{"product_id":"hilwas-gifts","title":"Hilwa's Gifts","description":"\u003cp class=\"a-size-large a-spacing-none\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large product-title-word-break\"\u003eHilwa's Gifts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"a-size-large a-spacing-none\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large product-title-word-break\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"\"\u003eSafa Suleiman \u003cspan class=\"contribution\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e(Author), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"\"\u003eAnait Semirdzhyan \u003cspan class=\"contribution\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e(Illustrator)\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-text-separator\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"Combining a centuries-old practice with the story about a Palestinian family and their relationship to the land makes Hilwa’s Gifts an absolute treasure.\" —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBooklist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\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\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSafa Suleiman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHilwa’s Gifts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is her first book. She lives with her family in Colorado on the homeland of the Ute Nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAnait Semirdzhyan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis the illustrator of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJust Us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Molly Beth Griffin, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBábo: A Tale of Armenian Rug-Washing Day\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Astrid Kamalyan, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Great Banned-Books Bake Sale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCandlewick, 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardcover, 40 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e978-1536229424\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAge Level: 3-7 years\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50519677173929,"sku":"Book_Hilwa's Gifts","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0608\/3844\/5225\/files\/2.png?v=1791332471","url":"https:\/\/www.shoppalestine.org\/products\/hilwas-gifts","provider":"Shop Palestine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}