Description: "Jiddo's garden is a wonder. In it grows so many amazing things--to see, smell, and taste. But helping him to tend the garden teaches this young girl about even more than fig trees. It gives her a chance to discover just who she is. Many years ago, like so many Palestinians, her family was forced to leave their homeland. But Jiddo shows her how, until they can return, tending a garden can connect them to home--and to each other"--
Brief description: Jenan A. Matari is an award-winning Palestinian American storyteller. Her work centers on narratives of resistance, resilience and culture, weaving the struggles of Indigenous peoples globally into her advocacy for Palestinian liberation. Her popular social media presence has earned her a large global following: You can find Jenan on Instagram @jenanmatari, TikTok @jenan.matari, or visit her website at www.jenanmatari.com. She lives in exile with her family on the ancestral lands of the Lenape people. This is her first book.
Review Quotes: "Everything Grows in Jiddo's Garden is the children's book I wish my father had been able to give to me as a child. Each Palestinian plants the seed of Palestine in their children and tends to it knowing that the youth will carry the seed with them until they can plant it in the soil of their homeland again. Thank you Jenan for this book and for speaking to the little girl in me, who still holds the seed of Palestine in my heart."--Alana Hadid, Palestinian American Activist, Model and Creative Director of Watermelon Pictures