![]() ![]() ![]() Tacy agrees: “Before she died, I remember mum saying how she had heard about some particularly horrendous journey for a group of refugees who were hiding in a lorry. It was horrific and they managed to get here anyway, in terrifying circumstances – and my mum just shook her headĪnd said, ‘I wonder which of them will now write their Pink Rabbit?’” “You can’t whitewash things like that.”Īlthough written five decades ago, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit endures in the canon of children’s literature, largely because the story remains relevant today. “I think if she had left that out, it wouldn’t have been true,” reflects Tacy. While depicting Anna on an “adventure” of sorts, the book is also unafraid to shy away from the more tragic elements of history, including the death of Uncle Julius at the hands of the Nazis. ![]()
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