9780689506147. New condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Picture book. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. Life is hard for all Jewish families like Rachel's in 1938 Warsaw. The whole family works to make ends meet and Rachel is often left alone in their basement apartment. Papa manages to bring her some paints and brushes and, because they have no paper, begins to paint flowers on the aparment's bleak walls. Despite the growing horrors outside, Rachel and her family find some relief in the bright flowers inside their home. Full color.