A new graphic novel that brings to life Kitty, Anne Frank's imaginary friend to whom she addressed her diary--from the same creative team that produced the international bestselling and award-winning Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation

It's the middle of the night at the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, and a magnificent thunderbolt has just struck the building and shattered the protective glass case in which the most famous diary in history is displayed. Magically, Anne's imaginary friend, Kitty, comes to life. At first Kitty doesn't know that seventy-five years have passed, and she has no clue as to why Anne is not in the house or what has become of the seven other inhabitants of the Secret Annex.

When Kitty learns that Anne and her beloved sister Margot have died in the war, she decides to run away from the house, and follow the path of the sisters all the way to where they met their fatal end. Kitty, who soon realizes that she cannot exist without Anne, decides to steal the diary from the museum and starts her journey.

Kitty recounts the complete story of Anne Frank's life, family, and diary from her own unique perspective. In the present day Kitty's adventures bring her in contact with the refugee crisis in Europe, from which she discovers the true meaning of Anne Frank's legacy.

Author: Ari Folman
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Published: 09/05/2023
Series: Pantheon Graphic Library
Pages: 160
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 10.31h x 7.17w x 0.71d
ISBN: 9781524749347


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2023
Library Journal 07/14/2023 pg. 1
Publishers Weekly 08/14/2023
Booklist 09/15/2023 pg. 38

About the Author
ARI FOLMAN is a director, screenwriter, and film score composer. He has written for several successful Israeli TV series and was the director and writer of the Oscar-nominated Waltz with Bashir, as well as The Congress, and adapted Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Edition.

LENA GUBERMAN graduated in Visual Communications from Betzalel Academy in Jerusalem (2003). She has illustrated eight published books, three of which have won the Israel Museum award for picture book illustration for the years 2006, 2010 and 2012. In 2011 she worked on The Congress (2013 movie) as BG, Character Designer and Concept Artist.