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A review by readwithkaitlin
The Brushmaker's Daughter by Kathy Kacer
4.0
This book was a nice quick read for an adult. It is a children's book and the entire time I read it I thought about when I was in elementary school reading Number The Stars by Lois Lowry. The Brushmaker's Daughter also deals with WWII and the Holocaust.
Otto Widt is the owner of a brush making factory. He was a real person and it was an honor to get to hear a little of his story and how he used his government sanctioned factory to not only try and protect Jewish citizens, but blind ones at that. Being blind at that time was considered less than, not worthy of a "superior race" and were treated almost as badly as the Jewish people.
In this book we follow young Lillian and her Papa as they are on the run. They have such a hard time finding someone to help them, until they get in contact with Herr Widt. He takes them, hires them both to help in the factory, and protects them. Even when things seem lost, He is there to make sure all of his workers are protected. The danger is still there in the real world by the time the book ends, but this specific story had a nice ending.
It is always great to read about real human beings that fought against the Nazi's and Gestapo forces and thinking. When my daughter gets a little older, It is my hope that this book can help educate young children like Number The Stars did for me many years ago.
Otto Widt is the owner of a brush making factory. He was a real person and it was an honor to get to hear a little of his story and how he used his government sanctioned factory to not only try and protect Jewish citizens, but blind ones at that. Being blind at that time was considered less than, not worthy of a "superior race" and were treated almost as badly as the Jewish people.
In this book we follow young Lillian and her Papa as they are on the run. They have such a hard time finding someone to help them, until they get in contact with Herr Widt. He takes them, hires them both to help in the factory, and protects them. Even when things seem lost, He is there to make sure all of his workers are protected. The danger is still there in the real world by the time the book ends, but this specific story had a nice ending.
It is always great to read about real human beings that fought against the Nazi's and Gestapo forces and thinking. When my daughter gets a little older, It is my hope that this book can help educate young children like Number The Stars did for me many years ago.