The Wall (English)

With incredible skill and creativity, children's book author and illustrator Peter Sis shares his years growing up in post-WWII Czechoslovakia alongside grim historical events. From his youngest years, Sis loved to draw, and the forces of Communism shaped his life and art, from what he saw in the streets to what he learned in school to what wasn't being told at all. With graphic, compelling B&W illustrations with splashes of red and other colors. A 2008 Caldecott Honor Book, this incredible achievement is also a 2007 New York Times Best Illustrated Book, as well as a 2007 Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book, and School Library Journal Best Book. minimize