The World Entire: A True Story of an Extraordinary World War II Rescue by Elizabeth Brown

Pub date - 9/2/25

While the message is wonderful, the artwork in this book is beautiful and appealing to readers and listeners both. The writing is accessible and suitable even for very young children, with a more in depth summary of the acts of Aristides de Sousa Mendes, and the effects on his life.

I had not previously know anything about Aristedes de Sousa Mendes; in fact, I can’t even recall reading his name anywhere. So I was glad to read an early copy of The World Entire to learn about him.

The message in The World Entire is a vitally important one, and models to children the significance of caring for our fellow citizens and helping those in dire need of it. Always (unfortunately) timely, the urgency of this message is (unfortunately) just as relevant today as it was.

The art in the book is beautiful; I’m not even sure how to put into words my love of the art; I wound up following the illustrator, Melissa Castrillon on instagram because her artwork in this wonderful story about a remarkable man in wretched times.

Recommended for ages 3 - 100+.

Thank you to Chronicle Books and NetGalley for the DRC

Aristotle was born in 384 BC in the city of Stageira, in Thrace. His father's name was Nicomacas. Aristotle's father was a physician. Nicomacas worked for some time as a royal physician at the court of King Philip of Macedon. His father's relationship with the Macedonian royal family later had a significant impact on Aristotle's life.