Behind the Bookcase
Miep Gies, Anne Frank, and the Hiding Place

I remember learning about Anne Frank in school but don't remember Miep Gies or probably simply forgot. I listened to the audiobook version of this book. It's a very straightforward story for children and the narrator has a very soothing voice, easy to listen to. Thanks to NetGalley, Kar-Ben Publishin......more

This review is meant for parents, teachers, and other people that work with children to read. This is an easy-to-understand breakdown of Anne Frank's life during the Holocaust that children can read, or have read to them. It goes into some brief history about World War II, how Anne Frank's family was......more

About Miep Gies, for Children Audiobook Review: If you've read The Diary of Anne Frank, then you know some about Miep Gies, who helped hide the Frank family, bringing them food and other necessities and befriending Anne. She is the one who saved Anne Frank's diary after the Germans took the family; sh......more

Behind the Bookcase is a wonderful children's book that further explains at a child's level the life of Anne Frank. It gives a different perspective on what others went through to help keep her family hidden and what happened despite this being successful for a long time. A hard but necessary subjec......more

This book is so important to share with children. Not only does it introduce kids to Anne Frank, an incredibly important person in our history, but it also teaches kids (as well as parents) about one of the heroes of history, Miep Gies, who risked her life to help the Frank family during the Holocau......more