Written by: Kathy Kacer. Illustrated by: Gabrielle Grimard. In 1945, young Francine and her maman are sent to the Bergen-Belsen Nazi prison camp, where life is gray and hopeless. Determined…
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Written by: Jacob Sager Weinstein. Illustrated by: Eliza Wheeler. Author Jacob Sager Weinstein and New York Times bestselling illustrator Eliza Wheeler deliver a stunning picture book about a young Jewish…
Written by: Tamar Meir. Illustrated by: Yael Albert and Noga Applebaum. Francesco Tirelli loved to eat gelato from his uncle’s cart. So when he moves from Italy to Hungary, Francesco…
Written by: T. R. Simon and Richard Simon. Illustrated by: Mark Siegel. A refugee seeking sanctuary from the horrors of Kristallnacht, Oskar arrives by ship in New York City with…
Written by: Tony Johnston. Illustrated by: Ron Mazellan. When the Nazis invade Poland, a family is split apart. A harmonica keeps a boy’s hope alive. The story is inspired by…
Written by: Jo Hoestlandt. Translated by: Mark Polizzoti. Illustrated by: Johanna Kang. Set in France, during the Nazi occupation of World War II, a gentile child named Helen recalls the…
Written by: Louise Borden. Illustrated by: Niki Daly. “You’re a strong skater, Piet, and you have a quick mind. This is why I know you’ll succeed in this important task….
Written by: Meg Wiviott. Illustrated by: Josée Bisaillon. A neighborhood cat observes the changes in German and Jewish families in its town during the time leading up to Kristallnacht, The…
Written and illustrated by: Patricia Polacco. After being initiated into a neighbor’s family by a solemn backyard ceremony, a young Russian American girl and her African American brothers determine to…
Written and illustrated by: Patricia Polacco. Since the Tall Boots — the Nazis — have marched into Monique’s small French village, terrorizing it, nothing surprises her. Until the night Monique…