The Dutch edition of the book was featured in the newsletter of this popular Lebanese restaurant in Amsterdam,

Hollis was invited to write about refugees and her book Hello! for UK Refugee Week: “a hopeful sign of our common humanity and the backpack we all carry inside of us.”

Some great before & after pictures.

Reading and discussion with Lebanese students as well as Syrian and Palestinian refugee children.

Hollis had a great time reading her book and will definitely be back!

They’ve arrived in Beirut!

Every child deserves safety and hope.

Hollis will do a classroom reading on Wednesday 31 May.

Paperback edition available in the UK on order in bookshops and through Otter-Barry Books.