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- a unique way to introduce WWII to young children
- based on true story about Nazis looking for hidden Jewish children
- conversation points: pipe smoking, see * below
- language: stupid, shut up, idiot, nasty brats, Heavens
- memorable story of courage & sacrifice!
Type: chapter book
Ages: 7-11
Author: Claire Huchet Bishop
Illustrator: William Pene Du Bois
*Only a couple more convo points: First, when Nazis showed up, they were trying to convince the non-Jewish kids to talk, and one of them tried sweet-talking a little girl with a small cheek caress. It was a minor part of the story, but the whole interrogation of the kids is probably the most intense part.
Secondly, there was an incident of “white” lying–it was a boy who said he hated the soup when he was actually so hungry for it, because he saw another boy in more need of it.
Though I had to read aloud a few words we don’t normally say in our family, this was overall a good book–and important. The next generation should know about the Holocaust.
