I am thrilled to be a stop on the 2023 Sydney Taylor Book Awards Blog Tour! The Sydney Taylor Book Award is presented annually to outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience. Presented by the…
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Coming Soon! The 2023 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour
I look forward to sharing my interview with author Erin Silver about her Sydney Taylor Honor Book in the Picture Book Category, SITTING SHIVA (Orca Book Publishers, 2022) illustrated by Michelle Theodore, which will be posted on February 7th. The…
Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour! Interview with Eugene Yelchin, author of THE GENIUS UNDER THE TABLE
What an honor it is to be a stop on the Sydney Taylor Book Awards Blog Tour! The Sydney Taylor Book Award is presented annually to outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience. Presented by…
Coming Soon! The 2022 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour
I am delighted to announce that my interview with Eugene Yelchin about his Sydney Taylor Honor Book in the Middle Grade Category, THE GENIUS UNDER THE TABLE, will be published here on February 9th. The full schedule of interviews for…
Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour! Welcome Monica Hesse, Author of THEY WENT LEFT
Welcome! It is a delight to be a stop on the Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour. The Sydney Taylor Book Award is presented annually by the Association of Jewish Libraries “to outstanding books for children and teens that authentically…
Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour! Welcome Victoria Ortiz, author of DISSENTER ON THE BENCH: RUTH BADER GINSBURG’S LIFE & WORK
I am excited that Jewish Books for Kids is a stop on the Sydney Taylor Book Award Tour! It is my absolute honor to introduce Victoria Ortiz, winner of the STBA Silver Medal for her riveting book, Dissenter on the Bench: Ruth…
The Sydney Taylor Award Blog Tour 2020 is coming!
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Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour – The Language of Angels: A Story About the Reinvention of Hebrew
I am delighted to present this year’s winners of The Sydney Taylor Book Award for Younger Readers, Richard Michelson and Karla Gudeon, the author and illustrator of The Language of Angels: A Story About the Reinvention of Hebrew (Charlesbridge Publishing).…
Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour – Silver Medal Winner, A Hat for Mrs. Goldman
The 2017 Sydney Taylor Book Award Silver Winner for Readers is A Hat for Mrs. Goldman – A Story About Knitting and Love (Schwartz & Wade). Mrs. Goldman knits hats for others and explains to her young neighbor Sophia, that “Keeping keppies…
The Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour! Adam and Thomas by Aharon Applefeld, translated by Jeffrey M. Greene, illustrated by Phillippe Dumas
I am so happy to celebrate Adam and Thomas (Triangle Square Books), this year’s winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award for older readers. Originally published in French, author Aharon Appelfeld tells the story of two nine-year-old boys whose parents…