Anne Frank and the Remembering Tree

This is a story of Anne Frank and her sister Margot, who loved a tree, and the tree who promised never to forget them. An age-appropriate way to introduce children to the Holocaust.

I had always looked into the windows of the houses around the courtyard. In most windows, I saw people working and children playing. When the soldiers came, people began covering their windows, so I couldn’t see inside anymore.

But the tiny attic window of the narrow brick house behind Otto Frank’s business offices had no window shade. For a long time, the rooms were empty. Then one day, Otto’s whole family came to live there. They called their new home the Secret Annex. . . .

Sandy Eisenberg Sasso is an award-winning author of thirteen books for children, including God's Paintbrush, The Shema in the Mezuzah (winner of a National Jewish Book Award), and Creation's First Light. There are more than half a million copies of her books in print throughout the world.

Erika Steiskal grew up in Ohio and received a BFA in illustration from the Columbus College of Arts and Design. Her book and editorial illustrations have appeared in Spectrum, 3x3, and Communication Arts, and her work received a gold medal from the Society of Illustrators Los Angeles. She lives in Seattle.