Dial Books | 978-0525554165
Lubna’s best friend is a pebble. She found Pebble on the beach the night they arrived. When she awoke the next morning, surrounded by a World of Tents, Lubna trusted that Pebble and Daddy would keep her safe. And they did.
Lubna told Pebble everything.
About her brothers.
About home.
About the war.
Pebble always listened to her stories.
CLICK TO ENLARGE © Illustration by Daniel Egnéus
One day a boy named Amir arrives.
At first, he had no words.
Just blinks and sneezes
and stares.
Lubna, Pebble, and Amir become friends. Then, one day, Daddy shares good news. Soon, he and Lubna will be leaving for a new home! It is exciting! But also sad. What will Amir do without his friends?
He doesn’t have to wonder for long. Lubna prepares Pebble’s special shoebox bed. She’ll leave Pebble, and the shoebox with Amir. She’ll also leave a pen so that Amir can paint Pebble’s face back on, should it begin to fade over time.
CLICK TO ENLARGE © Illustration by Daniel Egnéus
Lubna and Pebble, brilliantly written by Wendy Meddour and illustrated by Daniel Egnéus shares a timely, yet hopeful story about the power of friendship in the midst of uncertainty and the dislocation of refugee children and their families.
- Read more about author Wendy Meddour and the writing of LUBNA and the PEBBLE here.
- Teaching resources to use with the book, prepared by the National Education Association.
- Listen to the author reading LUBNA and PEBBLE:
