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.