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Malala's Magic Pencil Paperback – March 1, 2019

by Yousafzai Malala (Author)

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** 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 for good; to give gifts to her family, to erase the smell from the rubbish dump near her house. (And 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.

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March 1, 2019
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ PENGUIN (March 1, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 48 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 024132257X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0241322574
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 - 9 years, from customers
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.7 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.25 x 0.2 x 10.24 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #275,663 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #108 in Children's Government Books
- #519 in Children's Women Biographies (Books)
- #1,486 in Children's Books on Girls' & Women's Issues

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Malala Yousafzai
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Malala Yousafzai S.St (Malālah Yūsafzay: Urdu: ملالہ یوسفزئی‎; Pashto: ملاله یوسفزۍ‎ [məˈlaːlə jusəf ˈzəj]; born 12 July 1997) is a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate. She is known mainly for human rights advocacy for education and for women in her native Swat Valley in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of northwest Pakistan, where the local Taliban had at times banned girls from attending school. Yousafzai's advocacy has since grown into an international movement.
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Kerascoët is the joint pen name of the French illustrators, comics and animation artists Marie Pommepuy (b. 1978) and Sébastien Cosset (b. 1975). A married couple, they met while attending the Olivier de Serres art school. Kerascoët have worked on numerous bandes dessinées 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.
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Beautiful

Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2023

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Everything about this book is beautiful, the story, the gold, the story behind the pencil, the representation, its highlight of social issues while providing hope, everything. Written by the young Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Pakistani education activist Malala herself. A must read for children and a must have for school libraries and elementary classrooms.

Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2023

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We purchase this book for a 4 year old. The way this story is told and illustrated keeps their attention and prompted questions afterward. We read it at least every other night at their request

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Family of Five

Descriptive Pictures, Appropriate for Little Kids

Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2019

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I want my daughter and my sons to read about courageous women and girls. It’s hard to imagine a more courageous story than Malala’s.

First, this book was appropriate for kids of multiple ages. My 7 and 9-year olds learned more about Malala from the detailed pictures. Her concrete home has cracked walls. A group of children literally pick through a trash heap to feed their families. There is a power in illustration to tell the context of the story, and for my two kids who already know Malala’s story and can learn more from illustration - well, it’s powerful.

My 4-year-old has been deeply affected by recent school shootings near our house, and I didn’t want to read a book about someone getting shot going to school because he doesn’t need that right now - and nuance is lost when you’re four. This book gives you the option to talk about it or not. Malala is in a hospital gown with a bracelet on one page, but the shooting isn’t explicit. I have read the book several times with my little one, and he gets the courage and the context without getting more freaked out.

Finally, the whole frame of her pencil being magical is just brilliant. Gold foil writing creeps across each page. And kids get that sometimes just telling your story - or listening to stories and taking action - is the central act of courage.

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Betty

Teared up reading this!!

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2021

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Malala herself wrote this beautiful story about the magic of the pen, the power of the human voice. She begins the story about a television show that inspired her to dream of a magic pencil. As she grows up, she realizes the magic is her own voice and bravery to speak up. The shooting isn’t mentioned, but Malala alludes to it on one page: “My voice became so powerful that the dangerous men tried to silence me. But they failed.” This is a true #ownvoices autobiographical picture book.

Highly recommend for elementary school history / social studies, and it's just a wonderfully inspiring book to have at home. We're so grateful to have this book in both English and Chinese!

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Ali

A must for your book collection

Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2019

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This beautifully illustrated book tells an important true story in an age-appropriate way that can help start a conversation about people (specifically children) in other countries and the challenges they face. Malala discusses her experiences with learning that not all children receive an education and the mission she is on to help advocate for all children, particularly girls, to get an education. For children in Western cultures in particular, this book will expose them to a different culture, a different religion (although Islam is not mentioned but she does wear a hijab), and help parents explain some of the difficult current events impacting our world. Malala has several books for various age ranges and this is perfect for younger children to start getting to know her story.

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kelsey

Inspiring Story for Everyone

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2018

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I purchased this book for a school assignment, although I had considered purchasing it on many occasions just because. I knew the basics of the story of Malala, but I had no idea how it would translate to a children’s book. Malala did an amazing job creating a book that told her story in a way that children can grasp and connect with. I read this story with my daughter and I almost cried because I knew what happened to Malala when the bad men tried to “silence” her. My daughter even at only 2 1/2 years old enjoyed the story. This is one I will use in my classroom as a future teacher as well as read over and over again with my daughter. Everyone should read this book, children and adults alike.

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Elizabeth Gelfuso

A True Heroine

Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2021

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I love this true story of a very brave girl who stood up against evil for what she believed in. It’s good fir children to see what children in other parts of the world have to endure, and for them to appreciate the freedom that we have.

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Natasha

Powerful and moving 💕

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2020

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Such a beautiful and inspirational book! I’m a teacher and since March was Women’s History Month, I decided to teach a writing lesson on Malala Yousafzai, with the use of this book. I thought this book would be WAY too difficult for my kindergarteners to understand, but any of them were able to grasp onto the story and we’re genuinely moved by Malala. I was impressed by how well my kids enjoyed reading about Malala’s story. This book is a must have!

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Janet Mendelsohn

Sensetively written, beautifully illustrated, example setting story.

Reviewed in Canada on August 2, 2021

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We loved this book. We think all adults should read it too. A great example of how finding your voice, no matter how small at the beginning, can profoundly raise awareness and change lives.

Alan dorrity

A wonderful book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 25, 2023

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What a wonderful book about Malala’s life.

gem

Un libro maravilloso

Reviewed in Spain on May 14, 2020

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El contenido del libro es estupendo. Malala contando su propia historia llena de imaginación y sueños hechos realidad. Muy bonito, trata con mucha delicadeza el atentado que sufrió, por lo que es apto para peques.
Las páginas tornasoladas y la textura del libro son estupendas para atraer la atención y quedarte pegada a cada una de sus páginas.
100% recomendable

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Camila

Perfect

Reviewed in Brazil on March 23, 2018

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Beautiful story, beautiful illustration, beautiful support to education. It is all about human rights. We all love it so much.

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Reviewed in Germany on September 11, 2018

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Meine Kinder mögen das Buch sehr und finden die Geschichte sehr spannend. Auch nach mehrmaligem Lesen fiebern sie gespannt mit.
Die Zeichnungen sind sehr gelungen.

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