Sydney Taylor Book Award
The Sydney Taylor Book Award is a literary prize that the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) has presented since 1968.
Between 1968 and 1980 one work was awarded annually. In 1981 the categories “Books for Younger Readers” and “Books for Older Readers” were introduced and two works were honored. In 2007 the “Teens” division was added. Since 1985 several “remarkable books” have been named in addition to the award winners. In addition, a prize is awarded at irregular intervals for the complete works of an author. The award, dedicated to the American writer Sydney Taylor (1904–1978), is given for books on Jewish life and culture.
Award winners
1968 to 1980
- 1968 - Esther Hautzig : The endless steppe
- 1969 - Sulamith Ish-Kishor: Our Eddie
- 1970 - Suzanne Lange : The year
- 1971 - not awarded
- 1972 - not awarded
- 1973 - Yuri Suhl: Uncle Misha's partisans
- 1974 - not awarded
- 1975 - Marietta Moskin: Waiting for Mama
- 1976 - Milton Meltzer: Never to forget
- 1977 - Anita Heyman: Exit from home
- 1978 - Doris Orgel : The devil in Vienna
- 1979 - Carol Snyder: Ike and Mama and the block wedding
- 1980 - Leonard Everett Fisher: A Russian Farewell
1981 to 2001
- 1981 - Barbara Cohen: Yussel's prayer
Kathryn Lasky : The night journey - 1982 - Linda Heller: The castle on Hester Street
Marilyn Sachs: Call me Ruth - 1983 - Barbara Pomerantz: Bubby, me and memories
Rose Zar: In the mouth of the wolf - 1984 - Amy Schwartz: Mrs. Moskowitz and the Sabbath
Uri Orlev : The island on Bird Street - 1985 - Florence B. Freedman: Brothers
Carol Snyder: Ike and Mama and the Seven Surprises - 1986 - Marilyn Hirsh: Joseph, who loved the Sabbath
Nancy Pitt: Beyond the High White Wall - 1987 - David A. Adler : The number on my grandfther's arm
Sonia Levitin : The return - 1988 - Patricia Polacco: The keeping quilt
Jane Yolen: The devil's arithmetic - 1989 - Esther Silverstein Blanc: Berchick
Lois Lowry : Number the stars - 1990 - Eric A. Kimmel: The Chanukah Guest
Adele Geras: My grandmother's stories - 1991 - Sandy Lanton: Daddy's chair and Barbara Diamond: Cakes and miracles
Howard Schwartz: The diamond tree - 1992 - Phoebe Gilman: Something from nothing
Karen Hesse: Letters from Rifka - 1993 - Nina Jaffe: The uninvited guest
Carol Matas: Sworn enemies - 1994 - Sheldon Oberman: The always prayer shawl
Steven Schnur: The shadow children - 1995 - Jo Hoestlandt: Star of fear, star of hope
Ida Vos: Dancing on the Bridge of Avignon - 1996 - Barbara Sofer: Shalom Haver
Brian Pinkney: When I left my village - 1997 - Elsa Okon Rael: When Zaydeh danced on Eldridge Street
Nian Jaffe: The mysterious visitor - 1998 - Marci Stillerman: Nine Spoons
Donna Jo Napoli : Stones in water - 1999 - Kimberlex Bulcken Root: The peddler's gift
Sybil Rosen: The speed of light - 2000 - Eric A. Kimmel: Gershon's monster
Ida Vos: The key is lost - 2001 - Elsa Okon Rael: Rivka's first Thanksgiving
Catherin Reef: Sigmund Freud . - 2002 - Esther Hershenhorn: Chicken soup
Karen Levine : Hana's suitcase - 2003 - Aubrey Davis: Bagels from Benny
Nancy Patz: Who was the woman who wore the hat? - 2004 - not awarded in the “Young Readers” category
Pnina Moed Kass : Real Time - 2005 - The dating system was changed from the year of publication to the year of the announcement of the award ceremony
- 2006 - Erica Silverman: Sholom's treasure
Sarah Darer Littman: Confessions of a closet catholic
From 2007
- 2007 - Stephen Krensky: Hanukkah at Valley Forge
Brenda Ferber: Julia's kitchen
Markus Zusak : The Book Thief - 2008 - Sarah Gershman: The bedtime sh'ma
Sid Fleischman : The entertainer and the Dybbuk
Sonia Levitin : Strange relations - 2009 - Richard Michelson: As good as anybody
Karen Hesse: Brooklyn Bridge
Valérie Zenatti : A bootle in the Gaza Sea - 2010 - April Halprin Wayland: New Year art the Pier
Robin Friedman: The importance of wings
Margarita Engle: Tropical secrets - 2011 - Howard Schwartz : Gathering sparks
Barry Deutsch: Hereville
Dana Reinhardt: The things a brother knows - 2012 - Michael Rosen: Chanukah Lights
Susan Goldman: Music was it
Robert Sharenow: The Berlin Boxing Club - 2013 - Linda Glaser: Hannah's way
Louise Borden: His name was Raoul Wallenberg
Deborah Heiligman: Intentions - 2014 - Laurel Snyder: The longest night
Patricia Polacco: The blessing cup
Neal Bascomb: The Nazi Hunters - 2015 - Jim Aylesworth: My grandfather's coat
Loic Dauvillier: Hidden
Donna Jo Napoli : Storm - 2016 - Lesléa Newman : Ketzel, the cat who composed
Aharon Appelfeld : Adam & Thomas
Laura Amy Schlitz : The hired girl - 2017 - Debbie Levy: I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
Adam Gidwitz: The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog
Gavriel Savit: Anna and the Swallow Man
Individual evidence
- ↑ Listed as the first title in the Prize Winners section (1981 to 2001)
- ↑ Listed as the third title in the Prize Winners section (from 2007).
- ↑ See the complete list of all honored books and prizes for life's work (PDF, English) .