Danica Davidson is the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of 20 books for young readers, with more than a quarter of a million copies sold. Her work ranges from serious nonfiction to official Minecraft books to manga drawing guides and more. I Will Protect You, the middle grade Holocaust book she wrote with Auschwitz survivor Eva Kor just before her passing, is a Notable Social Studies Title from the National Council for Social Studies, and a Teacher Favorites and Children's Favorites award winner from the Children's Book Counsel. Please see her website at www.danicadavidson.com.
Teaching the Holocaust in elementary school builds empathy, critical thinking, and early resistance to antisemitism, before prejudices harden and misinformation takes hold.