One Day: a True Story of Survival in the Holocaust
Candlewick Press · Print & ebook · January 7, 2025
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- Who it’s for
- A spare, illustrated telling gives a rare Holocaust survival story room to resonate.
- Themes
- Holocaust survival, Resilience and hope, Father-child bond
- Genres
- Holocaust for Kids, Military & Wars, Historical Biographies for Kids
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"The writing is concise yet powerfully descriptive...A moving story appropriate for a younger audience. This is an essential purchase." —School Library Journal (starred review) From an eminent storyteller, this powerful, simply told, beautifully illustrated picture book recounts a rare story of survival during the Holocaust. One day, a Hungarian-French Jew and his father were rounded up by Nazis and brought to a prison camp. One day, they tried to escape, and failed.
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One day, they tried to escape, and succeeded. In a true story that resonates with his own family legacy, Michael Rosen, one of today’s most esteemed poets and authors of books for children, draws on the real-life account of Eugène Handschuh, who escaped with his father from a convoy headed from Nazi-occupied Paris to Auschwitz. At once honest, approachable, and speaking to the resilience of hope, One Day features sensitive illustrations by award-winning artist Benjamin Phillips, as well as a note from the author providing historical context.
Hope in History
A spare, illustrated telling gives a rare Holocaust survival story room to resonate.
Come here for
- A child-accessible account of survival, told with honesty and restraint
- The quiet force of a true story connected to family legacy
Expect
- Sensitive illustrations alongside concise, approachable storytelling
- Historical context in a note from the author
Where it sits
| Holocaust for Kids | 92% |
|---|---|
| Historical Biographies for Kids | 50% |
| Military & Wars | 40% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Cultural Heritage Biographies for Kids
- Holocaust for Kids
- Europe for Young Readers
- Authors
- Michael Rosen
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- January 7, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Holocaust survival · Resilience and hope · Father-child bond
- Reading lane
- Cultural Heritage Biographies for Kids