It required perseverance to get “Yuvi’s Candy Tree,” a children’s tale of Ethiopian pluck and heroism, translated into Hebrew. In 2009, Tashome was visiting North America to raise awareness and funds for Friends by Nature, her nonprofit organization that creates communities of Ethiopian immigrants across Israel. In January 2017, Agam, the children’s division of Prague Publishing, contacted Tashome about publishing the book. Once the book was translated and enough money raised to print it, Agam Publishing bought the rights to the translated book and the art. Now that it’s translated, Tashome often reads “Yuvi’s Candy Tree” to kids throughout Israel.

Source: Ethiopian News February 17, 2019 23:17 UTC