Winner at The 2018 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Books

Ayobami is an African girl who dreams of going to school. After war comes to an end, she can finally return to the schoolhouse. But in order to do so, she has to take a dangerous path through the jungle. Armed only with a piece of paper and a worn-out pencil, she embarks on a hazardous journey to fulfil her unweaving desire to learn and write.
This is a tale about the importance of education, the difficulties that many children have to overcome to go to school, and the perseverance and enthusiasm of those who want to learn.

Guided Reading Level: N, Lexile Level: 550L

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This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Best Educational Children's Picture Book category by the International Latino Book Award. It was recognised by the Ny Times/ Ny Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book. It also was recognised in the Picture Book - Ages 4-8 Years category by the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

There are 30 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2018 by Cuento de Luz SL .

Mar Azabal se licencio en Geografia y se especializo Archivistica, pero su verdadero sueno era poder crear historias dibujando. En la actualidad vive en Toledo, compagina su vida impartiendo cursos de ilustracion para ninos, creando historias y disfrutando de la crianza de su hijo. Pilar Lopez Avila , is from Caceres, Spain, and is teacher of biology for the last twelve years. She is also the mother of three children.