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Safa Suleiman -- "Hilwa’s Gifts"

Categories: Kid Friendly & Family Literary

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Safa Suleiman will speak about and sign her new book, "Hilwa's Gifts," on Saturday, July 19th at 11:00am at Boulder Bookstore. This is a FREE kid's event, but registration is required. Register on Eventbrite.

About the Book:
Ali 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.

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*This is a free kid's event, but registration is required.