Like a Bird – Us Kids Back Then
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For all children of today and back then – whether from East or West Germany
For Gerda, the Berlin Wall is part of normal life. Only when she has reached her grandma's age will she be able to go the West, but in her childhood only birds can fly across the border easily. Birds are important in Gerda’s family. Her father has a mysterious connection with them, and her grandma has a parakeet, Coco. With Gerda, we experience a vanished world with flag roll call on the schoolyard, homemade doves of peace, and presents from the West.
- Richly and beautifully illustrated, poetically and authentically told
- About the series Us Kids Back Then: In every childhood, things happen that one never forgets. Bad, funny, exciting – but above all, very personal experienced stories. This series brings them to life
Gerda Raidt was born in 1975 and studied in Halle and at the Academy for Fine Arts in Leipzig. She has been a freelance illustrator since 2004. She illustrated 'Fritzi war dabei' (Fritzi Was There) for Klett Kinderbuch and lives with her family in Leipzig.
For all children of today and back then – whether from East or West Germany
For Gerda, the Berlin Wall is part of normal life. Only when she has reached her grandma's age will she be able to go the West, but in her childhood only birds can fly across the border easily. Birds are important in Gerda’s family. Her father has a mysterious connection with them, and her grandma has a parakeet, Coco. With Gerda, we experience a vanished world with flag roll call on the schoolyard, homemade doves of peace, and presents from the West.
- Richly and beautifully illustrated, poetically and authentically told
- About the series Us Kids Back Then: In every childhood, things happen that one never forgets. Bad, funny, exciting – but above all, very personal experienced stories. This series brings them to life