When Jessie Came Across the Sea

P.J. Lynch won the 1987 Mother Goose Award for "A Bag of Moonshine" and has twice been shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal for "East O' the Sun and West O' the Moon" and "Catkin". He won the award in 1996 for "The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey".

Set at the turn of the 19th century, this is the story of a young girl's adventure. Voyaging across the sea to a new life in America, Jessie leaves behind her village home and her beloved Grandmother, to whom she entrusts a precious keepsake, hoping that one day they will be reunited.

In an inspiring pairing, Amy Hest and P.J. Lynch create an unforgettable tribute to the immigrant experience.

Jessie lives with her grandmother in a poor village in the valleys of eastern Europe. When, to everyone's surprise, young Jessie is chosen by the village rabbi to travel to America, and to leave her grandmother behind, they both feel their hearts will break.

Award-winning author Amy Hest brings her sure and inspired touch to the story of our immigrant heritage as she follows Jessie across the ocean to a new life--and a new love--in America.