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Book Talk: ‘One Day’ with Author Michael Rosen and Illustrator Benjamin Phillips
February 24 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
The Wiener Holocaust Library is thrilled to invite you to join beloved author Michael Rosen in conversation with illustrator Benjamin Phillips as they discuss their new book, One Day: A True Story of Courage and Survival in the Holocaust.
Michael will be sharing how he came to write the book and talk to the illustrator, Benjamin Phillips about the process of illustrating this story.
More about the book: A poignant and ultimately uplifting picture book based on a true story of an escape from a convoy to Auschwitz.
“Get through one day and then on to the next. One day at a time. One day after another.”
Eugène Handschuh was a Jewish member of the Resistance in occupied Paris. After he was captured by the Nazis, he was placed on a convoy to Auschwitz. Against all the odds, with the help of strangers and fellow members of the Resistance, Eugène and his father escaped the convoy and survived – when so many others did not. Former Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen was inspired to tell this story after discovering his father’s uncle and aunt were on the same convoy as Eugène, but never returned.
With powerful illustrations from Benjamin Phillips, this sensitive true-story picture book reminds us of the best of people, in the worst of times.
About the Speakers
Michael Rosen is one of Britain’s best loved writers and performance poets for children and adults; his bestselling titles published by Walker Books include We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, A Great Big Cuddle and Michael Rosen’s Sad Book. A popular radio broadcaster, distinguished critic and academic, and multi-award-winning poet, Michael was appointed the Children’s Laureate from 2007 to 2009, and is now Professor of Children’s Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Benjamin Phillips is an illustrator, artist and author. He creates ceramics, drawings and paintings. He illustrated the graphic novel Alte Zachen written by Ziggy Hanaor (2022) and shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration in 2023. He won the ‘Illustration for Children’ category and overall prize of the Moira Gemmill Illustrator of the Year 2024 at the V&A Illustration Awards.
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