This semi-autobiographical classic written by the beloved Judith Kerr tells the story of a
Jewish family escaping Germany in the days before the Second World War Suppose your country
began to change. Suppose that without your noticing it became dangerous for some people to
live in it any longer and you found to your surprise that your own father was one of those
people. This is what happened to Anna in 1933. Anna is too busy with her schoolwork and
tobogganing to listen to the talk of Hitler. But one day she and her brother Max are rushed out
of Germany in alarming secrecy away from everything they know. Their father is wanted by the
Nazis. This is the start of a huge adventure sometimes frightening very often funny and
always exciting. Judith Kerr wrote When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit fifty years ago based on her
own journey so that her own children would know where she came from and the lengths to which
her parents went to keep her and her brother safe. It has gone on to become a beloved classic
that is required reading for many children all over the world and is an unforgettable
introduction to the real-life impact of the Second World War.
