Malala's Magic Pencil

"Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has carefully crafted the story of her childhood for an elementary school audience. Malala's Magic Pencil is inspirational and a wonderful conversation starter for families. " - Seira Wilson, Amazon Editor

Nobel Peace Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author Malala Yousafzai's first picture book, inspired by her own childhood.
* "This is a wonderful read for younger students that will also provide insight and encourage discussion about the wider world. ... The simplicity of Yousafzai's writing and the powerful message she sends, make this book inspirational for all."
--- School Library Journal (starred review)
Malala's first picture book will inspire young readers everywhere to find the magic all around them.
As a child in Pakistan, Malala made a wish for a magic pencil. She would use it to make everyone happy, to erase the smell of garbage from her city, to sleep an extra hour in the morning. But as she grew older, Malala saw that there were more important things to wish for. 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 volume tells Malala's story for a younger audience and shows them the worldview that allowed Malala to hold on to hope even in the most difficult of times.

• Midnight Teacher: Lilly Ann Granderson and Her Secret School
• For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai's Story (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books)
• Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls' Rights
• I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
• Hensel and Gretel: Ninja Chicks
• She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World
• Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
• Alfie: (The Turtle That Disappeared)
• Peter & Ernesto: A Tale of Two Sloths
• Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World