the lady with the books

A STORY INSPIRED BY THE REMARKABLE WORK OF JELLA LEPMAN
By Stinson, Kathy.
illus. by Marie Lafrance.
Kids Can Press
​(Canada)

Anneliese and Pete, brother and sister in war-ravaged Munich, are out searching for food when they happen upon Jella Lepman’s 1946 international children’s book exhibit. Lepman’s groundbreaking collection, including perennial touchstones of children’s literature, gives them the imaginative and intellectual impetus to rebuild.