{"product_id":"hilwas-gifts-hardcover","title":"Hilwa's Gifts - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSafa Suleiman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnait Semirdzhyan\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA heartwarming picture-book debut brings a tradition many thousands of years old--harvesting and pressing olives into oil--vividly to life, showing how customs unite us across time and space. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAli has arrived in Palestine for a visit just in time for the olive harvest. His grandfather, Seedo, and Hilwa--his favorite tree--greet him in the grove, where Seedo explains that Hilwa has many gifts to share. Other family members whack the trees' branches with sticks, singing \"Zaytoon, ya zaytoon\" while cousins clap and dance and happily pick up fallen olives. (Luckily, a gentle whack is all it takes for Hilwa's fruits to rain down!) The next day, at the olive press, Ali watches the drip of gold liquid into a can, another of Hilwa's gifts. Later, they picnic under the tree's branches with hot mint tea, pita, and delicious olive oil swirled on hummus. Tradition is the greatest gift of all: the family gathering--generation after generation--to celebrate a bountiful harvest. Dynamic illustrations and a graceful text peppered with Arabic words, plus a glossary and author's note, make for an intimate picture-book debut about a child discovering his heritage.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSafa Suleiman\u003c\/b\u003e is a Palestinian American educator with more than twenty years of experience in undergraduate and elementary school pedagogy. She now focuses on writing and teaching through storytelling centering the Palestinian and the American Muslim communities. \u003ci\u003eHilwa's Gifts\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book. She lives with her family in Colorado on the homeland of the Ute Nation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnait Semirdzhyan\u003c\/b\u003e is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eJust Us\u003c\/i\u003e by Molly Beth Griffin, \u003ci\u003eB?bo: A Tale of Armenian Rug-Washing Day\u003c\/i\u003e by Astrid Kamalyan, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Banned-Books Bake Sale\u003c\/i\u003e by Aya Khalil, and many other acclaimed books for children. Born in Kazakhstan and raised in Armenia, she now lives in the Seattle area with her husband and twin daughters.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 10.4 x 10 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45594270072876,"sku":"9781536229424","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/vd8oEiZoUF9781536229424.webp?v=1780476625","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/hilwas-gifts-hardcover","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}