The Promise Bridget Hodder and Fawzia Gilani Williams illustrated by Cinzia Battistel KAR BEN PUBLISHING
A garden is a promise and a promise must be kept Hassan studies at the village mosque and Jacob studies at the village synagogue and the two boys are the best of friends In the afternoons they play in the shade of Jacob's family garden When Jacob's family must flee Morocco Hassan tends the garden for his friend Ages 4-8 Reinforced binding
B C H F W G To my beautiful and incredibly hardworking niece Mariam Gilani You never give up and you constantly sacrifice to make the world a better place I love you so much To all the children of the world May you grow your own gardens of the earth or the heart and may you find joy there B To nature which protects the friendship of these two children and to the children who protect nature
