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Mar 08, 2016 | ISBN 9780385753975 | 5-8 years Buy
Mar 08, 2016 | ISBN 9780385753999 | 5-8 years Buy
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Mar 08, 2016 | ISBN 9780385753975 | 5-8 years
Mar 08, 2016 | ISBN 9780385753999 | 5-8 years
A New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s BookA New York Public Library Best Book for Kids, 2016Told from the perspective of the tree outside Anne Frank’s window—and illustrated by a Caldecott Honor artist—this book introduces her story in a gentle and incredibly powerful way to a young audience. The tree in the courtyard was a horse chestnut. Her leaves were green stars; her flowers foaming cones of white and pink. Seagulls flocked to her shade. She spread roots and reached skyward in peace. The tree watched a little girl, who played and laughed and wrote in a diary. When strangers invaded the city and warplanes roared overhead, the tree watched the girl peek out of the curtained window of the annex. It watched as she and her family were taken away—and when her father returned after the war, alone. The tree died the summer Anne Frank would have turned eighty-one, but its seeds and saplings have been planted around the world as a symbol of peace. Its story, and Anne’s story, are beautifully told and illustrated in this powerful picture book.
Jeff Gottesfeld is an acclaimed writer for page, stage, and screen. His work has won awards from the American Library Association, the Writers Guild of America, and the National Council for the Social Studies. He is based in Los Angeles, California. Visit… More about Jeff Gottesfeld
“Haunting and deeply affecting, this take on Anne Frank’s iconic story will be one readers won’t easily forget.” —Booklist starred review“…[T]he spare text and delicate illustrations create a moving and powerful ode to the tree that gave Anne comfort and hope during the years she and her family hid from the Nazis…A noteworthy and highly recommended introduction to a difficult and significant topic.” —School Library Journal starred review
Keystone to Reading Book Award NOMINEE 2017
Sydney Taylor Book Award, Association of Jewish Libraries NOMINEE 2017
CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young Readers SELECTION 2017
Notable Books for a Global Society Award SELECTION 2017
Amazon Best of the Month AWARD 2016
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