Yukie's Island

My Family's World War II Story

By: Yukie Kimura, Kodo Kimura, Steve Sheinkin

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Hardcover | 9 January 2024

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Hardcover
48 Pages

Age
4+

Grade
3 - 7

Dimensions(cm)
27.9 x 21.6 x 0.69

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A moving picture book autobiography about a family's resilience and path to healing after the devastation of war.

It''s 1945, the final year of World War II. Yukie Kimura is eight years old. She lives on a tiny island with a lighthouse in the north of Japan with her family, and she knows that the fighting that once felt so far away is getting closer.

Mornings spent helping her father tend to the lighthouse and adventuring with her brother are replaced by weeks spent inside, waiting. At some point, Yukie knows, they may be bombed.

Then, it happens. One Sunday, bombs are dropped. The war ends soon after that. Everyone tells Yukie there''s nothing to be scared of anymore, but she''s not so sure. So she watches and she waits-until a miraculous sight finally allows her to be a kid again.

This is the true story of Yukie Kimura told in her own words, co-created with her son, illustrator Kodo Kimura, and co-written with bestselling Newbery Honor author Steve Sheinkin. Yukie''s Island is an honest, thoughtful, and stirring picture book about being a child living through wartime.

Industry Reviews

"In simple text and pastoral illustrations, this book offers a look at how war affects children... An accessible and compelling book on a tough topic. Purchase for a unique perspective on World War II. " --School Library Journal, starred review

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