Malala's Magic Pencil

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Malala's Magic Pencil
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Malala Yousafzai
Illustrated by Kerascoet
Illustrated by Kerascoet
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:48
Dimensions(mm): Height 262,Width 238
ISBN/Barcode 9780241322574
ClassificationsDewey:823.92
Audience
Children / Juvenile

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Imprint Puffin
Publication Date 7 March 2019
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Based on her inspirational life, Malala Yousafzai's first picture book will inspire all young readers to find the magic around them. ** Shortlisted for the Little Rebels Children's Book Award! ** As a child in Pakistan, Malala made a wish for a magic pencil that she could use to redraw reality. She would use it to give gifts to her family, to erase the smell from the rubbish dump near her house, to sleep an extra hour in the morning. As she grew older, Malala wished for bigger and bigger things. She saw a world that needed fixing. And even if she never found a magic pencil, Malala realized that she could still work hard every day to make her wishes come true. This beautifully illustrated picture book tells Malala's story, in her own words, for a younger audience and shows them the worldview that allowed her to hold on to hope and to make her voice heard even in the most difficult of times.

Author Biography

Malala Yousafzai (Author) Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist, student and the youngest person ever awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. At age 15, she was shot by the Taliban for speaking out for the rights of girls in her community to go to school. Malala recovered, continued her campaign and, as co-founder of Malala Fund, is building a global movement of support for girls' education. malala.org Kerascoet (Illustrator) Kerascoet is the joint pen name of the French illustrators, comics and animation artists Marie Pommepuy (b. 1978) and Sebastien Cosset (b. 1975). A married couple, they met while attending the Olivier de Serres art school. Kerascoet have worked on numerous bandes dessinees as well as children's books, and in advertising. Several of their comics have been published in English to critical acclaim. They were nominated for the Ignatz Award for Outstanding Graphic Novel for Beauty, and for an Eisner Award for their comic Beautiful Darkness.