{"product_id":"books-the-tree-in-the-courtyard-looking-through-anne-frank-s-window-by-jeff-gottesfeld","title":"The Tree in the Courtyard: Looking Through Anne Frank's Window","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Children's Book\u003cbr\u003eA New York Public Library Best Book for Kids, 2016 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold from the perspective of the tree outside Anne Frank's window--and illustrated by a Caldecott Honor artist--this book introduces her story in a gentle and incredibly powerful way to a young audience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe tree in the courtyard was a horse chestnut. Her leaves were green stars; her flowers foaming cones of white and pink. Seagulls flocked to her shade. She spread roots and reached skyward in peace. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The tree watched a little girl, who played and laughed and wrote in a diary. When strangers invaded the city and warplanes roared overhead, the tree watched the girl peek out of the curtained window of the annex. It watched as she and her family were taken away--and when her father returned after the war, alone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The tree died the summer Anne Frank would have turned eighty-one, but its seeds and saplings have been planted around the world as a symbol of peace. Its story, and Anne's story, are beautifully told and illustrated in this powerful picture book.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53672854192401,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780385753975_c7f6371d-9969-446e-a3ef-c1ab89d52b22.jpg?v=1781521541","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-the-tree-in-the-courtyard-looking-through-anne-frank-s-window-by-jeff-gottesfeld","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}