Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2001-2025
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since 2001 -- honoring outstanding books for young people that authentically portray the Jewish experience

- 1,660 Resources including
- 139 Videos
- 129 Book Readings
- 109 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 115 book results

The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog
by Adam Gidwitz and Hatem Aly
(Winner, 2017)
41 Resources12 Awards

I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
by Debbie Levy and Elizabeth Baddeley
(Winner, 2017)
35 Resources12 Awards



All-Of-A-Kind Family Hanukkah
by Emily Jenkins and Paul O. Zelinsky
(Winner, 2019)
30 Resources5 Awards

The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs
by Chana Stiefel and Susan Gal
(Winner, 2023)
30 Resources7 Awards





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



Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust
by Neal Shusterman and Andrés Vera Martinez
(Honor, 2024)
24 Resources6 Awards







Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail
by Lesléa Newman and Susan Gal
(Winner, 2021)
21 Resources5 Awards


Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe
(Honor, 2024)
21 Resources7 Awards

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




Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story
by Lesléa Newman and Amy June Bates
(Honor, 2020)
19 Resources3 Awards

Whistle: A New Gotham City Hero
by E. Lockhart and Manuel Preitano
(Honor, 2022)
19 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)
18 Resources7 Awards


The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival
by Estelle Nadel, Sammy Savos, and Bethany Strout
(Winner, 2025)
18 Resources8 Awards



Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust
by Elisa Boxer and Amy June Bates
(Honor, 2024)
17 Resources8 Awards





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



