The grandfather’s friends tell his grandchild about the boy his grandfather once was. Take a moment to share with your child too about the childr you once were, what you liked to do, what you miss, and share childhood photographs. You can also ask your child: What would you tell about yourselves when you were younger? What memories are particularly joyful or moving?
This book can inspire you to introduce your child to songs that remind you of your childhood or the place where you grew up. You can listen to old songs together and ask: Do you also have songs that remind you of things?
When the grandfather and father in this book speak to one another in Ladino, the child feels as if they are sailing away together to a faraway land. It is very exciting to understand, know, and utter words in a foreign language. Throughout the book, words and phrases appear in Ladino; you can go back and look for them in the book, then try to pronounce them together, and look .up their meaning
Scan the QR code and listen to the book Trees Waiting for Rain on the SifriyatPijama podcast. We recommend following along with the book while listening.
Trees Wait for Rain 
שִׂיחָה
שֵׁמַע
מִשְׂחָק
סִרְטוֹנִים
הַשְׁרָאָה
