Let the Celebrations Begin: A Story of Hope for the Liberation

Reviewed by: Jan Hamilton - Little Dolphin School, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: November 5, 2014

Review

The women of a concentration camp are planning a party to celebrate what they believe will be there release in the near future. As they scrounge for buttons and scraps of fabric to make toys for the children their horrible existence is revealed.

The first reading through of "Let the celebration begin" melts the heart as the eyes fill with tears. It isn't until this book has been read a second time that the illustrations can be totally appreciated. Both story and illustration are strong in this amazing historic fiction picture book.

Wild and Vivas have made this sad historic story into an important and lovely book that needs to be shared. This belongs in public libraries and would be welcome in history classrooms for all grades.

Overall Book Score: excellent