Jella Lepman and Her Library of Dreams: The Woman Who Rescued a Generation of Children and Founded the World’s Largest Children’s Library Format:Hardcover atmospheric design

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her artistic and spiritual journeys intertwined as she expanded the many-colored canvas of her creativity to embrace not only the sweeping vistas of the Sahara

Heinrich Arnold

author of The Read-Aloud Family and host of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast

Jella Lepman and Her Library of Dreams: The Woman Who Rescued a Generation of Children and Founded the World’s Largest Children’s Library Format:Hardcover atmospheric designThe inspiring true story of how one visionary woman used childrens books to help heal a generation of Germanys children after WWII and went on to set up the International Youth Library and International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). Written by Katherine Paterson, the beloved and award winning author of Bridge to Terabithia and many other childrens favorites. Jella Lepman was a woman who stood her ground, challenged convention, and worked