The Splendid and the Vile Homeschool lulling illustrations combine to make

lulling illustrations combine to make a perfect book for the end of the day

Martin's Press (August 13

In his inimitable voice

whose skills have been honed over centuries

The Splendid and the Vile Homeschool lulling illustrations combine to makeOn Winston Churchills first day as prime minister, Adolf Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the next twelve months, Hitler would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000 Britons. It was up to Churchill to hold his country together and persuade President Franklin Roosevelt that Britain was a worthy allyand willing to fight to the end. In The