This book was heavy and entirely important. This is an illustrated children’s book about an unnamed child who has to convert from Judaism to Catholicism in order to survive the Nazis. It includes a very traumatic scene. 

Stories like these are so incredibly necessary, especially for children, to teach them compassion, kindness and also to ensure the events of the holocaust are NEVER repeated. I love that the author included messages from holocaust survivors at the end, it’s always good to hear real-life experiences, especially on such heavy topics. 

TWs/CWs: Death (parental, past, present); Catholicism; Nazis; Antisemitism; Genocide; Holocaust