The House on the Canal by Thomas Harding and Britte Teckentrup - OPTIONAL

The House on the Canal: the story of the house that hid Anne Frank by Thomas Harding, illustrated by Britte Teckentrup. PICTURE BOOK. Candlewick, 2025. $20. 9781536240702

BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - OPTIONAL

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Harding takes us through the history of a house in Amsterdam - from the empty and then the building, to Otto Frank and his family in hiding during WWII and to its present day as a museum and learning center about the Holocaust. 

If anyone teaches about Anne Frank at your school, I would buy this in a heartbeat. I love the work that was done to let us know the full history of the house - not just the few years Anne and her family hid there. 

Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS