The autobiographical reminiscences of a young Jewish girl coming of age during World War II describes her life in hiding from the Nazis and offers a poignant study of the tragedy of the Holocaust.
Author: Kathy G. Short
Anne Frank’s Tales From The Secret Annex
A collection of the young author’s lesser-known writings composed while she was hidden from the Nazis during World War II. Some translation was also done by Michel Mok.
The Pirate Princess: And Other Fairy Tales
In a fairy tale collection unlike any other, readers young and old will find themselves entranced by the fascinating adventures, and the deep spiritual meaning folded within each tale.
The Upstairs Room
A Dutch Jewish girl describes the two-and-one-half years she spent in hiding in the upstairs bedroom of a farmer’s house during World War II. Continued by the author’s The journey back.
Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky
An African folktale tells how the sun and water once lived on earth as friends, but because the sun failed to build his house large enough, he and his wife, the moon, were driven into the sky when the water came to visit them.
This Is My House
Text and illustrations depict the different types of houses lived in by children all over the world. On each page ‘This is my house’ will appear in the appropriate native language.
Wolf
Cassy is forced to stay with her mother in a squatter’s settlement of artists, where she joins the group in producing an educational program about wolves and inadvertently learns that her missing father is a notorious terrorist.
The Little Lama of Tibet
An illustrated biography of Ling Rinpoche, the young Buddhist monk who will be the next leader of the Tibetan people.
The Journey Back
After spending three years hiding from the Nazis, a Jewish family is reunited and begins the job of rebuilding their country and family. Continues The upstairs room.
The Eternal Spring Of Mr. Ito
The fate of a 200-year-old bonsai tree is decided by a young girl and an old Japanese Canadian gardener who resists being imprisoned in an internment camp after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Sequel to ‘All the Children Were Sent Away.’