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THE SYDNEY TAYLOR BOOK AWARDS |
This award was established in honor of the author of the classic All of a Kind Family series by her husband, Ralph Taylor, to encourage the publication of outstanding books of positive Jewish content for children. The first Sydney Taylor Book Award was given in 1968. In most years since then, two awards have been given: one for younger readers and one for older readers. Honor books are also cited. Sydney Taylor Body-of-Work Awards have been granted periodically since 1971.
The Best of the Bunch lists for 1999, 2000, and 2001 are contained at the end of this listing. They contain quality books chosen from those submitted to and evaluated by, the Sydney Taylor Award Committee of the Association of Jewish Libraries. The Committee recommends them for home and classroom use.
*indicates a holding at James G. Gee Library—TAMU-Commerce.
Sydney Taylor Book Award Winners
2001
*Sigmund Freud: Pioneer of the Mind. Catherine Reef. (Clarion). [Juv. Bio. F895re].
*Rivka’s First Thanksgiving. Elsa Okon Rael, illus. By Maryann Kovalski. (Margaret K. McElderry/Simon &
Schuster). [Juv. R12ri]
2000
*Key is Lost, The. Ida Vos, translated by Therese Edelstein. (Harper Collins). [Juv. V92ke]
*Gershon’s Monster: a Story for the Jewish New Year. Eric A. Kimmel, illustrated by Jon J. Muth.
(Scholastic). [Juv.398.2 K574ge]
1999
*Speed of Light. Sybil Rosen. (Atheneum Books for Young Readers. An Anne Schwartz Book). [Juv. R7225sp]
.
*Peddler’s Gift, The. Maxine Rose Schur, illustrated by Kimberly Bulcken Root. (Dial Books for Young
Readers). [Juv. Sch87 pe].
1998
*Nine Spoons. Marci Stillerman, illustrated by Pesach Gerber. (Ha Chai Publishers). [On Order]
*Stones in Water. Donna Jo Napoli. (Dutton). [Yth. N162st]
1997
When Zaydeh Danced on Eldridge Street. Elsa Okon Rael, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman.
(Simon & Schuster).
Mysterious Visitor, The: Stories of the Prophet Elijah. Nina Jaffe, illustrated by Elivia Savadier. (Scholastic).
1996
Shalom, Haver: Goodbye, Friend. Barbara Sofer. (Kar-Ben Copies).
When I Left My Village. Maxine Rose Schur, illustrated by Brian Pinkney. (Dial Books).
1995
*Star of Fear, Star of Hope. Jo Hoestlandt, illustrated by Johanna Kang. (Walker and Company) [Juv. H6713]
*Dancing on the Bridge of Avignon. Ida Vos. (Houghton Mifflin). [On Order]
1994
*Always Prayer Shawl, The. Sheldon Oberman, illustrated by Ted Lewis. (Boyds Mill Press). [Juv. Ob2a]
*Shadow Children, The. Steven Schnur, illustrated by Herbert Tauss. (Morrow Junior Books). [On Order]
1993
*Uninvited Guest, The. Nina Jaffe, illustrated by Elivia Savadier. (Scholastic). [On Order]
Sworn Enemies. Carol Matas. (Bantam Doubleday Dell).
1992
*Something from Nothing. Phoebe Gilman, author and illustrator. (North Winds Press/Scholastic Canada).
[On Order]
*Letters from Rifka. Karen Hesse. (Henry Holt). [Juv. H4643l]
1991
Cakes and Miracles: A Purim Tale. Barbara Diamond Goldin., illustrated by Erika Weihs. (Viking).
Daddy’s Chair. Sandy Lanton, illustrated by Shelly O. Haas. (Kar-Ben Copies).
*Diamond Tree, The: Jewish Tales from Around the World. Howard Schwartz and Barbara Rush, illustrated
by Uri Shulevitz. (Harper Collins). [On Order]
1990
*Channukkah Guest, The. Eric Kimmel, illustrated by Giora Carmi. (Holiday House). [Juv. K57c]
My Grandmother’s Stories. Adele Geras, illustrated by Jael Jordan. (Alfred A. Knopf).
1989
Berchick. Esther Silverstein Blanc, illustrated by Tennessee Dixon. (Volcano Press).
*Number the Stars. Lois Lowry. (Houghton Mifflin). [Juv. Newbery L955n]
1988
*Keeping Quilt, The. Patricia Polacco, author and illustrator. (Simon & Schuster). [Juv. P756k]
*Devil’s Arithmetic, The. Jane Yolen. (Viking Kestrel). [Yth. Yo78de]
1987
Number on My Grandfather’s Arm, The. David Adler, Photos by Rose Eichenbaum. (UAHC Press).
*Return, The. Sonia Levitin. (Atheneum). [Yth. L579qr]
1986
Joseph Who Loved the Sabbath. Marilyn Hirsh, illustrated by Devis Grebu. (Viking Kestrel).
Beyond the High White Wall. Nancy Pitt. (Charles Scribner’s Sons)
1985
Brothers. Florence B. Freedman, illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker. (Harper & Row).
Ike and Mama and the Seven Surprises. Carol Snyder. (Lothrop, Lee and Shepard).
1984
*Mrs. Moskowitz and the Sabbath Candlesticks. Amy Schwartz, author and illustrator. (JPS) [On Order].
*Island on Bird Street, The. Uri Orlev. (Houghton Mifflin). [Or46i]
1983
Bubby, Me, and Memories. Barbara Pomerantz, Photos by Leon Lurie. (UAHC Press).
*In the Mouth of the Wolf. Rose Zar. (JPS). [On Order]
1982
*Call Me Ruth. Marilyn Sachs. (Doubleday). [On Order]
Castle on Hester Street. Linda Heller. (JPS)
1981
*Yussel’s Prayer. Barbara Cohen, illustrated by Michael J. Deraney. (Lothrop, Lee & Shepard).
[Juv. C66y]
*Night Journey, The. Kathryn Lasky. (Frederick Warne). [Juv. L335n]
1980
Russian Farewell, A. Leonard Everett Fisher. (Four Winds Press).
1979
*Ike and Mama and the Block Wedding. Carol Snyder. (Coward, McCann & Geoghegan). [On Order]
1978
*Devil in Vienna, The. Doris Orgel. (Dial). [Juv. Or4d]
1977
*Exit From Home. Anitz Heyman. (Crown). [Yth. H516e]
1976
*Never to Forget. Milton Meltzer. (Harper & Row). [Yth. 940.53 M496n]
1975
*Waiting for Mama. Marietta Moskin. (Coward, McCann & Geoghegan). [Juv. M8498w]
1974
No Award Given
1973
*Uncle Misha’s Partisans. Yuri Suhl. (Four Winds). [Juv. Su35u]
1972
Molly Cone. (General Contributions).
1971
Isaac Bashevis Singer. (General Contributions).
1970
*Year, The. Suzanne Lange. (S. G. Phillips). [On Order]
1969
Our Eddie. Sulamith Ish-Kishor. (Pantheon).
1968
*Endless Steppe, The. Esther Hautzig. (Crowell). [Yth. 915.7 H298e]
SYDNEY TAYLOR BODY-OF-WORK AWARD WINNERS
1997 Barbara Diamond Goldin.
1989 Yaffa Ganz.
1984 Miriam Chaikin.
1980 Barbara Cohen.
Sadie Rose Weilerstein.
1979 Marilyn Hirsh.
1978 Sydney Taylor.
1972 Molly Cone.
(Given as Sydney Taylor Book Award)
1971 Isaac Bashevis Singer.
(Given as Sydney Taylor Book Award)
NOTABLE CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF JEWISH CONTENT:
THE BEST OF THE BUNCH FROM 2001
2001 Sydney Taylor Award Winner for Younger Readers
*Rivka’s First Thanksgiving. Elsa Okon Rael, illus. By Maryann Kovalski. (Margaret K.
McElderry/Simon & Schuster). [On Order]
2001 Sydney Taylor Award Winner for Older Readers
*Sigmund Freud: Pioneer of the Mind. Catherine Reef. (Clarion). [On Order].
Honor Book for Younger Readers
*Cloak For the Moon. Eric A. Kimmel, illus. By Katya Krenina. (Holiday House). [On Order]
2001 NOTABLE BOOKS FOR YOUNGER READERS
Behold the Trees. Sue Alexander, illustrated by Leonid Gore. (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic).
*Solomon and the Trees. Matt Biers-Ariel, illustrated by Esti Silverberg-Kiss.
(NY: UAHC Press). [On Order]
God Around Us, The., Vol.2: The Valley of Blessings. Mira Brichto, illustrated by Selina Alko.
(NY: UAHC Press).
Hanukah Cat, Rev. Ed. Chaya Burstein, illustrated by Judy Hanks-Henn. (Kar-Ben Copies).
Snow in Jerusalem. Deborah da Costa, illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu.
(Albert Whitman)
Rabbi Who Flew. Renate Dollinger. (Booksmythe).
On Shabat. Cathy Goldman Fishman, illustrated by Melanie W. Hall.
(Simon & Schuster/Atheneum).
Mountain of Blintzes, A. Barbara Diamon Goldin, illustrated by Anik McGrory.
(San Diego, CA: Harcourt/Gulliver Books)
Friday Nights of Nana. Amy Hest, illustrated by Claire Nivola. (Candlewick).
Hardest Word: A Yom Kippur Story. Jacqueline Jules, illustrated by Katherine Janus Kahn.
(Kar-Ben Copies).
Zigazak! A Magical Hanukkah Night. Eric Kimmel, illustrated by Jon Goodell.
(Doubleday/Random House).
Cain and Abel: Finding the Fruits of Peace. Sandy Sasso, illustrated by Joani Keller
Rothenberg. (Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights).
*Shabbat Box. Lesley Simpson, illustrated by Nicole in den Bosch.
(Rockville, MD: Kar-Ben Copies). [On Order]
Lemuel, The Fool. Uhlberg, Myron, illustrated by Sonja Lamut. (Atlanta, GA: Peachtree).
Rachel Captures the Moon. Richard Ungar. (Plattsburg, NY: Tundra).
2001 NOTABLE BOOKS FOR OLDER READERS
Daughter of Light. Martha Attema. (Custer, WA: Orca).
Hans and Sophie Scholl: German Resisters of the White Rose. Toby Axelrod. (NY: Rosen).
Death on Sacred Ground. Harriet Feder. (Minneapolis, MN: Lerner).
*After the Holocaust. Howard Greenfield. (HarperColllins/Greenwillow). [Juv. 940.53 G837a]
Clara’s War. Kathy Kacer. (Toronto: Second Story Press).
Rivka’s Way. Teri Kanefield. (Chicago: Front Street/Cricket).
Understanding Buddy. Mark Kornblatt. (NY: Margaret K. McElderry/Simon & Schuster).
Stolen Words. Amy Koss. (Middleton, WI: Pleasant/American Girl).
Daughters of Fire: Heroines of the Bible. Fran Manushkin, illustrated by Uri Shulevitz.
(San Diego, CA: Harcourt/Silver Whistle).
*War Within, The. Carol Matas. (NY: Simon & Schuster). [On Order]
Secrets in the House of Delgado. Gloria Miklowitz. (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans).
Mara’s Stories: Glimmers in the Dark. Gary Schmidt. (NY:Henry Holt).
Shoes for Amelie. Connie Steiner, illustrated by Denis Rodier. (Montreal: Lobster Press).
Friend or Foe? Eva Vogiel. (NY: Judaica Press).
Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps. Andrea Warren. (NY: HarperCollins).
*Mendel Rosenbusch: Tales for Jewish Children. Ilse Weber. Translated by Ruth and Hans
Fisher. (NY: Herodias). [On Order]
*Magic Menorah, The: A Modern Chanukah Tale. Jane Breskin, illustrated by
Donna Diamond. (NY:Simon & Schuster). [On Order]
NOTABLE CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF JEWISH CONTENT:
THE BEST OF THE BUNCH FROM 2000
2000 Sydney Taylor Award Winner for Younger Readers
*Gershon’s Monster: A Story For the Jewish New Year. Eric A. Kimmel, illus. By Jon J. Muth.
(NY: Scholastic Press). [On Order]
2000 Sydney Taylor Award Winner for Older Readers
*Key is Lost, The. Ida Vos, translated by Terese Edelstein. (NY: Morrow/Harper/Collins). [On Order]
Honor Book for Younger Readers
*Market Wedding, The. Gary Fagan, illus. By Regolo Ricci. (Plattsburgh, NY: Tundra Books of Northern New York). [Juv. F131ma]
*Wisdom Bird, The: A Tale of Solomon and Sheba. Sheldon Oberman, illustrated by
Neil Waldman. (Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press). [On Order]
Honor Book for Older Readers
*Love You, Soldier. Amy Hest, illustrated by Sonja Lamut. (Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press). [On Order]
Fireflies in the Dark: The Story of Friedl Dicker-Brandeis and the Children of Terezin.
Susan Goldman Rubin. (NY: Holiday House).
2000 NOTABLE BOOKS FOR YOUNGER READERS
Legend of Freedom Hill, The. Linda Jacobs Altman, illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and
Ting-Hwa Hu. (NY: Lee and Low).
*On Purim. Cathy Goldman Fishman, illustrated by Melanie W. Hall. (Atheneum Books for Young Readers).
[On Order]
Dance, Sing, Remember. Leslie Kimmelman, illustrated by Ora Eitan. (NY: HarperCollins).
*Come, Let Us Be Joyful: The Story of Hava Nagila. Fran Manushkin, illustrated by Rosalind Charney Kate.
(NY: UAHC Press). [On Order]
Moishe’s Miracle. Laura Kraus Melmed., illustrated by David Slonim. (NY: HarperCollins).
Thread of Kindness: A Tzedaka Story. Leah Shollar, illustrated by Shoshana Mekibel. (NY: HaChai).
2000 NOTABLE BOOKS FOR OLDER READERS
Samir and Yonaton. Gabriella Carmi, translated by Yael Lotan. (NY: Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic.
*Yellow Star, The: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark. Carmen Agra Deedy, illustrated by
Henri Sorensen. (Atlanta: Peachtree). [Juv. D36ye]
*Photo Odyssey: Solomon Carvalho’s Remarkable Western Adventure, 1853-54. Arlene B. Hirschfelder.
(NY: Clarion). [On Order]
Torn Thread. Ann Isaacs. (NY: Scholastic Press).
Tales for the Seventh Day. Nina Jaffe, illustrated by Kelly Stribling Sutherland. (NY: Scholastic Press).
*Jar of Fools, The: Eight Hanukkah Stories from Chelm. Eric A. Kimmel, illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein.
(NY: Holiday House). [On Order]
Pharaoh’s Daughter. Julius Lester. (San Diego: SilverWhistle/Harcourt).
*Darkness Over Denmark: The Danish Resistance and the Rescue of the Jews. Ellen Levine.
(NY: Holiday House). [On Order]
Hannah’s Journal: The Story of an Immigrant Girl. Marissa Moss. (San Diego: Harcourt/Silver Whistle).
*Why On This Night? A Passover Haggadah for Family Celebration. Rahel Musleah, illustrated by
Louise August. (NY: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers). [Juv. 296.4 M974w]
*Butterfly, The. Patricia Polacco. (NY: Philomel). [On Order]
Escaping to America: A True Story. Rosalind Schanzer. (NY: HarperCollins).
*Day the Rabbi Disappeared, The: Jewish Holiday Tales of Magic. Howard Schwartz, illustrated by
Monique Passicot. (NY: Viking). [On Order]
My Secret Camera: Life in the Lodz Ghetto. Frank Dabba Smith, Photographs by Mendel Grossman.
(Gulliver/Harcourt).
Faraway Home. Marilyn Taylor. (Dublin, Ireland: O’Brien Press).
Invisible Chains. Eva Vogiel. (NY: The Judaica Press).
Remember Me: A Search for Refuge in Wartime Britain. Irene Watts. (Plattsburgh, NY: Tundra Books).
NOTABLE CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF JEWISH CONTENT:
THE BEST OF THE BUNCH FROM 1999
1999 Sydney Taylor Award Winner for Younger Readers
*Peddler’s Gift, The. Maxine Rose Schur, illustrated by Kimberly Bulcken Root. (NY: Dial Books). [On Order]
1999 Sydney Taylor Award Winner for Older Readers
*Speed of Light. Sybil Rosen. (Anne Schwartz Book—Atheneum Books for Young Readers). [On Order]
1999 NOTABLE BOOKS FOR YOUNGER READERS IN PRESCHOOL—GRADE 4
HONOR BOOKS
Noah And The Great Flood. Mordicai Gerstein. (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers).
*Joseph Had a Little Overcoat. Simms Taback. (Viking Children’s Books). [Juv. Caldecot T111j]
*Baby’s Bris. Susan Wilkowski, illustrated by Judith Friedman. (Rockville, Md: Kar-Ben Copies) [On Order]
OTHER BOOKS
David And The Trash-Taking Giant: Mr. Grungy’s Seek and Find Bible Stories. Joel Anderson.
*Queen Esther, The Morning Star. Mordicai Gerstein. (NY: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers). [On Order]
*This Is Our Seder. Ziporah Hildebrandt, illustrated by Robin Roraback. (Holiday House). [On Order]
Lion And The Unicorn, The. Shirley Hughes. (NY: DK Publishing, Inc.)
How Yussel Caught the Gefilte Fish: A Shabbos Story. Charlotte Herman, illustrated by Katya Krementz.
*Ten Commandments, The: For Jewish Children. Miriam Nerlove. (Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman). [On Order]
*Very Best Hanukkah Gift, The. Joanne Rocklinn, illustrated by Catherine O’Neil. (Delacorte Press). [On Order]
*Matzah Ball Soup. Rothenberg, Joan. (NY: Hyperion Books for Children). [On Order]
*For Heaven’s Sake. Sandy E. Sasso, illustrated by Karyn Kunz Finney. (Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lighthouse).
[On Order]
Raisel’s Riddle. Erica Silverman, illustrated by Susan Gaber. (NY: Farrar Strauss & Giroux).
*Streets of Gold. Rosemary Wells, illustrated by Dan Andreasen. (NY:Dial Books for Young Readers). [On Order]
*King Solomon And His Magic Ring. Elie Wiesel, illustrated by Mark Podwal. (NY: Greenwillow Books). [On Order]
1999 NOTABLE BOOKS FOR OLDER READERS IN GRADES 5-10
HONOR BOOKS
*Journeys With Elijah. Barbara Diamond Goldin, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. (Gulliver). [Juv. 222 G565j]
*When the Beginning Began: Stories About God, The Creatures and Us. Julius Lester. [Juv. 296.1 L567w]
*When the Soldiers Were Gone. Vera Propp. (NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons). [Juv. P945w]
OTHER BOOKS
*With All My Heart, With All My Mind: Thirteen Stories About Growing Up Jewish. Sandy Asher. [On Order]
*Two Suns in the Sky. Miriam Bat Ami. (Chicago: Cricket Books). [On Order]
*My Bridge of Hope: Searching for Life and Love After Auschwitz. Livia Bitton-Jackson. [On Order]
*Escape: Teens Who Escaped the Holocaust to Freedom. Sandra Giddens. [On Order]
Miriam. Beatrice Gormley. (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers).
*Running on Eggs. Anna Levine. (Cricket Books). [On Order]
*The Cure. Sonia Levitin. (San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace & Co.). [On Order]
*My Name Is Not Gussie. Mikki Machlin. (Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Co.). [On Order]
*Good Liar, The. Gregory Maguire. (Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Co.). [On Order]
*In My Enemy’s House. Carol Matas. (NY: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers). [On Order]
*Missing Girls. Lois Metzger. (NY: Viking). [On Order]
*Coat For the Moon and Other Jewish Tales, A. Howard Schwartz and Barbara Schwartz. [On Order]
*Einstein: Visionary Scientist. John Severance. (NY: Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin). [On Order]
Star of Luis. Marc Talbert. (NY: Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin).
This page compiled by Marsha Keenan Last update October 2002