Idriss and His Marble by Rene Goutchoux and Zau - OPTIONAL

Idriss and His Marble by Rene Goutchoux, illustrated by Zau. PICTURE BOOK. StarBerry Books, 2019. $18. 9781635921328              

BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE       

Idriss has a lucky marble. It is beautiful and he feels that wherever he goes, if his marble is with him, he will continue to have good luck. Things in his country gets bad and Idriss and his mom has to flee. He keeps his lucky marble with him, no matter what, through scary trails, under barbed wire and on a small, seemingly unsafe boat - he keeps the marble with him.

I liked the book and the illustrations, and it showed the perilous trail refugees travel to find a safe place for themselves and their families. Maybe Idriss will find somebody at his new home that likes marbles like he does.     

Ellen-Anita, Librarian