Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2023
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since 2001 -- honoring outstanding books for young people that authentically portray the Jewish experience
Sponsored by Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)

- 1,403 Resources including
- 116 Videos
- 103 Book Readings
- 80 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
by Debbie Levy and Elizabeth Baddeley
(Winner, 2017)
39 Resources11 Awards

The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog
by Adam Gidwitz and Hatem Aly
(Winner, 2017)
37 Resources11 Awards


The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs
by Chana Stiefel and Susan Gal
(Winner, 2023)
33 Resources8 Awards



All-Of-A-Kind Family Hanukkah
by Emily Jenkins and Paul O. Zelinsky
(Winner, 2019)
30 Resources4 Awards


Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued
by Peter Sís
(Honor, 2022)
27 Resources4 Awards

Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail
by Lesléa Newman and Susan Gal
(Winner, 2021)
26 Resources4 Awards




Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story
by Lesléa Newman and Amy June Bates
(Honor, 2020)
24 Resources2 Awards





The Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations to Come
by Sue Macy and Stacy Innerst
(Winner, 2020)
22 Resources7 Awards


The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World's Most Notorious Nazi
by Neal Bascomb
(Winner, 2014)
21 Resources6 Awards



Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed
by Lesléa Newman and Amy June Bates
(Winner, 2016)
20 Resources3 Awards



Whistle: A New Gotham City Hero
by E. Lockhart and Manuel Preitano
(Honor, 2022)
19 Resources2 Awards




The Key from Spain: Flory Jagoda and Her Music
by Debbie Levy and Sonja Wimmer
(Honor, 2020)
17 Resources1 Awards









Hidden: A Child's Story of the Holocaust
by Loïc Dauvillier and Marc Lizano
(Winner, 2015)
14 Resources6 Awards



As Good as Anybody: Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel's Amazing March Toward Freedom
by Richard Michelson and Raúl Colón
(Winner, 2009)
13 Resources2 Awards