Bombs on Aunt Dainty (HarperCollins Childrens Classics)

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Partly autobiographical, this is the second title in Judith Kerrs internationally acclaimed trilogy of books following the life of Anna through war-torn Germany, to London during the Blitz and her return to Berlin to discover the past
It is hard enough being a teenager in London during the Blitz, finding yourself in love and wondering every night whether you will survive the bombs. But it is even harder for Anna, who is still officially classified as an enemy alien. Those bombs are coming from Germany the country that was once her own. If Hitler invades, can she and her beloved refugee family possibly survive

This was previously published as The Other Way Round.

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Acclaim for When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit:

a compassionate introduction to the whole subject of World War II Books for your Children

an extremely exciting adventure story Daily Express

a charming and touching book, often very funny Daily Mail

exact, intelligent and unsentimental. Sunday Telegraph

Author Bio

Judith Kerr OBE was born in Berlin. Her family left Germany in 1933 to escape the rising Nazi party, and came to England. She studied at the Central School of Art and later worked as a scriptwriter for the BBC. Judith married the celebrated screenwriter Nigel Kneale in 1954. She left the BBC to look after their two children, who inspired her first picture book, The Tiger Who Came to Tea. Published in 1968 and never out of print in the fifty years since, it has become a much-loved classic and perennial bestseller. Her second book was Mog the Forgetful Cat, which was published in 1970 and has also gone on to become a beloved classic, with Mog appearing in a further 17 adventures in the years since. Judith was awarded the Booktrust Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016, and in 2019 was named Illustrator of the Year at the British Book Awards. Judith died in May 2019 at the age of 95, and her stories continue to entertain and delight generations of children.