Nicky & Vera

In 1938, twenty-nine-year-old Nicholas Winton saved the lives of almost 700 children trapped in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakiaa story he never told and that remained unknown until an unforgettable TV appearance in the 1980s reunited him with some of the children he saved. Czech-American artist, MacArthur Fellow and Andersen Award winner Peter Ss dramatises Wintons story in this distinctive and deeply personal picture book. He intertwines Nickys efforts with the story of one of the children he saveda young girl named Vera, whose family enlisted Nickys aid when the Germans occupied their country. As the war passes and Vera grows up, she must find balance in her dual identitiesone her birthright, the other her choice. Nicky & Vera is a masterful tribute to a humble mans courageous efforts to protect Europes most vulnerable, and a timely portrayal of the hopes and fears of those forced to leave their homes and create new lives.