A New Coat For Anna -- War Book

[Kendra AU]

Our library carries a book entitled What Was The War Like Grandma? It's a great little picture book about a little girl's conversation with her grandma. While putting it on my library list for an upcoming row.

What I'd also like is a good quality (aka living book) about World War II that won't overwhelm my sensitive child. I like to teach history by reading historical fiction to the boys.

Number The Stars comes to mind, which as I recall was a good book. I just can't remember it fully and I have a very sensitive child who would not handle hearing too deeply about concentration camps and what went on in some of them. Kwim?

I also remember reading a book once about WWII where a girl was asked to take a basket with secret letters past a German guard. She was shocked when the dogs didn't sniff the letters in the basket and towards the end of the book she learns there was special powder in the letters that harmed the dogs noses. Anyone know what this book is? :lol:

[Kendra AU]

Not to talk to myself or anything, but... :lol:

After looking at the living book history list I had I discovered the following books, if you've read them would you share what you love about them:

Snow Treasure by M. McSwigan

I am David/North To Freedom by Ann Holm -- My dh highly recommends this book! :D

[Rebe]

Thanks! We're always on the lookout for good books about WWII.

Snow Treasure is wonderful! I read that aloud to my dc last year.

I own I Am David because I heard so many wonderful things about it on this board, but we haven't read it yet. For some reason I didn't see that one as a read-aloud, more as a book to read to themselves. :unsure:

When we row Anna we usually read the picture book Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot.

There is also The Silver Sword (or Escape from Warsaw -- it's been published under both titles). My ds read this (I did, too) and liked it a lot.

And for you -- not for your dc (yet) -- there's The Book Thief, which I think was probably my favorite book I read last year.

[Sherry]

Our library carries a book entitled What Was The War Like Grandma? It's a great little picture book about a little girl's conversation with her grandma. While putting it on my library list for an upcoming row.

What I'd also like is a good quality (aka living book) about World War II that won't overwhelm my sensitive child. I like to teach history by reading historical fiction to the boys.

Number The Stars comes to mind, which as I recall was a good book. I just can't remember it fully and I have a very sensitive child who would not handle hearing too deeply about concentration camps and what went on in some of them. Kwim?

I also remember reading a book once about WWII where a girl was asked to take a basket with secret letters past a German guard. She was shocked when the dogs didn't sniff the letters in the basket and towards the end of the book she learns there was special powder in the letters that harmed the dogs noses. Anyone know what this book is? :lol:

The book you remember reading is Number the Stars. It is about the Danish Resistance - a Danish family helps another Danish family (Jewish) escape the Nazis. You might also be interested The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark (picture book) and Journey to America. Neither of them are about concentration camps.

If you can find a copy, you might skim Not Every German Was a Nazi to determine if any of the stories would be suitable.

[CindyK]

Thanks! We're always on the lookout for good books about WWII.

When we row Anna we usually read the picture book Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot.



Love the Chocolate Pilot book, but I can't read it without balling my eyes out. My children just laugh at me.