My Olive Tree
Hardcover – Picture Book, September 17, 2024
Random House Children's Books · Hardcover · September 17, 2024
In this simple, touching picture book about the healing power of a loving community, a girl's grandpa and her neighbors help her grow an olive tree in a war-torn land.
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- Who it’s for
- An olive tree’s deep roots meet the quiet strength of a caring community.
- Themes
- Community support in hardship, Loss and renewal, Olive trees and Palestinian land
- Pacing
- Mixed
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In this simple, touching picture book about the healing power of a loving community, a girl's grandpa and her neighbors help her grow an olive tree in a war-torn land. A BOOKLIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Salam's grandpa says that olive trees are strong and that their roots run deep in their Palestinian land. They connect everyone--from the farmer who presses the olives into oil to the baker who uses the oil in his taboon. Salam plants her own seed and is eager to see it grow.
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She waits... she waters... she asks the seed to hurry... until finally...a sprout! But one day soldiers come and destroy everything in their path...including Salam's new olive tree. Salam is crushed--though she doesn't have to worry. Her grandpa gathers their neighbors and, together, they plant olive trees as far as the eye can see. With spare, sensitive prose and gentle illustrations, debut author-illustrator Hazar Elbayya delivers a powerful story about the beauty of the olive tree and the importance of community in the face of hardship.
Roots of Belonging
An olive tree’s deep roots meet the quiet strength of a caring community.
Come here for
- A Palestinian setting where olive oil connects farmers and bakers
- A child and her grandpa, rendered in spare, sensitive prose
Expect
- Gentle illustrations alongside a story shaped by hardship
- A warm picture book about loss, care, and community
Where it sits
| Trees & Forests | 37% |
|---|---|
| Community & Neighbor Stories | 35% |
| Middle Eastern & Arab American Stories | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Multigenerational Families
- Trees & Forests
- Stories Set in the Middle East
- Authors
- Hazar Elbayya
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- September 17, 2024
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Community support in hardship · Loss and renewal · Olive trees and Palestinian land
- Reading lane
- Multigenerational Families