What Rosa Brought
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Author Jacob Sager Weinstein and New York Times bestselling illustrator Eliza Wheeler deliver a stunning picture book about a young Jewish girl fleeing Nazi occupation with her parents. Drawing on the childhood experiences of the author’s mother, this story of family, immigration, and identity shows the boundless power of love. Vienna, Austria, is the only home Rosa knows. While her parents work at their store, she plays with her grandmother, reads her favorite books, and climbs trees. But when the Nazis arrive in 1938, everything changes.Rosa’s family is Jewish, and the Nazis’ new laws make it dangerous for Jews to live in Vienna. Rosa’s parents can no longer run their store. Soon, some Jews decide to leave the country, and Rosa wants to go, too. But where would they go? And what would Rosa be able to bring with her?
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Jacob Sager Weinstein’s writing has appeared in The New Yorker, McSweeney’s, The North American Review, and Self, and he is a former contributor to The Onion. In addition to writing satirical books for adults, he is author of the middle grade adventure Hyacinth and the Secrets Beneath. He lives in London. Visit him online at jacobsagerweinstein.com and on Twitter @jacobsw.
Eliza Wheeler has illustrated several picture books, including Miss Maple’s Seeds, which she also wrote. She lives in Los Angeles, California.
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- ISBN
- 9780063056480
- Publication Date
- November 14, 2023
- Publisher
- Katherine Tegen Books
- Original Publication Date
- November 14, 2023
- Page Count
- 32
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 8 years
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