{"product_id":"the-tree-is-older-than-you-are-a-bilingual-gathering-of-poems-stories-from-mex-9780689820878","title":"The Tree Is Older Than You Are: A Bilingual Gathering of Poems \u0026 Stories from Mex","description":"\u003cb\u003eA beautiful collection of bilingual poems and stories from Mexico, paired with paintings by Mexican artists.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Remember, the tree is older than you are and you might find stories in its branches.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins this wondrous collection of poems and stories from Mexico that invites us to imagine a car as sweet as strawberry ice cream, skin that kisses air and breeze-waving hair, a rabbit with little ears, a frog that runs instead of hops, and taxis filled with ghosts. Richly colored paintings interspersed throughout express not just the meaning of the words, but the magic within them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNye, Naomi Shihab:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Naomi Shihab Nye is an award-winning writer and editor whose work has appeared widely. She edited the ALA Notable international poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eThis Same Sky, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Tree Is Older Than You Are: Poems and Paintings from Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Space Between Our Footsteps: Poems and Paintings from the Middle East\u003c\/i\u003e. Her books of poems include \u003ci\u003eFuel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRed Suitcase\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWords Under the Words\u003c\/i\u003e. A Guggenheim fellow, she is also the author of the young adult novel \u003ci\u003eHabibi\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named an ALA Notable Book, a Best Book for Young Adults, and winner of the Jane Addams Children's Book Award as well as the Book Publishers of Texas award from the Texas Institute of Letters. Naomi lives in San Antonio, Texas, with her husband, Michael, and their son, Madison.","brand":"Aladdin Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503660765458,"sku":"9780689820878","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_37182650-7ba4-4cee-832e-b633e4561495.jpg?v=1730795104","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-tree-is-older-than-you-are-a-bilingual-gathering-of-poems-stories-from-mex-9780689820878","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}