2010 Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee Presentation

Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Jewish Book: The 2009-2010 Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee Tells All July 6, 2010 AJL Convention – Seattle, Washington

WELCOME! Today’s Panel:
Kathe Pinchuck, Chair
Susan Berson
Barbara Bietz
Kathy Bloomfield
Debbie Colodny

Today’s Session:
Presentation by April Halprin Wayland and
Stèphane Jorisch
New Year at the Pier: A Rosh Hashanah Story
Sydney Taylor Book Award Winners - Younger Readers
Committee Reviews
Break
Presentation by Margarita Engle
Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba
Sydney Taylor Book Award Winner - Older Readers
Committee Reviews

Teen Trends: YA Fiction Rachel Kamin & Jenine Lillian
TODAY 3:45 – 5:15 PM Featuring
Robin Friedman, author of
The Importance of Wings
Sydney Taylor Book Award Winner for Older Readers
Nothing
2009 AJL Notable Book for Teen Readers

New Year at the Pier: A Rosh Hashanah Story by April Halprin Wayland; Illustrated by Stéphane Jorisch Dial Books for Young Readers, A division of Penguin Young Readers Group for grades 1-4

ROUND I: PICTURE THIS!
The Waiting Wall
When I First Held You
Even Higher
We’re All in the Same Boat
Clever Rachel
Hoppy Hanukkah!

The Waiting Wall
by Leah Braunstein Levy
Illustrated by Avi Katz
Hachai Publishing
for grades K-3
Sydney Taylor Notable

ROUND I: PICTURE THIS! When I First Held You: A Lullaby from Israel By Mirik Snir; illustrated by Eleyor Snir Kar-Ben for grades Pre K-2

Even Higher!
A Rosh Hashanah Story by I.L. Peretz
retold by Eric A. Kimmel; illustrated by Jill Weber
Holiday House
for grades K-3

We’re All in the Same Boat
by Zachary Shapiro
Illustrated by Jack E. Davis
Penguin Group
for grades K-3

Clever Rachel
by Debby Waldman
illustrated by Cindy Revell
Orca
for grades K-3

Hoppy Hanukkah!
By Linda Glaser
Illustrated by Daniel Howarth
Albert Whitman
for grades PK-2

ROUND II: IS IT JEWISH?
Thank You God for Everything
Brenda Berman, Wedding Expert
All God’s Critters
All the World
I Am God’s Paintbrush

Thank You God for Everything
by August Gold
illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin
Penguin Group
for grades K-2

Brenda Berman, Wedding Expert
by Jane Breskin Zalben
illustrated by Victoria Chess
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
for grades 1-4

All the World
by Liz Garton Scanlon
illustrated by Marla Frazee
Simon & Schuster Children’s Books
for grades K-2

ROUND II: IS IT JEWISH? All God’s Critters Song by Bill Staines Pictures by Kadir Nelson Simon & Schuster Children’s Books for grades K-2

ROUND II: IS IT JEWISH? I Am God’s Paintbrush By Sandy Eisenberg Sasso Illustrations by Annette Compton Skylight Paths Publishing for grades PK-2

ROUND III: NEW AND DIFFERENT
Max Said Yes: The Woodstock Story
Songs from the Garden of Eden
Tillmon County Fire

Songs from the Garden of Eden
by Nathalie Soussana
Illustrated by Beatrice Alemagna
Secret Mountain
for grades K and up

ROUND III: NEW AND DIFFERENT Tillmon County Fire By Pamela Erhenberg Eerdmans Books for Young Readers for grades 10-12

ROUND IV: HOT/NOT
The Doll Shop Downstairs
The Klezmer Bunch
The Story of Queen Esther

ROUND IV: HOT/NOT
The Doll Shop Downstairs
by Yona Zeldis McDonough
Illustrated by Heather Maione
Penguin Group
for grades 2-5

ROUND IV: HOT/NOT
by Amalia Hoffman
Gefen Publishing
for grades K-3

ROUND IV: HOT/NOT The Story of Queen Esther by Jenny Koralek Illustrated by Griselda Holderness Eerdmans Books for Young Readers for grades K- 3

Sydney Taylor Book Award Kits
NEW THIS YEAR!:Compilation available for $18 at www.amazon.com
“ 2010 Quest for the Best”
30 Bookmarks - $5.00 – make checks payable to AJL
SEALS - $5.00 – make checks payable to AJL
3 GOLD SEALS
10 SILVER SEALS
24 NOTABLE SEALS
For Powerpoint of today’s presentation
Email: kpinchuck@gmail.com

Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba by Margarita Engle Henry Holt, an imprint of Macmillan for grades 9 and up

ROUND V: HOLOCAUST PERSPECTIVES
The Anne Frank Case: Simon Wiesenthal’s Search for the Truth
Surviving the Angel of Death
Whispers from the Ghettos
The Grand Mosque of Paris

The Anne Frank Case:
Simon Wiesenthal’s Search for the Truth
Holiday House
for grades 5-8

Surviving the Angel of Death:
The Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz
Eva Mozes Kor/Lisa Rojany Buccieri
Tanglewood Press
for grades 9-12

Whispers from the Ghettos
by Kathy Kacer and Sharon McKay
Penguin Canada
for grades 8 -12

for grades 5-8

ROUND VI: EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED FROM A JEWISH BOOK
Kathy
Deb
Kathe
Barbara
Susan

ROUND VI

ROUND VI
Lost
by Jacqueline Davies
Marshall Cavendish
for grades 9-12

ROUND VI Anne Frank: Her Life in Words and Pictures Roaring Brook Press/Flash Point, an imprint of Macmillan for grades 5 - 8

ROUND VI Copycat By Leah Subar Targum Press for grades 5-8

ROUND VI Sydney Taylor Notable The Other Half of Life by Kim Ablon Whitney Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House for grades 6-10

ROUND VII – TEEN READS
Azrieli Series
Naomi’s Song
Cursing Columbus
So Punk Rock

ROUND VII – TEEN READS Azrieli Survivor Memoirs – Series 2 Azrieli Foundation for grades 10-12

ROUND VII – TEEN READS Naomi’s Song by Selma Kritzer Silverberg JPS for grades 9-12

ROUND VII – TEEN READS Sydney Taylor Notable Cursing Columbus By Eve Goldberg Tal Cinco Puntos Press for grades 10-12 2006 AJL Notable

ROUND VII – TEEN READS So Punk Rock (and Other Ways to Disappoint Your Mother) by Micol Ostow Art by David Ostow Flux for grades 9-12 Sydney Taylor Notable

ROUND VIII: HOT/NOT
Invisible Me
How to Ruin Your
Boyfriend’s Reputation

ROUND VIII: HOT/NOT Invisible Me By Tzipi Caton Targum Press for grades 9 - 12

ROUND VIII: HOT/NOT How to Ruin Your Boyfriend’s Reputation By Simone Elkeles Flux for grades 9-12

SNEAK PEEKS – 2011 Submissions
Life, After
The Year of Goodbyes
An Unspeakable Crime
Noah’s Bark

SNEAK PEEKS – 2011 Submissions
Life, After
by Sarah Darer Littman
2006 Sydney Taylor Book Award Winner
Scholastic Press
for grades 10-12

SNEAK PEEKS – 2011 Submissions The Year of Goodbyes: A True Story of Friendship, Family, and Farewells by Debbie Levy Disney/Hyperion Books for grades 5-8

SNEAK PEEKS – 2011 Submissions An Unspeakable Crime: The Prosecution and Persecution of Leo Frank by Elaine Marie Alphin Carolrhoda Books Grades 10 and up

SNEAK PEEKS – 2011 Submissions Noah’s Bark by Stephen Krensky Illustrated by Roge Carolrhoda Books For ages 3-6

2010 Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee Presentation

by Kathe Pinchuck

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