Written by: Meeg Pincus. Illustrated by: Jordi Solano. The story of Anne Frank and her diary is one of the world’s most important and well-known, but less is known about…
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Written by: Ken Mochizuki. Illustrated by: Dom Lee. In 1940, five-year-old Hiroki Sugihara, the eldest son of the Japanese consul to Lithuania, saw from the consulate window hundreds of Jewish…
Written by: Jennifer Riesmeyer Elvgren. Illustrated by: Daniela Stamatiadi. In Germany in 1938, playing and dancing to jazz music is forbidden. The Hitler Youth patrol the night streets looking for…
Written by: Marcia Vaughan Crews. Illustrated by: Ron Mazellan. Irena Sendler, born to a Polish Catholic family, was raised to respect people of all backgrounds and to help those in…
Written by: Marvell Ginsburg. Illustrated by: Martin Lemelman. Now more than ever, it is essential to continue teaching the lessons of the Holocaust to young children in an impactful and…
Written by: Doreen Rappaport. Illustrated by: Emily Arnold McCully. Jacques and his parents are hiding in Nazi-occupied France during World War II, pretending to be Catholics. On the first night…
Written by: Jane Yolen. Illustrated by: Katie May Green. The Nazis may have taken their home, but the family still has a guardian angel. In this emotionally rich story, a…
Written by: Eve Bunting. Illustrated by: K. Wendy Popp. For one family the traditional Hanukkah celebration has a deeper meaning. Amidst the food and the festivities, Grandma and Great-Aunt Rose…
Written by: Karen Hesse. Illustrated by: Wendy Watson. Newbery medalist Karen Hesse tells a harrowing, true story about life in the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII. When Karen Hesse came upon…