It’s 1958, and Faith and her family are leaving from Wales for a new life in Canada. Faith cherishes a hope that the moon will come with her to the new country. Her big brother reassures her that when they get on the boat, he will ask the captain to tie the moon to the ship’s funnel. Faith agrees, but on board, when she doesn’t see the moon at night, she loses hope that the moon has come loose.

Based on a true story, I first heard it from the children’s mother at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in Halifax. This story was just after WW2 when a wave of immigrants reshaped urban Canada.

For 43 years Pier 21 was a gateway to Canada, with one million immigrants passing through from 1928 to 1971.

Proceeds from this book go to The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21.