A Papa Like Everyone Else

by Sydney Taylor

Overview

From the author of the beloved All-Of-A-Kind Family books comes a timeless story of a family's struggles and triumphs in early twentieth century Eastern Europe. Mama and her two young daughters, Szerena and Gisella, never thought they would be without Papa for five long years. Ever since he left their small farm in Czechoslovakia for America, they have been waiting for him to send for them. In the meantime, with the help of family and neighbors, Mama and the girls work on the farm. While Szerena wishes for "a papa like everyone else," Gisella can't remember their father, and wishes he had not gone away without them. Finally, the big day arrives, and Mama and the girls leave for America to reunite with Papa. What will it be like to travel on a train and a ship? And what will happen when at last they see Papa? A delightful evocation of Jewish life in the "old world," A Papa Like Everyone Else is the perfect companion to the seminal All-Of-A-Kind Family books.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781632460158
Publisher:	Ig Publishing
Publication date:	01/26/2016
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	648,421
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

Editorial Reviews

In a bright, clear voice, narrator Jen Taylor transports listeners to post-WWI Czechoslovakia for an insightful look at a resilient Jewish family’s life. It’s been five years since Papa left to find work in New York City, leaving Mama and his two young daughters, Szerena and Gisella, to wait until they can join him. The story traces a year in their impoverished village, which is described through a colorful collage of farm and domestic activities interspersed with intriguing details of diverse social customs, religious traditions, culinary practices, folklore, and childhood adventures. Taylor enhances the narration through her use of accents and skillful voicing of emotional events leading up to the family’s joyful reunion in America. This is an engaging audiobook on the twentieth-century immigrant experience. S.A.A. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

DECEMBER 2020 - AudioFile

In a bright, clear voice, narrator Jen Taylor transports listeners to post-WWI Czechoslovakia for an insightful look at a resilient Jewish family’s life. It’s been five years since Papa left to find work in New York City, leaving Mama and his two young daughters, Szerena and Gisella, to wait until they can join him. The story traces a year in their impoverished village, which is described through a colorful collage of farm and domestic activities interspersed with intriguing details of diverse social customs, religious traditions, culinary practices, folklore, and childhood adventures. Taylor enhances the narration through her use of accents and skillful voicing of emotional events leading up to the family’s joyful reunion in America. This is an engaging audiobook on the twentieth-century immigrant experience. S.A.A. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

DECEMBER 2020 - AudioFile