[ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee Openings

[Paula Breger via Hasafran]

The Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee (STBA) is looking for applicants to 
serve a two year term beginning in January 2024 and ending with the Association 
of Jewish Libraries (AJL) annual conference in June 2026.

Committee members are expected to:

Read 120+ picture book, middle grade, and young adult books throughout the 
calendar year, score them, and include notes.
Attend the STBA meetings and sessions at the AJL annual conference.
Attend virtual STBA meetings, and any other items deemed necessary by the chair.
Applications must be submitted by December 26, 2023.

Apply at 
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[ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Book Award--do it!

[Judy Ehrenstein via Hasafran]

A little bored with your career? Need a challenge? Apply to be on the
Sydney Taylor Book Award committee! You will read a lot, but not an
overwhelming amount, see what the range of things being written and
published is, and get to meet a great group of like minded librarians. This
is particularly good for those of us in public libraries, where Jewish
content books are not a priority in collection development.

Do it!

Judy Ehrenstein
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[ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee Seeking New Members

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The Sydney Taylor Book Award (STBA) Committee is seeking applicants to serve a 
two-year term from January 2023 through the June 2025 Association of Jewish 
Libraries (AJL) conference. 

Committee members are expected to:
Read 120+ picture, middle grade, and young adult books throughout the calendar 
year, score them, and include notes.
Attend the STBA meetings and sessions at the AJL annual conferences during 
their term.
Attend virtual STBA meetings.
You do not need to be an AJL member to apply; however, being a committee member 
is contingent upon AJL membership.

The application can be found here:
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*Applications must be submitted by December 12.*

Please contact Martha Simpson (sydneytaylorbookaw...@jewishlibraries.org 
) if you have any questions.

Martha Simpson
Chair, Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee




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[ha-Safran] SYDNEY TAYLOR BOOK AWARD COMMITTEE DEADLINE EXTENDED

[Rebecca Levitan via Hasafran]

Applications being accepted through November 15th, 2019.

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The Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee has multiple positions available for the 
upcoming year.

Applicants should be members of AJL, familiar with the scope of Judaic 
children’s literature, experienced in writing critical reviews, willing and 
able to read and review over 120 books during the course of a year, and able to 
meet deadlines.

Committee members are expected to attend the annual conference and committee 
meetings, and to participate in committee-sponsored events, including speaking 
at the Committee’s annual presentation.  The term of membership on the 
Committee is two years.

Membership on the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee is both fun and 
intellectually challenging. It also requires a substantial commitment in terms 
of time and energy.

Members must be able to submit reviews electronically and correspond with the 
committee members through regular e-mail.  Familiarity with Google Docs is 
helpful but not required.

To apply, send a letter indicating the reasons for your interest, a resume, and 
several examples of your recent reviews of Jewish children’s books to Rebecca 
Levitan, Committee Chair, at ralevi...@gmail.com

Applications will be accepted through November 15th, 2019.

Rebecca Levitan, Chair
Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee
The Association of Jewish Libraries​

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[ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee Openings

[Rebecca Levitan via Hasafran]

Dear Colleagues,



There are multiple positions available on the Sydney Taylor Book Award 
Committee for the upcoming year.



Applicants should be members of AJL, familiar with the scope of Judaic 
children's literature, experienced in writing critical reviews, willing and 
able to read and review over 100 books during the course of a year, and able to 
meet deadlines.



Committee members are expected to attend the annual conference and committee 
meetings, and to participate in committee-sponsored events, including speaking 
at the Committee's annual presentation.  The term of membership on the 
Committee is two years.



Membership on the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee is both fun and 
intellectually challenging. It also requires a substantial commitment in terms 
of time and energy.



Members must be able to submit reviews electronically and correspond with the 
committee members through regular e-mail.  Familiarity with Google Docs is 
helpful but not required.



To apply, send a letter indicating the reasons for your interest, a resume, and 
several examples of your recent reviews of Jewish children's books to Rebecca 
Levitan, Committee Chair, at ralevi...@gmail.com



Applications will be accepted through October 18th, 2019.



Rebecca Levitan, Chair

Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee

The Association of Jewish Libraries?





Rebecca Levitan | Librarian II
Baltimore County Public Library | Pikesville Branch
1301 Reisterstown Road
Baltimore, MD 21208
410.887.1234
www.bcpl.info

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[ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Book Award announcement on January 28th

[Susan Kusel via Hasafran]

Hello friends,
  We are very excited that the Sydney Taylor Book Awards will be announced this 
year as part of the American Library Association's Youth Media Awards.

The announcement will be on Monday, January 28th, at 8am Pacific time.
It will at the American Library Association Midwinter conference in Seattle.

Here is the link to the webcast to see it live: 
http://ala.unikron.com
It is typically archived, so you can watch it later in the day if you're busy 
at the moment it is being broadcast.

Here's a list of all the ALA awards that will be announced if you want to 
follow along: http://www.ilovelibraries.org/booklovers/youth-media-awards

The Sydney Taylor Awards will be announced in the beginning of the press 
conference by the ALA President along with awards from the Asian Pacific 
American Librarians Association and the American Indian Library Association.

The three Sydney Taylor medal winners will be announced at the press 
conference. The full list of winners, honors, notables and the manuscript 
award- along with press releases- will be available shortly after the 
announcement on the AJL website. I will also post the list of winners to 
Hasafran.

The press conference is always fun to follow on Twitter. Hashtags: #alayma 
#alamw19
That stands for: American Library Association Youth Media Awards and American 
Library Association Midwinter 2019
We are also using the hashtags: #STBA and #AJL for Sydney Taylor Book Awards 
and Association of Jewish Libraries.

Happy to answer any questions you may have about it.
-Susan Kusel
Sydney Taylor Book Award chair


Susan Kusel
Librarian
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2100 Westmoreland Street
Falls Church, VA 22043
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[ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Book Award winners

[Susan Kusel]

I am delighted to announce the 2018 Sydney Taylor Book Awards!


The press release and winner list are below.

-Susan






For More Information Contact:

Susan Kusel, Chair
Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee
Association of Jewish Libraries
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January 10, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2018 Sydney Taylor Book Award Winners Announced
Winners of the annual Sydney Taylor Book Award were announced by the 
Association of Jewish Libraries today. Named in memory of Sydney Taylor, author 
of the classic All-of-a-Kind Family series, the award recognizes books for 
children and teens that exemplify high literary standards while authentically 
portraying the Jewish experience.

2018 is the 50th Anniversary of the Sydney Taylor Awards. The first winner was 
The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia by Esther Hautzig in 1968, published 
by the Thomas Y. Crowell Company.

GOLD MEDALISTS
The Language of Angels: A Story About the Reinvention of Hebrew by Richard 
Michelson, illustrated by Karla Gudeon, published by Charlesbridge, won the 
Sydney Taylor Book Award in the Younger Readers category. This beautiful 
picture book tells the story of how Hebrew became an everyday language in 
Israel, after being out of use for two thousand years. The folk art 
illustrations are an illuminating match.

Refugee by Alan Gratz, published by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic, 
won the Sydney Taylor Book Award in the Older Readers category. The journeys of 
three different young refugees from Nazi Germany, 1990s Cuba and present-day 
Syria come together to form an emotional and timely narrative about the refugee 
experience.

The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe, translated by Lilit Thwaites, 
published by Godwin Books, an imprint of Henry Holt and Company, a division of 
Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, won the Sydney Taylor Book Award in the 
Teen Readers category. This powerful story of Dita Kraus and her protection of 
a handful of books in the Auschwitz concentration camp shows the importance of 
hope in the darkest of times.

Harold Grinspoon and PJ Library won the Sydney Taylor Body of Work Award. PJ 
Library, a project of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, is a family engagement 
program that sends free books celebrating Jewish values and culture to families 
with children 6 months through 8 years old. This program has revolutionized the 
field of Jewish children’s literature by providing dramatically improved access 
to Jewish books for families. It has also significantly increased the 
publication of children’s books with Jewish content. The Body of Work Award has 
been given twelve times in the 50-year history of the Sydney Taylor Awards. The 
last recipient was author Eric Kimmel in 2004.

SILVER MEDALISTS
Eight Sydney Taylor Honor Books were also recognized.
For Younger Readers, the Honor Books are: Yaffa and Fatima: Shalom, Salaam 
adapted by Fawzia Gilani-Williams, illustrated by Chiara Fedele, published by 
Kar-Ben Publishing, a division of Lerner Publishing Group and Drop by Drop: A 
Story of Rabbi Akiva by Jacqueline Jules, illustrated by Yevgenia Nayberg, 
published by Kar-Ben Publishing, a division of Lerner Publishing Group.

For Older Readers, the Honor Books are: Viva, Rose! by Susan Krawitz, published 
by Holiday House, which was also the recipient of the 2015 Sydney Taylor 
Manuscript Award; This Is Just a Test by Madelyn Rosenberg and Wendy Wan-Long 
Shang, published by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic; and The Six-Day 
Hero by Tammar Stein, published by Kar-Ben Publishing, a division of Lerner 
Publishing Group.

For Teen Readers, the Honor Books are: To Look a Nazi in the Eye: A Teen’s 
Account of a War Criminal Trial by Kathy Kacer with Jordana Lebowitz, published 
by Second Story Press; Almost Autumn by Marianne Kaurin, translated by Rosie 
Hedger, published by Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic; and The 
Girl with the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke, published by Albert Whitman & 
Company.


In addition to the medal winners, the Award Committee designated twelve Notable 
Books of Jewish Content for 2018. More information about the Sydney Taylor Book 
Award and a complete listing of the award winners and notables can be found at 
http://www.sydneytaylorbookawards.org

Winning authors and illustrators will receive their awards at the Annual 
Conference of the Association of Jewish Libraries, to be held in Boston, MA 
from June 18-20, 2018. Gold and silver medalists will also participate in a 
blog tour February 4-8, 2018. For more information about the blog tour please 
visit www.jewishlibraries.org/blog.



The Language of Angels and Refugee were also named winners of the 67th Annual 
National Jewish Book Awards, which were announced today as well. A full list of 
all the winners can be found on the Jewish Book Council’s website 

[ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Book Award Podcast Interview

[Heidi Rabinowitz]

Today is the day! The 2018 Sydney Taylor Book & Manuscript Award winners
were announced today!

Listen to my interview with committee chair Susan Kusel about this year's
awards:
https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-big-reveal-2018-sydney-taylor-book.html

Heidi Rabinowitz
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[ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Book Award

[Ellen Tilman]

I am pleased to announce that Rena Citrin and Marjorie Shuster are joining
the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee.  They officially begin their four
year committee service at the AJL Conference in June. They have already
started to receive and review submissions for this award.

Rena is teacher/librarian at the Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School in
Chicago.  She is active in the Chicago chapter of AJL and is a frequent
children’s book reviewer for AJL.  Marjorie recently became the librarian
at Congregation Emanuel of the City of New York. She has many years’
experience as a day school librarian.

The STBA Committee received amazing applications from a large number of
candidates and had a difficult time selecting only two new members for the
committee.  Everyone who applied was extremely qualified and capable.

We will again seek new STBA members in the late fall of 2017 to replace
several existing members whose service on the committee ends in June 2018.

Please welcome Rena and Marjorie to the committee.

Ellen Tilman

Chair, Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee

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[ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee

[Ellen Tilman]

Dear Colleagues,



A position on the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee will be available
beginning in June, 2017. AJL members are encouraged to apply.



Applicants should be members of AJL, familiar with the scope of Judaic
children’s literature, experienced in writing critical reviews, willing and
able to read and review over 120 books during the course of a year, and
able to meet deadlines.



Committee members are expected to attend the annual conference and to
participate in committee-sponsored events, including speaking at the
Committee’s annual presentation.  The term of membership on the Committee
is four years.  Each committee member typically receives more than $1500 in
books for review, which may be kept for personal use or added to the
member’s library.



Membership on the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee is both fun and
intellectually challenging. It also requires a substantial commitment in
terms of time and energy.



Members must be able to submit reviews electronically and correspond with
the committee members through regular e-mail.  Familiarity with Google Docs
is helpful but not required.



To apply, send a letter indicating the reasons for your interest, a resume,
and several examples of your recent reviews of Jewish children’s books to
Ellen Tilman, Committee Chair, at ch...@sydneytaylorbookaward.org or
ellen.til...@gmail.com



Applications will be accepted through March 21, 2017..



Ellen Tilman, Chair

Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee

The Association of Jewish Libraries

ch...@sydneytaylorbookaward.org 





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[ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Book Award Stickers

[Ellen Tilman]

Haverim -
If you haven't put "medals" on this year's Sydney Taylor Book Award winning
and honor titles, now is the time to do so.

Send me a stamped self addressed legal envelope and I will return it to you
with a set of "medals" (3 gold and 4 silver).  My supply keeps getting
smaller, so don't delay.  I have attached the list of winners to help you
identify the titles.

Ellen Tilman
Chair, Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee
Meyers Library
Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel
8339 Old York Road
Elkins Park, PA 19027


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SydneyTaylorBookAwardWinners2017 final pdf.pdf
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[ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Book Award

[Ellen Tilman]

Haverim -
Please put our "medals" on your Sydney Taylor Book Award winning and honor
titles.  Send me a stamped self addressed legal envelope and I will return
it to you with a set of "medals" (3 gold and 4 silver).

I am including a list of the winners.

Ellen Tilman
Chair, Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee
Meyers Library
Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel
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Elkins Park, PA 19027


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Re: [ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Book Award Press Release

[Weisman, Yaffa]

Yishar Ko'ach to the STBA committee on their hard work and wonderful results!

Dr. Yaffa Weisman, President (2014-2016)
Association of Jewish Libraries
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Re: [ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee opening

[Diane Rauchwerger]

PLEASE POST AGAIN.
> NOVEMBER 11, 2015  Diane Rauchwerger  wrote:
> 
> One position on the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee will be available 
> beginning January 1, 2016.
> 
> Applicants should be members of AJL, familiar with the scope of Judaic 
> children’s literature, experienced in writing critical reviews, willing and 
> able to read and review over 120 books during the course of a year, and able 
> to meet deadlines.
> 
> Committee members are expected to attend annual conventions and to 
> participate in committee-sponsored events, including speaking at the 
> Committee’s annual presentation.  The term of membership on the Committee is 
> four years.  Each committee member typically receives more than $1500 in 
> books for review, which may be kept for personal use or added to the member’s 
> library.
> 
> Membership on the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee is both fun and 
> intellectually challenging, but it also requires a substantial commitment in 
> terms of time and energy.
> 
> Members must be able to submit reviews electronically and correspond with the 
> committee members through regular e-mail.  Familiarity with Google Docs is 
> helpful but not required.
> 
> To apply, send a letter indicating the reasons for your interest, a resume, 
> and several examples of your recent reviews of Jewish children’s books to 
> Diane Rauchwerger, Committee Chair, at ch...@sydneytaylorbookaward.org 
>  or mls4...@sbcglobal.net 
> .
> 
> Applications will be accepted through November 30, 2015.
> 
> Diane Rauchwerger, Chair
> Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee
> The Association of Jewish Libraries
> mls4...@sbcglobal.net 
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[ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee opening

[Diane Rauchwerger]

One position on the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee will be available 
beginning January 1, 2016.

Applicants should be members of AJL, familiar with the scope of Judaic 
children’s literature, experienced in writing critical reviews, willing and 
able to read and review over 120 books during the course of a year, and able to 
meet deadlines.

Committee members are expected to attend annual conventions and to participate 
in committee-sponsored events, including speaking at the Committee’s annual 
presentation.  The term of membership on the Committee is four years.  Each 
committee member typically receives more than $1500 in books for review, which 
may be kept for personal use or added to the member’s library.

Membership on the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee is both fun and 
intellectually challenging, but it also requires a substantial commitment in 
terms of time and energy.

Members must be able to submit reviews electronically and correspond with the 
committee members through regular e-mail.  Familiarity with Google Docs is 
helpful but not required.

To apply, send a letter indicating the reasons for your interest, a resume, and 
several examples of your recent reviews of Jewish children’s books to Diane 
Rauchwerger, Committee Chair, at ch...@sydneytaylorbookaward.org 
 or mls4...@sbcglobal.net 
.

Applications will be accepted through November 30, 2015.

Diane Rauchwerger, Chair
Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee
The Association of Jewish Libraries
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[ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Book Award 2015 BLOG TOUR

[Heidi Estrin]

The Sydney Taylor Book Award will be celebrating and showcasing its 2015 gold 
and silver medalists with a Blog Tour, February 8-13, 2015! Interviews with 
winning authors and illustrators will appear on a wide variety of Jewish and 
kidlit blogs. For those of you who have not yet experienced a Blog Tour, it's 
basically a virtual book tour. Instead of going to a library or bookstore to 
see an author or illustrator speak, you go to a website on or after the 
advertised date to read an author's or illustrator's interview.

Below is the schedule for the 2015 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour. Please 
follow the links to visit the hosting blogs on or after their tour dates, and 
be sure to leave them plenty of comments!

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2015

Una La Marche, author of Like No Other
Sydney Taylor Honor Award winner in the Teen Readers Category
At Bildungsromanhttp://slayground.livejournal.com/

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Lizzie Skurnick, publisher of Isabel's War by Lila Perl
Sydney Taylor Honor Award winner in the Teen Readers Category
At Pen  Prosehttp://shannonhitchcockwriter.blogspot.com/

Author Jennifer Elvgren and illustrator Fabio Santomauro, creators of The 
Whispering Town
Sydney Taylor Honor Award winner in the Older Readers Category
At The Fourth Musketeerhttp://www.fourthmusketeer.blogspot.com/

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Loic Dauvillier, Mark Lizano and Greg Salsedo, creators of Hidden: A Child's 
Story of the Holocaust
Sydney Taylor Book Award winner in the Older Readers Category
At The Interlace Placehttp://ruthtenzerfeldman.com/

Author Jim Aylesworth and illustrator Barbara McClintock, creators of My 
Grandfather's Coat
Sydney Taylor Book Award winner in the Younger Readers Category
At Sandra Bornstein's Bloghttp://sandrabornstein.com/blog/

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Author Barbara Krasner and illustrator Kelsey Garrity-Riley, creators of Goldie 
Takes a Stand
Sydney Taylor Honor Award winner in the Younger Readers Category
At Write Kids' Bookshttp://blog.writekidsbooks.org/

Donna Jo Napoli, author of Storm
Sydney Taylor Book Award winner in the Teen Readers Category
At Jewish Books for 
Kidshttp://jewishbooksforkids.com/?b2w=http://barbarabbookblog.blogspot.com/

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Donna Gephart, author of Death by Toilet Paper
Sydney Taylor Honor Award winner in the Older Readers Category
At Monkey Poophttp://www.amithaknight.com/

Author Jacqueline Jules and illustrator Durga Yael Bernhard, creators of Never 
Say a Mean Word Again
Sydney Taylor Honor Award winner in the Younger Readers Category
At Ann Koffsky's Bloghttp://annkoffsky.com/blog/

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Blog Tour Wrap-Up with All Authors and Illustrators
At The Whole Megillahhttp://thewholemegillah.wordpress.com/

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Re: [ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Book Award 2015 Winners

[egold3]

Congratulations to the STBA committee and their excellent choices!

From: Diane Rauchwerger 
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 1:13 PM
To: hasaf...@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu 
Subject: [ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Book Award 2015 Winners

Jim Aylesworth and Barbara McClintock, author and illustrator of My 
Grandfather’s Coat, Loic Dauvillier, Marc Lizano and Greg Salsedo, authors and 
illustrators of Hidden: A Child's Story of the Holocaust and Donna Jo Napoli, 
author of Storm are the 2015 winners of the Sydney Taylor Book Award.

The Sydney Taylor Book Award honors new books for children and teens that 
exemplify the highest literary standards while authentically portraying the 
Jewish experience.  The award memorializes Sydney Taylor, author of the classic 
All-of-a-Kind Family series.  The winners will receive their awards at the 
Association of Jewish Libraries Conference in Washington, D.C. this June.

Aylesworth and McClintock will receive the 2015 gold medal in the Sydney Taylor 
Book Award’s Younger Readers category for My Grandfather’s Coat, published by 
Scholastic Press.  This retelling of the classic tale celebrates the clever 
recycling of a beloved coat that lasts through four generations until it 
becomes its own story.  The illustrations are heartwarming and add much charm 
to the story.  Dauvillier, Lizano and Salsedo will receiver the 2015 gold medal 
in the Sydney Taylor Book Award’s Older Readers category for Hidden:  A Child's 
Story of the Holocaust, published by First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook 
Press.  In this sensitive graphic novel, a French grandmother tells her 
granddaughter the story of how she and her mother survived the Holocaust with 
the help of several righteous gentiles.  Donna Jo Napoli will receive the 2015 
gold medal in the Sydney Taylor Book Award’s Teen category for Storm, a Paula 
Wiseman Book, published by Simon ands Schuster Books for Young Readers.  This 
clever retelling of the Noah story, features a sixteen year old girl who stows 
away on the ark and witnesses the dynamics of Noah and his family as they 
struggle to care for the animals under the stress of living together in close 
quarters.   

Six Sydney Taylor Honor Books were named for 2015.  For Younger Readers, Goldie 
Takes a Stand, written by Barbara Krasner and illustrated by Kelsey 
Garrity-Riley, published by Kar-Ben, a division of Lerner Publishing Group, and 
Never Say a Mean Word Again:  A Tale from Medieval Spain, written by Jacqueline 
Jules and illustrated by Durga Yael Bernhard, published by Wisdom Tales, were 
selected.  Death by Toilet Paper, by Donna Gephart, published by  Delacorte 
Press, and Whispering Town, by Jennifer Elvgren, illustrated by Fabio 
Santomauro, published by Kar-Ben,  are Honor books in the Older Readers 
category.  For Teen Readers, the Honor books are Isabel’s War, by Lila Perl, 
published by Lizzie Skurnick Books, an imprint of Ig Publishing and Like No 
Other, by Una LaMarche, published by Razor Bill, an imprint of Penguin Group.

Winners and Honor recipients will be participating in a blog tour beginning in 
February, 2015.  For more information about the blog tour please visit 
www.jewishlibraries.org and click Blog in the top menu.

In addition to the medal winners, the Award Committee designated sixteen 
Notable Books of Jewish content for 2015.  More information about the Sydney 
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[ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee is accepting applications for a vacancy

[Diane Rauchwerger]

One position on the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee is available beginning 
January 1, 2015.

Applicants should be members of AJL, familiar with the scope of Judaic 
children’s literature, experienced in writing critical reviews, willing and 
able to read and review over 120 books during the course of a year, and able to 
meet deadlines.

Committee members are expected to attend annual conventions and to participate 
in Committee-sponsored events, including speaking at the Committee’s annual 
presentation.  The term of membership on the Committee is four years.  Each 
Committee member typically receives more than $1,500 in books for review each 
year, which may be kept for personal use or added to the member’s library.

Membership on the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee is both fun and 
intellectually challenging, but it also requires a substantial commitment in 
terms of time and energy.

Members must be able to submit reviews electronically and correspond with other 
committee members through regular e-mail.  Familiarity with Google Docs is 
helpful but not required.

To apply, send a letter indicating the reasons for your interest, a resume, and 
several examples of your recent reviews of Jewish children’s books to Diane 
Rauchwerger, Committee Chair, at ch...@sydneytaylorbookaward.org or 
mls4...@sbcglobal.net.
Applications will be accepted through February 27, 2015.

Diane Rauchwerger, Chair
Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee
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Re: [ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Book Award Winners

[Susan Dubin]

Congratulations to all the honorees and to the committee. I am looking forward 
to seeing them here in Las Vegas! Please let me know who will be coming as soon 
as you can so I can reserve their rooms and plan accordingly.
Suzi Dubin

From: Aimee Lurie 
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 7:49 AM
To: hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu 
Subject: [ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Book Award Winners

Dear Friends:

It is my pleasure to announce that Laurel Snyder and Catia Chien, author and 
illustrator of The Longest Night:  A Passover Story, Patricia Polacco author 
and illustrator of The Blessing Cup, and Neal Bascomb, author of The Nazi 
Hunters:  How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World’s Most Notorious 
Nazi, are the 2014 winners of the Sydney Taylor Book Award. 

The Sydney Taylor Book Award honors new books for children and teens that 
exemplify the highest literary standards while authentically portraying the 
Jewish experience. The award memorializes Sydney Taylor, author of the classic 
All-of-a-Kind Family series. The winners will receive their awards at the 
Association of Jewish Libraries Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada this June.

Snyder and Chien will receive the 2014 gold medal in the Sydney Taylor Book 
Award’s Younger Readers category for The Longest Night:  A Passover Story, 
published by Schwartz  Wade, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books. 
Written in gentle verse, the tumultuous days leading up to the Jews flight from 
Egypt are described from the perspective of an unnamed slave girl in this 
beautifully illustrated story. It provides a unique introduction to the 
Passover holiday for young readers in an honest, but age-appropriate way. 
Committee member Charna Gross notes: “We all know about our history as slaves 
in Egypt, the ten plagues, the Exodus, and the splitting of the Red Sea. But in 
Snyder’s retelling, accompanied by Chien’s dream-like illustrations, we are 
somehow transported to the rusty red banks of the Nile, witnessing each plague. 
This book is a marvel.”

The award in the Older Readers category will be presented to Patricia Polacco 
for The Blessing Cup, a Paula Wiseman Book,  published by Simon  Schuster 
Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon  Schuster. In this prequel to The 
Keeping Quilt, Polacco shares the story of another treasured family heirloom. 
The miraculous journey of the remaining teacup from a china tea set, 
deliberately left behind when her Jewish ancestors were forced to leave Czarist 
Russia, from the shtetl to America will strike an emotional chord with readers. 
“I was moved to tears reading this book. The gorgeous illustrations and 
heartfelt story remind readers of the importance of sharing from generation to 
generation our own family histories and the incredible sacrifices made by our 
ancestors to start new lives in America,” said committee chair, Aimee Lurie. In 
1988, The Keeping Quilt was the Sydney Taylor Book Award Winner for Younger 
Readers.

 
Neal Bascomb will receive the 2014 gold medal in the Sydney Taylor Book Award’s 
Teen Readers category for The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors 
Captured the World’s Most Notorious Nazi published by Arthur A. Levine Books, 
an imprint of Scholastic.  A stunning account of the spy mission to capture 
Adolf Eichmann by an elite team of Israeli spies is dramatically brought to 
life by Neal Bascomb.   According to committee member Barbara Krasner, It is 
obvious that he spent decades conducting meticulous research on several 
continents to produce this winning and chilling narrative. Bascomb has set a 
new nonfiction gold standard for young readers.”

 Six Sydney Taylor Honor Books were named for 2014. For younger readers, two 
Honor Books were selected, both published by Kar-Ben a division of Lerner 
Publishing Group: Stones for Grandpa by Renee Londoner with illustrations by 
Martha Avillés and Rifka Takes a Bow by Betty Rosenberg Perlov with 
illustrations by Cosei Kawa. The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible 
Became Possible...on Schindler’s List by Leon Leyson with Marilyn J. Harran and 
Elisabeth B. Leyson (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon  
Schuster Children’s Publishing Division) and Dear Canada: Pieces of the Past: 
The Holocaust Diary of Rose Rabinowitz, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1948 by Carol Matas 
(Scholastic Canada) garnered recognition as an Honor Books for Older Readers. 
For Teen Readers, the honor goes to Dancing in the Dark by Robyn Bavati (Flux, 
an imprint of Llewellyn Worldwide) and The War Within These Walls by Aline Sax 
with illustrations by Caryl Strzelecki and translated by Laura Watkinson 
(Eerdmans Books for Young Readers). 


In addition to the medal-winners, the Award Committee designated thirteen 
Notable Books of Jewish Content for 2014.   Attached is a list of all of the 
winners, including the notables.  More information about the Sydney Taylor Book 
Award can be found at www.SydneyTaylorBookAward.org

Re: [ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Book Award Winners

[Amalia Warshenbrot]

Mazal tov to the winner and thank you to the committee members.  Their remarks 
add to the appreciation of the titles.

Amalia Warshenbrot
AJL,  SSC President

 From: Aimee Lurie 
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 10:49 AM
To: hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu 
Subject: [ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Book Award Winners
Dear Friends:

It is my pleasure to announce that Laurel Snyder and Catia Chien, author and 
illustrator of The Longest Night:  A Passover Story, Patricia Polacco author 
and illustrator of The Blessing Cup, and Neal Bascomb, author of The Nazi 
Hunters:  How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World’s Most Notorious 
Nazi, are the 2014 winners of the Sydney Taylor Book Award. 

The Sydney Taylor Book Award honors new books for children and teens that 
exemplify the highest literary standards while authentically portraying the 
Jewish experience. The award memorializes Sydney Taylor, author of the classic 
All-of-a-Kind Family series. The winners will receive their awards at the 
Association of Jewish Libraries Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada this June.

Snyder and Chien will receive the 2014 gold medal in the Sydney Taylor Book 
Award’s Younger Readers category for The Longest Night:  A Passover Story, 
published by Schwartz  Wade, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books. 
Written in gentle verse, the tumultuous days leading up to the Jews flight from 
Egypt are described from the perspective of an unnamed slave girl in this 
beautifully illustrated story. It provides a unique introduction to the 
Passover holiday for young readers in an honest, but age-appropriate way. 
Committee member Charna Gross notes: “We all know about our history as slaves 
in Egypt, the ten plagues, the Exodus, and the splitting of the Red Sea. But in 
Snyder’s retelling, accompanied by Chien’s dream-like illustrations, we are 
somehow transported to the rusty red banks of the Nile, witnessing each plague. 
This book is a marvel.”

The award in the Older Readers category will be presented to Patricia Polacco 
for The Blessing Cup, a Paula Wiseman Book,  published by Simon  Schuster 
Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon  Schuster. In this prequel to The 
Keeping Quilt, Polacco shares the story of another treasured family heirloom. 
The miraculous journey of the remaining teacup from a china tea set, 
deliberately left behind when her Jewish ancestors were forced to leave Czarist 
Russia, from the shtetl to America will strike an emotional chord with readers. 
“I was moved to tears reading this book. The gorgeous illustrations and 
heartfelt story remind readers of the importance of sharing from generation to 
generation our own family histories and the incredible sacrifices made by our 
ancestors to start new lives in America,” said committee chair, Aimee Lurie. In 
1988, The Keeping Quilt was the Sydney Taylor Book Award Winner for Younger 
Readers.

 
Neal Bascomb will receive the 2014 gold medal in the Sydney Taylor Book Award’s 
Teen Readers category for The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors 
Captured the World’s Most Notorious Nazi published by Arthur A. Levine Books, 
an imprint of Scholastic.  A stunning account of the spy mission to capture 
Adolf Eichmann by an elite team of Israeli spies is dramatically brought to 
life by Neal Bascomb.   According to committee member Barbara Krasner, It is 
obvious that he spent decades conducting meticulous research on several 
continents to produce this winning and chilling narrative. Bascomb has set a 
new nonfiction gold standard for young readers.”

 Six Sydney Taylor Honor Books were named for 2014. For younger readers, two 
Honor Books were selected, both published by Kar-Ben a division of Lerner 
Publishing Group: Stones for Grandpa by Renee Londoner with illustrations by 
Martha Avillés and Rifka Takes a Bow by Betty Rosenberg Perlov with 
illustrations by Cosei Kawa. The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible 
Became Possible...on Schindler’s List by Leon Leyson with Marilyn J. Harran and 
Elisabeth B. Leyson (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon  
Schuster Children’s Publishing Division) and Dear Canada: Pieces of the Past: 
The Holocaust Diary of Rose Rabinowitz, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1948 by Carol Matas 
(Scholastic Canada) garnered recognition as an Honor Books for Older Readers. 
For Teen Readers, the honor goes to Dancing in the Dark by Robyn Bavati (Flux, 
an imprint of Llewellyn Worldwide) and The War Within These Walls by Aline Sax 
with illustrations by Caryl Strzelecki and translated by Laura Watkinson 
(Eerdmans Books for Young Readers). 


In addition to the medal-winners, the Award Committee designated thirteen 
Notable Books of Jewish Content for 2014.   Attached is a list of all of the 
winners, including the notables.  More information about the Sydney Taylor Book 
Award can be found at www.SydneyTaylorBookAward.org







Aimee Lurie, Chair
Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee
The Association

[ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee

[Aimee Lurie]

Dear Friends: 

Three positions on the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee will be available 
beginning January 1, 2014.

Applicants should be members of AJL, familiar with the scope of Judaic 
children’s literature, experienced in writing critical reviews, willing and 
able to read and review over 120 books during the course of a year, and able to 
meet deadlines. 

Committee members are expected to attend annual conventions and to participate 
in committee-sponsored events, including speaking at the Committee’s annual 
presentation. The term of membership on the Committee is four years.  Each 
committee member typically receives more than $1,500 in books for review each 
year, which may be kept for personal use or added to the member’s library. 

Membership on the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee is both fun and 
intellectually challenging, but it also requires a substantial commitment in 
terms of time and energy.

Members must be able to submit reviews electronically and correspond with other 
committee members through regular e-mail.  Familiarity with Google Docs is 
helpful but not required. 

To apply, send a letter indicating the reasons for your interest, a resume, and 
several examples of your recent reviews of Jewish children’s books to Aimee 
Lurie, Committee Chair, at ch...@sydneytaylorbookaward.org or 
aimeelu...@mac.com. 

Applications will be accepted through November 30, 2013.  

Aimee Lurie, Chair
Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee
The Association of Jewish Libraries
The Agnon School
26500 Shaker Blvd.
Beachwood, OH 44122
(216)832-1314
aimeelu...@mac.com


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[ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Book Award

[Aimee Lurie]

Dear Friends: 

Three positions on the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee will be available 
beginning January 1, 2014.

Applicants should be members of AJL, familiar with the scope of Judaic 
children’s literature, experienced in writing critical reviews, willing and 
able to read and review over 120 books during the course of a year, and able to 
meet deadlines. 

Committee members are expected to attend annual conventions and to participate 
in committee-sponsored events, including speaking at the Committee’s annual 
presentation. The term of membership on the Committee is four years.  Each 
committee member typically receives more than $1,500 in books for review each 
year, which may be kept for personal use or added to the member’s library. 

Membership on the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee is both fun and 
intellectually challenging, but it also requires a substantial commitment in 
terms of time and energy.

Members must be able to submit reviews electronically and correspond with other 
committee members through regular e-mail.  Familiarity with Google Docs is 
helpful but not required. 

To apply, send a letter indicating the reasons for your interest, a resume, and 
several examples of your recent reviews of Jewish children’s books to Aimee 
Lurie, Committee Chair, at ch...@sydneytaylorbookaward.org or 
aimeelu...@mac.com. 

Applications will be accepted through November 30, 2013.  

Aimee Lurie, Chair
Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee
The Association of Jewish Libraries
The Agnon School
26500 Shaker Blvd.
Beachwood, OH 44122
(216)832-1314
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[ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour Schedule

[Heidi Estrin]

I am pleased to announce the schedule for the Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog 
Tour, which starts on February 5! You are cordially invited to visit the 
participating blogs on or after the dates listed, to read interviews with the 
award winning authors and illustrators. Gold and silver medalists, as well as 
selected notables, will be included. You can find the full schedule, with links 
to participating blogs, at 
http://www.jewishlibraries.org/main/Resources/Blog/tabid/104/ID/4705/Blog-Tour-2012-The-Sydney-Taylor-Book-Award-Interviews.aspx.


Enjoy!
Heidi Estrin
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