Anna begins to register the concerns of Mama and Papa just prior to the election of 1933, when the Nazis come to power. Her family is rich and she is generally happy. She is an eager student and has several friends. WHEN HITLER STOLE PINK RABBIT thus gives a simple picture of Europe prior to World War II easily digestible for children.Īnna's life in Berlin is relatively comfortable and uncomplicated. The notable feature of the book, however, is that the complexities of pre-war European politics are seen through the eyes of a young girl, and are greatly simplified as a result. The family moves from Weimar Germany to Switzerland, then to France and ends up in England, because Papa cannot find work in countries influenced by the Nazis, since they refuse to publish his work. The story is about the family's flight from the Nazis, who have put a price on Anna's father's head since he is one of their critics. Her mother, just called "Mama," is a well-to-do housewife and her father, "Papa," is a famous writer and prominent critic of the Nazi regime and the Nazi party. Judith Kerr's WHEN HITLER STOLE THE PINK RABBIT is a semi-autobiographical story about a nine year-old Jewish girl named Anna who lives with her family in Berlin just as the Nazis are rising to power in Germany.
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