While Gerda and Kay grow their roses, a war is raging outside. It could be our grandparents’ war or one we see on the news today. It could - in fact - be any of the world’s wars. During this war, children learn how to shoot, and they stop believing in fairy tales.

"The thing that moved me the most was the lady with the balls of wool. She thought they were cats, and she claimed they were the only thing that war left her” - Stefania, Year 5

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