A stunning new picture book from Onjali Q. Raf and Pippa Curnick, the creative duo behind the bestselling and award-winningThe Boy at the Back of the Class.

Theres a new girl in my class.She has eyes as wide and as golden as a tigers, a face as pale as a glass of milk, and hair as shiny as a mirror. Id like to be her friend. But she never wants to play with me in the playground or make sandcastles in the sandpit.

The cleverest people I know say that the new girl is sad because she had to leave her home, her family, her school, her toys, her books and all her friends too.

But Ive got a plan! Theres something I can do to make her feel better when shes missing everything shes left behind . . .

With bold, beautiful artwork by Pippa Curnick, this heartfelt story about the power of friendship and kindness shows young readers what steps they can take to make refugee children feel welcome.

Book Description

Told with heart and humour, this story of friendship and kindness provides an early conversation starter to the topic of refugees.

About the Author

Onjali Q Rafs first book,The Boy at the Back of the Class,was Winner of the Waterstones Childrens Book Prize in 2019, the Blue Peter Book Prize 2019 and other accolades.

Rafs second book,The Star Outside My Window, went on to win the Diversity Book Award for Childrens Fiction (UK) 2020.

Further titles includeThe Night Bus Hero,The Great Food Bank Heist,The Lion Above the Door, Where Magic GrowsandHope on the Horizon.

In 2022, Raf was recognised for her services to Literature and Womens Rights in the New Year Honours.

• Publisher : Hodder Childrens Books (12 Sept. 2024)
• Language : English
• Hardcover : 32 pages
• ISBN-10 : 1526364654
• ISBN-13 : 978-1526364654
• Reading age : 3 5 years
• Dimensions : 26 x 1.6 x 28.2 cm