The author Aharon Appelfeld survived World War II as a child, and through his dozens of books, he created an entire world rich with pain and sorrow, yet even more so with compassion and infinite love. Ofra Eyal, Yuval Salingar, and Netta Shalem Sokolovsky, together with the Slovak Institute and illustrators from Slovakia, have collaborated to provide a visual interpretation of the dream Appelfeld shaped: childhood impressions from the mountains, hiding and mystery in the forest, displacement, and forgetfulness on the seashore. Within and around them, war lingers, but Appelfeld’s words offer comfort amid the chaos and uncertainty of both past and present.