Hédi spends her days playing with her dog Bodri in the park, but her quiet world starts to crumble the day she hears Adolf Hitler on the radio. Germany’s leader hates her and her fam
Hédi spends her days playing with her dog Bodri in the park, but her quiet world starts to crumble the day she hears Adolf Hitler on the radio. Germany’s leader hates her and her family, just because they are Jewish. And Hitler doesn’t even know them—it doesn’t make any sense. Soon Nazi Germany invades Hédi’s country, and her life changes forever.
Inspired by the author’s experiences, this book is a thoughtful introduction to the Holocaust for young readers. Strikingly honest prose and illustrations share an unforgettable story about a faithful dog, a family in danger, and the power of hope in unimaginable circumstances.
Hédi Fried is a Swedish-Hungarian author, psychologist, and public lecturer. As a teenager she experienced the horrors of the Holocaust in Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, and several work camps. Today she speaks internationally on the dangers of racism and the value of democracy.
During one of H‚di's lectures, a six- year-old asked what happened to the family dog, and the seed for
The Story of Bodri was born. H‚di's previous books include
The Road to Auschwitz (University of Nebraska Press) and
Questions I Am Asked about the Holocaust (Scribe), which was named a USBBY Outstanding International Book. Visit her website at
hedifried.se.
Stina Wirsén is a Swedish designer and artist whose work has been exhibited across the world. She was a staff illustrator for Dagens Nyheter, Sweden's largest morning paper, for two decades, and she served as head of the paper's illustration department for ten of those years. Stina and Hedi first met while working on a democracy and human rights project, starting the conversations that fueled this project. The Story of Bodri is Stina's first book published in English. She lives in Stockholm, Sweden. Follow Stina on Instagram @stinawirsen or visit her website at stinawirsen.se.
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