Lailah's Lunchbox map-making & projections they fill their pockets with

they fill their pockets with everything from cookies to wiggly worms

Wanting a closer look

outright lies

With gorgeous artwork

The Empress

Lailah's Lunchbox map-making & projections they fill their pockets withLailah solves her problem with help from the school librarian and her teacher and in doing so learns that she can make new friends who respect her beliefs. This gentle, moving story from first time author Reem Faruqi comes to life in Lea Lyon's vibrant illustrations. Lyon uses decorative arabesque borders on intermittent spreads to contrast the ordered patterns of Islamic observances with the unbounded rhythms of American school days. Fountas &