When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

This semi-autobiographical classic, written by the beloved Judith Kerr, tells the story of a Jewish family escaping Germany in the days before the Second World War.

This beautiful new hardback celebrates fifty years of an unforgettable adventure that Michael Morpurgo called “The most life-enhancing book you could ever wish to read.”

Suppose your country began to change. Suppose that without your noticing, it became dangerous for some people to live in it any longer, and you found, to your surprise, that your own father was one of those people. This is what happened to Anna in 1933.

Anna is too busy with her schoolwork and tobogganing to listen to the talk of Hitler. But one day she and her brother Max are rushed out of Germany in alarming secrecy, away from everything they know. Their father is wanted by the Nazis. This is the start of a huge adventure, sometimes frightening, very often funny and always exciting.

Judith Kerr wrote When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit fifty years ago, based on her own journey, so that her own children would know where she came from and the lengths to which her parents went to keep her and her brother safe. It has gone on to become a beloved classic that is required reading for many children all over the world and is an unforgettable introduction to the real-life impact of the Second World War.

This commemorative hardback celebrates fifty years of this extraordinary story.

• A moving but humorous and subtle story which introduces World War II and the themes of prejudice to children

• When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit has been in print for 50 years and we celebrate this momentous anniversary in 2021

• Judith Kerr was one of the best-loved children’s authors of the twentieth century, and has sold more than ten million books worldwide. She was awarded an OBE in 2012, awarded the BookTrust Lifetime Achievement award in 2016, and named Illustrator of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2019.

• Judith Kerr's books about Mog, the loveable, accident-prone cat, have entertained countless children for fifty years and sold over four million copies worldwide.

• Judith Kerr’s classic picture book ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’ has sold over five million copies.

• HarperCollins Children’s Books are proud to be Judith Kerr’s sole publisher.

Competition: Goodnight Mister Tom;Bombs on Aunt Dainty;Carrie’s War;A Small Person Far Away;Letters from the Lighthouse;Number the Stars;The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. Anne Frank;Morris Gleitzman;John Boyne;Robert Westall;Lois Lowry;Elizabeth Laird;Michelle Magorian