The House on the Canal: The Story of the House that Hid Anne Frank

本書橫跨四百年歷史，娓娓道出安妮‧法蘭克之家那令人震撼的真實故事，由插畫家布麗塔‧特肯特魯普精美繪製。阿姆斯特丹運河旁，一棟高高窄窄的老屋，曾庇護無數住戶——貧困家庭、富裕夫婦，甚至是躲避迫害的人們。其中一位女孩，曾在密室中寫下關於「運河老屋」的日記。她就是安妮‧法蘭克。這本圖文並茂的繪本，不僅是對歷史的溫柔回望，更讓世人重新認識這棟見證勇氣與希望的歷史建築。

Charting 400 years of history, this is the astonishing true story of the Anne Frank House, beautifully illustrated by Britta Teckentrup.

In the middle of Amsterdam, stands a tall, narrow house on a canal. Over the course of four centuries the house has been a home to many – from poor families to wealthy couples, and those hiding from persecution. Like the family of a young Jewish girl who sought refuge in the annexe and wrote in her diary of the “old house on the canal”. The girl’s name was Anne Frank, and her diary became world famous.

Thomas Harding is an award-wining author whose books have been translated into over nineteen languages, As a journalist, he has written for the Financial Times, The Sunday Times (London), The Washington Post and The Guardian, among other publications and works as a radio and television presenter. He cofounded a television station in Oxford and for many years was an award-winning documentary maker.

Britta Teckentrup's strikingly beautiful picture books have been published in more than twenty countries. They include Tree, Bee, Moon, Ocean, Under the Same Sky, which was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and The House by the Lake. Born in Hamburg and educated in London at St. Martin's College and the Royal College of Art, she currently lives with her family in Berlin. See her work online at brittateckentrup.com, and follow her on Instagram at @britta_teckentrup.