S&S brings forward Malala picture book

Simon and Schuster Children’s Books is bringing forward the publication of Malala, a Brave Girl from Pakistan/Iqbal, a Brave Boy from Pakistan in light of Malala’s recent win of the Nobel Peace Prize, and will publish it next week. The picture book tells the stories of Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban in 2012 for speaking out for girls’ right to education, and Iqbal Masih, another Pakistani child who fought for peace and justice but was shot and killed in 1995. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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