Two best friends, Eitan and Rivka, live in a gated Jewish ghetto, where they have been imprisoned by the Nazis since last Spring. But here they can still experience children laughing, dogs barking and women chatting, all as Eitan plays his violin. Yet no one can leave, and if anyone goes through the gates, they never come back.  Light hearted in appearance only, this picture book presents one of the darkest moments in human history, the Holocaust, by showcasing the complexities of the human condition and how hope can endure, be it the music of a violin, or the sound of laughter and chatting. They may be trapped within walls of a ghetto, but they can still climb to the rooftop.

• ISBN: 9780500653265
• Author: Marius Marcinkevicius
• Illustrator: Inga Dagile
• Translator: Jura Avizienis
• Published: 2023 , thames & Hudson
• Themes: allegory, Fear, Friendship, Holocaust, Hope, Jewish children in the Holocaust, Music, World War II
• Descriptors: Europe, Historical Fiction, Lithuania, Primary (ages 6-9)
• No. of pages: 56