| Abstract: | Despite a variety of definitions, children’s books and picture books generally adhere to certain conventions. Depicting the
Holocaust in children’s books challenges these conventions. The authors review the Holocaust literature for children, paying
special attention to two picture books: Let the Celebrations Begin! by Margaret Wild and Julie Vivas, and Rose Blanche by
Roberto Innocenti and Christophe Gallaz. Their analysis leads them to conclude the books for children that deal with horrific
events should be viewed as a category of their own.
Virginia A. Walter is an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of
California, Los Angeles. She has a Master of Library Science degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Ph.D.
from the University of Southern California. Susan F. March is on the faculty of Kehillath Israel Religious School in Pacific
Palisades, California. She has a Master of Arts in Education degree from the University of Judaism in Los Angeles and a Master
of Library Science from UCLA. |
