Hiba Shublak, founder of Active Learning and Active Learning Believe & Inspire, a non-profit that has provided after school enrichment activities to Santa Ana Unified School District students since 2003, has written her first children’s book, “Where is Bejou?”
The light-hearted story emphasizes happiness and finding gratitude for having loved ones and for accepting our fate. In it, a frantic girl, surrounded by optimistic friends and acquaintances, is looking for her lost dog. In the process, she begins to grasp an understanding of love and loss, and their eternal effect on her life.
“It has always been a dream of mine to write children's books,” Shublak said. “When I lost my dad a few years ago, my whole world changed. Then, I lost Bejou a few years later. My very first dog. I wrote this story after experiencing loss in my lifetime with the hope of inspiring others to be grateful for having loved ones, and for the positive marks they leave in our lives.”
For Shublak, writing this book allowed her to achieve her dream of continuing her father’s legacy through his love of drawing, painting, and storytelling, as well as continuing the legacy of her beloved Bejou.
“Where is Bejou?” will be available for sale after Dec. 1, 2020 on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. It is currently available for sale at https://store.bookbaby.com/book/Where-is-Bejou.
A Spanish version of the book will also soon be released.
