Why a Booktrail?
1930s: The story of one Jewish family’s flight from Hitler’s Germany (partly autobiographical)
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
What you need to know before your trail
Suppose your country began to change. Suppose that without your noticing, it became dangerous for some people to live in Germany any longer. Suppose you found, to your complete surprise, that your own father was one of those people.
That is what happened to Anna in 1933. She was nine years old when it began, too busy to take much notice of political posters, but out of them glared the face of Adolf Hitler, the man who would soon change the whole of Europe – starting with her own small life.
One day, Anna’s father was missing. Then she herself and her brother Max were being rushed by their mother, in alarming secrecy, away from everything they knew – home and schoolmates and well-loved toys – right out of Germany…
Locations
Reset- Germany - Berlin
- A: Jewish Museum Berlin
- B: Opernplatz/ Bebelplatz
- England - London
- C: Barnes Common
- D: Central School of Arts and Crafts/Central St Martins
Travel Guide
London and Berlin – The Judith Kerr Story
Judith Kerr, OBE has an amazing story of her own. Locations she has lived in include Berlin, Paris, and now London. There are no places to visit as such but these places tell us much about the wonderful lady and her life.
She was born in Germany and is of Jewish background. She and her family first came to the UK in 1933 during the rise of the Nazis. Her book for older children When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, is partly autobiographical.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
Destination: Berlin, London Author/Guide: Judith Kerr
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