Children’s book teaches Holocaust history through kindness at Tall Oaks Elementary

Author Jennifer Elvgren visited fourth graders at Tall Oaks Elementary in Charlottesville to discuss her children’s book, “The Whispering Town,” which introduces young readers to the Holocaust through a story of kindness and rescue. Inspired by true events in a Danish fishing village during World War II, the book follows a family helping Jewish refugees escape the Nazis. Elvgren said focusing on helpers makes difficult history accessible to children.