The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark

This was a moving and thought provoking book of one man's courage to follow his beliefs and act with courage. It made me want to believe the story to be true.

Retelling: In this story the King of Denmark, King Christian X, found a surprising and inspiring way to protect the Jewish Danes from the Nazis.

Thoughts and Feelings: I appreciated the compassion the people of Denmark had for their king, particularly after I saw how bravely he dealt with the Nazi

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occupiers.

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Carmen Agra Deedy tells a legandary story of King Christian X of Denmark. During World War II, the Germans invaded Denmark and told Jewish Danes that they would have to wear the Yellow Star of David on their coats. It is believed that the King insisted that his people all be treated the same and if

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they wore the star, he would wear the star. Grades 2 - 5. Can be used with Number the Stars book.

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This was a simple, powerful book and I loved it. I had no idea about King Christian X of Denmark, or his resistance against the Nazi regime. I was really moved by his efforts to protect his people and the integrity of his country. This was a simple text that almost any reader could comprehend. This

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was a great book.

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This book follows an old tale about a small town in Denmark during World War II. After the King is told by Nazi’s that all Jewish people in the town must wear the star of David, he becomes distressed as he doesn’t want to segregate his people but also knows if he doesn’t make them wear the

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stars they will be in more trouble with the Nazis. Finally, the King decides to have the whole town, even himself and those who aren’t Jewish, wear the star. This story greatly represented rising to adversity and the importance of fighting for human rights. I really enjoyed this book because it followed a different side of the war that is not often talked about. I really enjoyed hearing how not only the town stuck up for their people, but so did the king. One of my favorite parts of the book was how the author used the illustrations to tell his story. The author never came out and said that everyone in the town decided to wear the stars, he just showed it through the illustrations. You could also tell the kings internal struggle through his emotions in the illustrations. There was also an illustration of a leaflet which was helpful to me since I had never seen one from that time period. Another part of this book that helped me enjoy it and enforced the central meaning of the book was at the end when the book asks the reader “what if this happened?” and “what if you lost your human rights?”. This really made me stop and think while at the same time realizing the importance of the message the author was making. Finally, the authors note at the end really added to the meaning and interest of the story. I liked this part because it said that this story was a legend but then went on to tell all the true facts that did happen in this story and in others.

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The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark tells the story of the King of Denmark and how he protects and stands up for his people during the Holocaust. The story’s main message is one of hope and strength. I really enjoyed this book. One thing that I really enjoyed about this

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book was the difference in the illustrations. When the book focused on things happening in Denmark, the illustrations were beautifully colored. When the book focused on the Nazi camps and when King Christian thought about what might happen to Denmark, the illustrations were presented in dark brown. The contrast in the illustrations separated the positive images from the negative ones. Another thing that I really loved about this book was the plot itself. I loved how the book began by saying that everyone in Denmark were Danes and then ended with the same thing. The book began by describing the subtle physical differences between the Danes of Denmark such as some were stout, or tall, or fat, or thin. When the Nazis make the Jewish people wear the yellow stars on their clothing, King Christian wears one as well even though he is not Jewish. All of the people in Denmark follow suit so that the Nazis will not be able to tell who is Jewish. The book ends the same way it began because King Christian shows the people that their minor differences do not matter because they are all Danes.

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I really enjoyed this story. The first reason I enjoyed this story was because of the plot. World War II is a time period that I find fascinating so it was nice to read a little back story on an event of defiance against the Nazi’s. This was seen when the king would send a soldier day after day

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to take down the Nazi flag hung in the city. I labeled this book as Historical Fiction because in the authors’ note, he claimed that no factual proof could be found that this event actually happened. The next reason I enjoyed this story was because of the illustrations. The pictures were very well done and mirrored the mood of the story. They were precise and had a serious tone to them, such as the image of the king riding through town with his yellow star on. The third reason I enjoyed this story was because of the topic. This book will force children to think about a difficult situation and is a great example of how to face adversity. This was shown when the king had to come up with a solution to the yellow star problem. He couldn’t allow his Jewish citizens to be killed so he came up with a peaceful plan to save the lives of many people.

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I found this book entertaining but not my favorite. I could not seem to find the main message within it. It was more of a non-fiction book about a heroic king of Denmark during the beginnings of the Nazi rein over Europe. It was nicely laid out for children with simple explanations of the history

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of what was happening at the time. I found it to be a good history lesson.

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Children's author Carmen Agra Deedy tells a story of how King Christian X of Denmark inspired his fellow Danes to resist the Nazis during the Second World War. Although the story may be legend rather than fact, it reveals the true affection and respect of Danes for their king. The story is all the

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more powerful for its simplicity.

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This book was beautiful and made me cry.

Because it is historical fiction.