Behind the Bookcase: Miep Gies, Anne Frank, and the Hiding Place

About Miep Gies, for Children Audiobook Review: If you've read The Diary of Anne Frank, then you know some about Miep Gies, who helped hide the Frank family, bringing them food and other necessities and befriending Anne. She is the one who saved Anne Frank's diary after the Germans took the family; she returned it to Mr. Frank, the family’s sole survivor after the Holocaust and WWII. This book is told more like a simple nonfiction book, not a story. In it, we learn about Miep’s early life. She was an immigrant to Holland, displaced from her home during WWII--so she easily identified with Anne and her plight. The book transitions smoothly into her time with the Franks. She worked for Mr. Frank. When he asked her to help hide his family, she agreed. For two years, she helped provide for the family and keep them safe. If you have a child who knows the story of Anne Frank, whether or not they've read the diary, she or he may appreciate learning a little more about Miep Gies, who sustained the family as best she could and whose foresight allowed for one of the most famous diaries to survive and be brought to the world. I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.