{"product_id":"homeland-my-father-dreams-of-palestine-hardcover-picture-book","title":"Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine (Hardcover, Picture Book)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA father and his daughters may not be able to return home . . . but they can celebrate stories of their homeland!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs bedtime approaches, three young girls eagerly await the return of their father who tells them stories of a faraway homeland—Palestine. Through their father's memories, the Old City of Jerusalem comes to life: the sounds of juice vendors beating rhythms with brass cups, the smell of argileh drifting through windows, and the sight of doves flapping their wings toward home. These daughters of the diaspora feel love for a place they have never been, a home they cannot visit. But, as their father’s story comes to an end, they know that through his memories, they will always return.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA Palestinian family celebrates the stories of their homeland in this moving autobiographical picture book debut by Hannah Moushabeck. With heartfelt illustrations by Reem Madooh, this story is a love letter to home, to family, and to the persisting hope of people that transcends borders.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUNIVERSAL MESSAGE: There are so many people who long to return to their homelands but are unable to. This story will resonate with immigrant families and refugees of all ethnicities and origins, as well as anyone who yearns for home. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTERGENERATIONAL STORIES: This sweet father-daughter story celebrates the bedtime ritual of storytelling, promoting intergenerational sharing and modeling learning about family trees and family histories. A perfect read-aloud for Father's Day!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE: \u003cbr\u003e\"Hannah Moushabeck has written a marvelous, utterly transporting story describing the gentle power of precious transmitted memory and the wistfulness of immigrants, particularly those in exile from an occupied or altered place. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHomeland \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edoes what decades of sad news stories have repeatedly failed to do for Palestine—humanize a beautiful people and place. I wish my father were alive so I could give him this book.\"—Naomi Shihab Nye, award-winning author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHabibi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSitti's Secrets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Like many picture books about immigration, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHomeland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e creates a tapestry of both love and loss reinvented in a story by a granddaughter. This one, in particular, rings with truth while the drum's heartbeat holds a family and its history together.\"—Jane Yolen, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOwl Moon, Eeny Up Above,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and others\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHomeland \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebrings a rich, beautiful, intimate picture of Palestine to life that is rarely seen in American media. The details are absolutely delectable, and the storytelling is playful, yet deeply moving perfection.” —Phoebe Wahl, author, and illustrator of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLittle Witch Hazel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnyone looking for Palestinian or Arab books for kids \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReaders seeking immigrant or refugee stories or diverse picture books \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFather's Day gift giving to dads, grandparents, uncles, and friends with a heartfelt connection to their homelands \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReaders with a passion for memoirs and stories that illustrate the immigrant experience\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Peace and Release HK Bookstore 中東伊斯蘭文化雜貨店","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43037782376550,"sku":null,"price":199.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/6125\/4246\/files\/IMG_7229.jpg?v=1755877710","url":"https:\/\/peaceandreleasehkbookstore.myshopify.com\/products\/homeland-my-father-dreams-of-palestine-hardcover-picture-book","provider":"Peace and Release HK Bookstore 中東伊斯蘭文化雜貨店","version":"1.0","type":"link"}