Notes

Two diverse countries and cultures are linked by this two-in-one wordless picture book with two stories designed to be read together. The English is read from the left and the Arabic from the right. There are two boys and two families in this book. One family lives in a city in Australia, and the other lives in Morocco, North Africa. The lives of the two boys and their families look very different from each other. From busy motorways to desert landscapes, their worlds could not be further apart yet with the journey of a hand made Moroccan carpet into the Australian home we are shown how these separate lives become intertwined. The theme shows how how lives reflect each other and that we are all connected, and the fact that some things are the same for all families no matter where in the world they live.