My uncle’s Dunkirk by Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom, 2011.
An accessible account of Dunkirk.
Rose Blanche by Ian McEwan, 2004. Rose is a young German who
is aware of what is happening and finally gets her chance to help. A very
moving book about the concentration camps.
Star of fear, star of hope by Jo Hoestlandt, 2000. An
elderly lady retells a story from her childhood about her friend, who first had
to wear a star and then disappeared. Very moving.
Taff in the Waff by Mick Manning and Brita Grnstrom, 2013. Manning’s
mother joined the Waaf and this is her story.
Tail-end Charlie by Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom, 2009.
The stories told by Manning’s father from when he was in the RAF.
The lion and the unicorn by Shirley Hughes, 2000. A young
boy who is evacuated has has to learn how to be brave.
The Little ships: a story of the heroic rescue at Dunkirk by
Louise Borden and Michael Foreman, 1997. Concentrating on one fishing boat this
is the story of Dunkirk.
War boy: a wartime childhood by Michael Foreman. A Suffolk
childhood set during the war.
Half a man by Michael Morpugo. Young Michael is unsure how to respond to his grandad who was facially disfugure during the war but on holidy together his granddad shars his story. Picture book for older children.
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