"The story is riveting, the truth undeniable, the heroes all but forgotten. A picture book not to be missed." --Jane Yolen, author of The Devil's Arithmeticand Briar Rose "Gripping and intense." --Kirkus "A beautiful story of bravery and hope honoring Varian Fry and Danny Bénédite, who selflessly hid and smuggled over four thousand refugees out of Nazi-occupied France." --Jennifer Elvgren, author of The Whispering Town,a Jane Addams and Sydney Taylor Honor Book At their new home in the Villa Air-Bel, Aube and her family are used to things being hidden. Among the secrets kept at the ch'teau are a radio (for listening to the news), a cow (for milk), and--most secret of all--Aube herself. Even with the threat of Nazi capture looming over their heads, life at the villa has been colorful for the refugees awaiting their escape to safety. Joined by writers, musicians, artists, and great thinkers such as Marc Chagall, Marcel Duchamp, and Max Ernst, Aube spends each day singing, playing games, and creating art.

Together, this lively congregation are able to fight back fear and hatred with bravery and laughter--not just for young Aube but for themselves as well. Written by the great-great-niece of Danny Bénédite, a member of the American Rescue Committee who sheltered Aube, this book offers an intimate look at one of the many courageous efforts to conceal Jewish refugees from the Nazis. It is a story of passion, creativity, and resilience, offering children and adults alike a harrowing glimpse at one of history's darkest periods. Gwen Strauss has published a collection of poems,Trail of Stones, and The Night Shimmyand coauthored Ruth and the Green Book with Calvin Ramsey. She lives in Southern France. The Hiding Gameis based on the true story of her great-uncle, Daniel Bénédite. Herb Leonhard received a BFA in illustration from the Pacific Northwest College of Art. Over the past thirty years, his award-winning work has appeared in D Magazineand on album covers, posters, wine labels, and many books.

He is the illustrator of numerous other Pelican titles, including St. Patrick and the Three Brave Mice, Way Out West on My Little Pony, A Southern Child's Garden of Verses, Southern Mother Goose, Leonardo's Monster, I Know a Librarian Who Chewed on a Word, A Is for Alliguitar: Musical Alphabeasts, The Runaway Beignet,and Hercules on the Bayou.He lives with his family and a plethora of pets in the Pacific Northwest.