Bravo, Avocado!

Ellie is sulking. Yesterday she celebrated her birthday under the old avocado tree. Yet she is not a bit taller today ! Dad tells Ellie a secret. She is like the pit of an avocado, he explains, small but full of magic. Together they put the pit in a glass of water by the window and wait. We experience how Ellie and her avocado plant grow over the years, take root and eventually bring new life. In Taltal Levi's native Israel, avocados are ubiquitous and are picked straight from the tree. In warm, earthy colours, she tells a personal and at the same time universal story about the magic of growing.