Lubna and Pebble
Illustrator
Daniel Egneus
Publisher
Dial Books
Publication Year
2019
ISBN
9780525554165
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Lubna's best friend is a pebble. Pebble always listens to her stories. Pebble always smiles when she feels scared. But when a lost little boy arrives in the World of Tents, Lubna realizes that he needs Pebble even more than she does. This emotionally stirring and stunningly illustrated picture book explores one girl's powerful act of friendship in the midst of an unknown situation.
Grade Level
PK-1; K-3
Lexile Measure
460L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Culture/Ethnicity; Homelessness; Immigrants and refugees; displaced; refugee family; relocation; resettlement
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Asian (Middle Eastern)
Family Formation
father
Keywords
friendship; hope; pebble; safety; tents; smile; warmth; war; tent city; comfort
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Meddour, Wendy, "Lubna and Pebble" (2019). Diverse Families. 1812.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1812