Author / Illustrator Profile
Amy Hest
Amy Hest was educated at Hunter College, New York and took a further degree in Master of Library Studies.
She is married with two children and lives in New York.
Books include In The Rain With Baby Duck, Rosies Fishing Trip, Jamaica Louise James and You’re the Boss Baby Duck.
When Jessie Came Across the Sea has won a 1998 Christopher Award in the Books for Young Children category and has also been nominated for a 1998 American Booksellers Book of the Year Award.
Shortlisted Title
1998 - When Jessie came Across the Sea