September 24, 2019, Toronto -- The new children's book The Brave Princess and Me is set in 1943, as the Second World War is raging, and the Nazis have taken control of most of Europe, including Athens, where Princess Alice of Greece lives. Princess Alice is kind and accepting of different types of people. Born deaf, she knows what it is like to be discriminated against. With the arrival of the Nazis, all the Jews living in Greece are in danger, including young Tilde Cohen and her mother. On the run, they must find a safe place to hide. When they arrive, unannounced, on Princess Alice's doorstep and beg her to hide them, the princess's kindness is put to the test. Will she risk her own life to save theirs? The Brave Princess and Me includes a special section, with photographs, about Princess Alice. A real-life hero, Alice was the mother of the United Kingdom's Prince Philip, the grandmother of Prince Charles, and the great-grandmother of Princes William and Harry.

Her act of kindness and bravery in sheltering a Jewish family during the Holocaust is celebrated here for young readers ages 8 and up. Princess Alice was an upstander who we can look to for inspiration to not stand idly by when someone needs help, and to act boldly in the face of injustice. Award-winning author Kathy Kacer has once again found a hero from one of the darkest times in our history for young people to learn from.