The book Fatma, written by Conceição Dinis Tomé, sheds light on a very real and pressing issue. The best way to introduce it is by sharing a little story.
During a workshop I held for children in Braga—home to one of Portugal’s refugee shelters—a young boy made a striking observation. He found it unsettling that fires could destroy homes and that hundreds of people had to travel in tiny boats. "Everything in this book looks strange!" he concluded.

I couldn’t agree more. Sadly, every word of it is true, and that is precisely why this book needs to exist. The children in the workshop all came to the same conclusion: the solution to these hardships lies in friendship and love.

2021
Fatma

Published by
APCC

Text by
Conceição Dinis Tomé

City
Lisbon


Awards 
2021 Selection
Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Award (CICLA). 'Common Journey' exhibition. Shanghai. ​​​​​​​




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