Benno and the Night of Broken Glass

Recommended Ages: 7-11

Written by Meg Wiviott. Illustrated by Josée Bisaillon.

Benno was the neighborhood's favorite cat. During the week, he napped in a sunny corner of Mitzi Stein's dress shop and begged for scraps from Moshe the butcher. But in one night the Nazis changed everything and life would never be the same. This view from the cat's perspective introduces the Holocaust to children in a gentle way that can open discussion of this period.