From Children’s Readers Advisory
“In this day and age when immigration is a hot button issue for so many people, it is important to remember the suffering from which people are trying to escape. Fern Schumer Chapman tells a story based on her mother’s journey to America during the Nazi’s rise to power in Germany. .. a painful, but important book for a young person to read.”
From Mrs. Book-in-Hand reading blog:
“Need a good historical fiction book? This is one of the best that I have read in a long time…I think kids will find this book just as moving as the story of Anne Frank.”
http://hardinbookcafe.blogspot.com/2010/06/is-it-night-or-day-by-fern-shumer.html
From Kidslit:
“Chapman’s writing is beautiful. It captures the feeling of loss, the desperation of loneliness, and the small moments that help one survive…A gut-wrenchingly personal view of historical events, readers will feel connected to Edith and her plight very deeply. Appropriate for ages 9-12, this book would do well as a class read aloud for learning about World War II from a unique perspective. Get this into the hands of children who enjoy historical fiction…”
http://kidslit.menashalibrary.org/2010/07/13/is-it-night-or-day/
From Young Adult Reviewers of Southern California:
“An excellent coming of age story of a twelve years old Jewish girl leaving her hometown Stockstadt am Rhein, Germany and seeking a new life in America.”
http://yarsocalif.blogspot.com/2010/06/is-it-night-or-day.html