When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit: A classic and unforgettable children’s book from the author of The Tiger Who Came To Tea

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I had never heard of Judith Kerr, and once steered in her direction I have been steeping myself in her books Bombs on Aunt Dainty, which was originally published as The Other Way Round in 1975, [1] is about Anna and her family's life in London during World War II.

This semi-autobiographical classic, written by Judith Kerr, tells the story of a Jewish family escaping Germany in the days before the Second World War. a b c Richard Moss (7 September 2009). "When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit: how Seven Stories is using the Judith Kerr archive". Culture 24. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012.

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It was a sweet book, with the main difference being that it didn't dive as deeply into the War as the others did. There was no talk of bombs, and death was only lightly mentioned. Hitler was mostly shown as a terrible man who was a very long way away and so didn't cause much bother, except for it being harder to make money... Drabble, Emily (18 February 2015). "Judith Kerr: I wasn't scared enough. That's how I nearly gave us away | Children's books". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017 . Retrieved 24 June 2018. That is what happened to Anna in 1933. She was nine years old when it began, too busy with her schoolwork and toboganning to take much notice of political posters, but out of them glared the face of Adolf Hitler, the man who would soon change the whole of Europe – starting with her own small life.

Even though I knew they got away I felt so nervous from the suspense. There was quite a bit of suspense at several points in this story. I was so anxious when they went to France (until I read the author bio blurb and saw the year they left for England) and so eager for them to get out of France and to England before the Nazi occupation. Even though I knew Anna and her family would get away and be safe I felt scared for them several times during their story.I found the book easy to read and that with Judith not referring to herself it was easier to read as it distanced my feelings from Judith. For her to write a book depicting the persecution her family were subjected to and for her to be able to write it with such grace and conviction when the story is about herself this is something she should be very proud of that. These three radio plays are the very first dramatisations of Kerr's trilogy, and feature a stunning cast including Anna Madeley, Paul Moriarty and Adjoa Andoh. Also featured is a bonus edition of World Book Club, in which Harriett Gilbert talks to Judith Kerr about her life and work. But of course, aside from being a novel of the early days of the Third Reich, and portraying Anna's family's escape from Germany and journey to first Switzerland, then France and ultimately England, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit is also a novel of immigration and moving, relocation and especially once Anna's family has settled in France, how Anna adjusts to French culture and slowly but surely learns to master the French language (with for me personally, and mainly because it happened in a very similar manner to me when I was learning English after we had immigrated from Germany to Canada in 1976, one of the most evocative and joyful moments of When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit being when Anna realises that she has indeed become proficient and increasingly fluent in the French language because she now does no longer first have to translate a French question into German before being able to answer it in French, that she is now naturally speaking French and no longer needing her German as a language crutch).

a b c Armitstead, Claire (27 July 2015). "When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr – an adult story in a children's book". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017 . Retrieved 19 November 2017. I was grateful for all the humor in the book, especially that included toward the end and at other times the book dealt with serious subjects, because otherwise it would have been depressing, even though it’s not at all a depressing book. Judith Kerr OBE was born in Berlin, and came to England in 1933 to escape the rising Nazi party. She studied at the Central School of Art and later worked as a scriptwriter for the BBC. When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit is a story that gives hope and perfectly explains the most important bits of history of the Nazi time. The book can be read by young and old equally. In the end, I felt as if I was part of this little family who just wanted to live a normal life together somewhere without having to fear for their lives. The family does not even feel at home anywhere because their home was taken away from them and at the end they are still on the run but I like how even this horrible situation is turned into something positive by the father in the end: “We‘ll belong a little in lots of places, and I think that may be just as good.“ They always kept their chins up and eventually they got out of their situation even stronger than before and that is something I consider as the most important message of this novel. Partly autobiographical, this is first of the internationally acclaimed trilogy by Judith Kerr telling the unforgettable story of a Jewish family fleeing from Germany at the start of the Second World War

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Anna's life in Berlin is relatively comfortable and uncomplicated. She is an eager student and has several friends. Her family is rich and she is generally happy. Anna begins to register the concerns of Mama and Papa just prior to the election of 1933, when the Nazis come to power. She and Max see kids whose parents are Nazis and Sozis (the opponents of the Nazis) fighting at school and she sees that her father is quite upset at the possibility that the Nazis will come to power. When they are elected, Papa has already left the country for Switzerland and sends for them weeks later. As the children's writer Michael Morpurgo, who wrote the foreword to the Kindle edition of `Pink Rabbit' points out - the experience of displacement, of being a refugee, of being made an outsider and an untouchable is not, sadly, a historical one which ended in 1945. It goes on, and Kerr's beautifully written book is pertinent for today's children and today's adults.

Anna tells the story the odyssey her family is forced to undertake in 1933, when Hitler grasps power in Germany and her family has to leave Berlin in a hurry - being Jewish and politically active against the Nazis. They move first to Switzerland, then Paris, and finally to England. La novela tiene ya unas cuantas décadas, pero todo lo que en ella se narra se puede interpretar comparándolo con nuestra situación actual. Nuestro país recibe refugiados y hay opiniones muy diversas en la sociedad sobre ello. No entraré a opinar personalmente, pero creo que el libro es una gran oportunidad de acercar a nuestros pequeños lectores una gran realidad, pasada, presente y por desgracia también futura. When I started reading the book I expected another sorrowful account of the worst time in history, but in the end I closed the book with a smile on my face and the thought that everybody should read this book to be encouraged to deal with change in a new way. (Me included!) Though on the surface this is a simple refugee story, seen through the eyes of a small girl, there are really three journeys in Pink Rabbit. The first is a literal one, in which the problems of temporary lodgings, making new friends and adapting to strange languages and cultures are described with a stoical humour.The Nazi party are candidates for the election. Their leader is Adolf Hitler, who wants to get rid of Jews. Anna's family are Jewish and Anna's father doesn't like Hitler. If the Nazis win the election, the family will go to Switzerland. If they don't win, then the family will stay in Berlin. Hitler wins the election, and from there Anna moves from Switzerland, where she stays for a few months, to Paris, where the main part of the book is set, until she moves to England right at the end of the book. Judith Kerr wrote When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit fifty years ago, based on her own journey, so that her own children would know where she came from and the lengths to which her parents went to keep her and her brother safe. It has gone on to become a beloved classic that is required reading for many children all over the world and is an unforgettable introduction to the real-life impact of the Second World War. I would like to read a biography about the author. This is historical fiction but closely based on the author’s childhood experiences, and I’d love to know what really happened and what was changed or made up, and also what was left out. It all seem so real that it read like an autobiography. I kept forgetting that it was fictionalized.