BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:31547@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230819T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230819T143000 DTSTAMP:20230815T205417Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/kids-story-time-these-olive-trees-b y-aya-ghanameh/ SUMMARY:Kids Story Time: These Olive Trees\, by Aya Ghanameh DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\nP&\;T Knitwear is pleased to welcome Palestinian illustrator\, writer\, and designer Aya Ghanameh for a children's stor y time reading of her debut picture book\, These Olive Trees  — th e story of a Palestinian family’s ties to the land\, and how one young g irl finds a way to care for her home\, even as she says goodbye.\nRESERVE YOUR SIGNED COPY OF  THESE OLIVE TREES\nAVAILABLE TO SHIP MOST PLACES\n\ nIt’s 1967 in Nablus\, Palestine.\n\nOraib loves the olive trees that gr ow outside the refugee camp where she lives. Each harvest\, she and her m ama pick the small fruits and she eagerly stomp stomp stomps on them to release their golden oil. Olives have always tied her family to the land\, as Oraib learns from the stories Mama tells of a home before war.\n\nBut war has come to their door once more\, forcing them to flee. Even as her family is uprooted\, Oraib makes a solemn promise to her beloved olive tre es. She will see to it that their legacy lives on for generations to come. \n\nDebut author-illustrator Aya Ghanameh boldly paints a tale of bitterne ss\, hope\, and the power of believing in a free and thriving future.\n\n This is a free in-store event with limited amphitheater-style seating\ n We encourage all guests to wear masks.\n The talk will be followed by a book signing. Books signed at P&\;T Knitwear events must be purcha sed from P&\;T Knitwear. If you would like a signed copy and cannot at tend the event\, we're happy to take your pre-order. We ship most places!\ n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nAya Ghanameh is a Palestinian illustrator\, writer\, and designer from Amman\, Jordan. Her work moves away from state-centric ways of thinking to center the voices of ordinary people in historical and political narratives. Her debut picture book\, These Olive Trees\, is in spired by the experiences of her family who cultivated her love of the lan d throughout her upbringing in exile. Having graduating from the Rhode Isl and School of Design\, she is currently based in New York City where she o verspends on food from Arab restaurants.\n\n \;\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTags\ n\n\n United States Events\n New York Events\n Things to do in New York \, NY\n New York Seminars\n New York Family &\; Education Seminars\n #kids\n #storytime\n #books\n #author\n #kidfriendly\n #bookstore\n #palestinian\n #kids_activities\n #childrens_books\n #storytimeforkids \n\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2 023/08/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_567343349_592593014893_1_original.jpe g CATEGORIES:Author,Book Talk,Books,Bookstore,New York,New York events,Palestinian LOCATION:P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts\, 180 Orchard Street \, New York\, N Y \, 10002\, United States GEO:40.72193;-73.988163 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=180 Orchard Street \, New Y ork\, NY \, 10002\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts:geo:40.72193,-73.988163 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR