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Sydney Taylor Book Award
The Sydney Taylor Book Award is presented annually to outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience. Presented by the Association of Jewish Libraries since 1968, the award encourages the publication and widespread use of quality Judaic literature. Gold medals are presented in three categories: Younger Readers, Older Readers, and Teen Readers. Honor Books are awarded silver medals, and Notable Books are named in each category. To order gold or silver seals to place on your own copies of winning titles, click here. For bulk purchases, please contact the Chair of the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee, Rebecca Levitan.
Check out our Catalog of Sydney Taylor Products.
Sue Macy and Stacy Innerst, author and illustrator of The Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations to Come, R.J. Palacio, author of White Bird, and Rachel DeWoskin, author of Someday We Will Fly, are the 2020 winners of the Sydney Taylor Book Award.
Read the full press release from January 2020.
See the complete list of Sydney Taylor award, honor, and notable books for 2020.The Committee recommends them for library, classroom, and home use.
Hear a podcast interview with the 2020 Sydney Taylor Book Award committee chair.
More about the STBA:
- How to submit books for the award
- History of the Award
- Chronological annotated list of all past winners 1968-present (116 pages)
- Quick reference list of all past winners 1968-present (5 pages)
- Body-of-Work Award winners list
- Buy a copy of Sydney Taylor 50th Anniversary book
Search for past winners:
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Sydney Taylor Awards
Many authors and illustrators sent us video greetings describing what winning the STBA award meant to them.
Click on a name to watch the video
Click on a name to watch to videos.
Or go to the album to watch them all!
