Lubna's best friend is a pebble. Lubna tells Pebble everything. About home. About the war. Pebble always listens to her stories and smiles when she feels afraid. But one day, when a little boy arrives, alone in a world of tents, Lubna poignantly understands that he needs Pebble even more than she does . . .

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 the war. Pebble always listens to her stories and smiles when she feels afraid. But one day, when a little boy arrives, alone in a world of tents, Lubna poignantly understands that he needs Pebble even more than she does . . .

Author Wendy Meddour joins forces with illustrator Daniel Egneus to create an important story about the power of friendship.

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.

This tender, understated story honours the emotional resilience of young people.

A true celebration of the endless creativity and resilience of children.

Spacious, soaring spreads by Egnéus add flashes of imaginative escape to the poignant story by Meddour.

The story has an ageless emotional heart, really, with lovely illustrations, told in a way easily understood by children.