The Tree in the Courtyard: Looking Through Anne Frank's Window

The Tree in the Courtyard: Looking Through Anne Frank's Window

A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book
A New York Public Library Best Book for Kids, 2016

Told from the perspective of the tree outside Anne Frank's windowâ€”and illustrated by a Caldecott Honor artistâ€”this book introduces her story in a gentle and incredibly powerful way to a young audience.
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The tree in the courtyard was a horse chestnut. Her leaves were green stars; her flowers foaming cones of white and pink. Seagulls flocked to her shade. She spread roots and reached skyward in peace.

The tree watched a little girl, who played and laughed and wrote in a diary. When strangers invaded the city and warplanes roared overhead, the tree watched the girl peek out of the curtained window of the annex. It watched as she and her family were taken awayâ€”and when her father returned after the war, alone.

The tree died the summer Anne Frank would have turned eighty-one, but its seeds and saplings have been planted around the world as a symbol of peace. Its story, and Anneâ€™s story, are beautifully told and illustrated in this powerful picture book.
Country USA
Manufacturer Knopf Books for Young Readers
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-03-08
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Knopf Books for Young Readers
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-03-08
Format	Kindle eBook

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