amir arrives, Lubna and Pebble befriend him and help him to talk again. This is a wise, gentle story about the possibility of kindness in even the bleakest situations.
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Lubna and Pebble Synopsis
In an unforgettable story that subtly addresses the refugee crisis, a young girl must decide if friendship means giving up the one item that gives her comfort during a time of utter uncertainty. Lubna's best friend is a pebble. She found it on the beach when they arrived in the night, then she fell asleep in Daddy's salty arms. Lubna tells Pebble everything. About home. About her brothers. About the war. Pebble always listens to her stories and smiles when she feels afraid. But when a lost little boy arrives in the World of Tents, Lubna understands that he needs Pebble even more than she does . . .
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9780192767257 |
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20th February 2020 |
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Wendy Meddour |
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Oxford University Press |
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Paperback |
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32 pages |
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Press Reviews
Wendy Meddour Press Reviews
The story has an ageless emotional heart, really, with lovely illustrations, told in a way easily understood by children. - Families Glasgow
Spacious, soaring spreads by Egneus add flashes of imaginative escape to the poignant story by Meddour. - Publishers Weekly
A true celebration of the endless creativity and resilience of children. - Kirkus Reviews
This tender, understated story honours the emotional resilience of young people. - Horn Book Magazine
This warm and touching picturebook, about a child's kindness to another, features children who have crossed a sea from a war to live in a world of tents. Evocative drawings express sadness and hope. - One to Watch Out For in the Sunday Times
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About Wendy Meddour
Wendy Meddour is a Doctor of English Literature and an internationally successful and award-winning children’s writer. Her debut children’s book, A Hen in the Wardrobe, was selected as one of the Guardian’s ‘Best 50 diverse Children’s Books since the 1950s’ and won the John C Laurence Award for writing that improves relations between races. Wendy is also the author of several picture books, including the highly acclaimed Lubna and Pebble. Wendy also teaches Creative Writing at Exeter University
Wendy grew up in a little seaside town called Aberystwyth. She is an internationally successful children’s writer, with books translated into multiple languages and featured on CBBC Newsround, Cbeebies Bedtime Story, and BBC Woman’s Hour.
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