The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the.My father's dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett ilustrat.The Little Riders by Margaretha Shemin illustrated.Escape from Mr Lemoncello's library by Chris Grabe.Will she dare to hide them in this cupboard which is filled with German uniforms? When her Grandfather and Grandmother are taken by the soldiers Johanna has only minutes to hide the precious riders. In this same room there is a hidden space inside the cupboard. A German soldier has moved into the house and even into Johanna's room. " Grandfather started to think again about a safe hiding place for the little riders because now, more than ever, the Germans needed every scrap of metal for ammunition." One day the German soldiers march in to the town. While they rode in and out of the doors, the carillon of the church played old Dutch folk tunes." In and out as many times as the clock had struck. " They would ride up to each other, lift their swords in a salute and then go in the opposite door.
Each hour, on the hour, music plays and the little riders emerge from the clock. The riders are a set of figures that live in the town clock.
Johanna is sent to the safety of her grandparents in Holland during World War II and for four years she has enjoyed helping her grandfather care for the little riders. Actually The Little Riders was first published in 1963. I read this book over twenty years ago and yes it has stood the test of time.
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