Recent Sydney Taylor Award Winners and Honor Titles (presented by the Association of Jewish Libraries)
Title: The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs
By: Stiefel, Chana
Published: 2022
2023 Picture Book Winner
Illustrator: Susan Gal
Call Number: x940.5318 Stief.C
Title: Aviva vs. the Dybbuk
By: Lowe, Mari
Published: 2022
2023 Middle Grade Winner
Call Number: J Lowe.M
Title: Big Dreams, Small Fish
By: Cohen, Paula
Published: 2022
2023 Picture Book Honor
Illustrator: Paula Cohen
Call Number: JPicture Cohen.P
Title: The Very Best Sukkah: A Story from Uganda
By: Nambi, Shoshana
Published: 2022
2023 Picture Book Honor
Illustrator: Moran Yogev
Call Number: JPicture Nambi.S
Title: Sitting Shiva
By: Silver, Erin
Published: 2022
2023 Picture Book Honor
Illustrator: Michelle Theodore
Call Number: JPicture Silve.E
Title: Honey and Me
By: Drazin, Meira
Published: 2022
2023 Middle Grade Honor
Call Number: J Drazi.M
Title: Black Bird, Blue Road
By: Pasternack, Sofiya
Published: 2022
2023 Middle Grade Honor
Call Number: J Paste.S
Title: Ellen Outside the Lines
By: Sass, A. J.
Published: 2022
2023 Middle Grade Honor
Call Number: J Sass.A
Title: Adam & Thomas
By: Apelfeld, Aharon
Published: 2015
2016 Award Winner for Older Readers
J Apelf.A
Title: Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster
By: Auxier, Jonathan
Published: 2018
2019 Award Winner for Older Readers
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Title: My Grandfather's Coat
By: Aylesworth, Jim
Published: 2014
2015 Award Winner for Younger Readers
Illustrator: Barbara McClintock
JPicture Ayles.J
Title: The Blackbird Girls
By: Blankman, Anne
Published: 2020
2021 Middle Grade Honor
J Blank.A
Title: His Name Was Raoul Wallenberg
By: Borden, Louise
Published: 2012
2013 Award Winner for Older Readers
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Title: Dear Mr. Dickens
By: Churnin, Nancy
Published: 2021
2022 Picture Book Honor
Illustrator: Bethany Stancliffe
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Title: No Vacancy
By: Cohen, Tziporah
Published: 2020
2021 Middle Grade Honor
J Cohen.T
Title: I Am the Tree of Life: My Jewish Yoga Book
By: Copeland, Rabbi Mychal
Published: 2020
2021 Picture Book Honor
Illustrator: André Ceolin
On Order
Title: Hidden: A Child's Story of the Holocaust
By: Dauvillier, Loïc
Published: 2014
2015 Award Winner for Older Readers
Illustrator: Marc Lizano with Color by Greg Salsedo.
Translator: Alexis Siege
JGraphic Dauvi.L
Title: How Mirka Caught a Fish (Hereville)
By: Deutsch, Barry
Published: 2015
2016 Honor Book for Older Readers
JGraphic Deuts.B
Also check out 2012 Award Winner for Older Readers: Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword (JGraphic Deuts.B)
Title: A Hat for Mrs. Goldman: A Story About Knitting and Love
By: Edwards, Michelle
Published: 2016
2017 Honor Book for Younger Readers
Illustrator: G. Brian Karas
JPicture Edwar.M
Title: The Whispering Town
By: Elvgren, Jennifer
Published: 2014
2015 Honor Book for Older Readers
Illustrator: Fabio Santomauro
JPicture Elvgr.J
Title: Death by Toilet Paper
By: Gephart, Donna
Published: 2014
2015 Honor Book for Older Readers
J Gepha.D
Title: The Inquisitor's Tale, or The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog
By: Gidwitz, Adam
Published: 2016
2017 Award Winner for Older Readers
J Gidwi.A
Title: Yaffa and Fatima: Shalom, Salaam
By: Gilani-Williams, Fawzia
Published: 2017
2018 Honor Book for Younger Readers
Illustrator: Chiara Fedele
JPicture Gilan.F
Title: The Christmas Mitzvah
By: Gottesfeld, Jeff
Published: 2021
2022 Picture Book Honor
Illustrator: Michelle Laurentia Agatha
JPicture Gotte.J
Title: Refugee
By: Gratz, Alan
Published: 2017
2018 Award Winner for Older Readers
J Gratz.A
Title: How to Find What You're Not Looking For
By: Hiranandani, Veera
Published: 2021
2022 Winner for Middle Grade Readers
J Hiran.V
Title: Shanghai Sukkah
By: Hyde, Heidi Smith
Published: 2015
2016 Honor Book for Younger Readers
Illustrator: Jing Jing Tsong
JPicture Hyde.H
Title: All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah
By: Jenkins, Emily
Published: 2018
2019 Award Winner for Younger Readers
Illustrator: Paul Zelinsky
JPicture Jenki.E (Holiday Section, Hanukkah)
Title: Drop by Drop: A Story of Rabbi Akiva
By: Jules, Jacqueline
Published: 2017
2018 Honor Book for Younger Readers
Illustrator: Yevgenia Nayberg
JPIcture Jules.J
Title: Everybody Says Shalom
By: Kimmelman, Leslie
Published: 2015
2016 Honor Book for Younger Readers
JPicture Kimme.L
Title: Linked
By: Korman, Gordon
Published: 2021
2022 Middle Grade Honor
J Korma.G
Title: Viva, Rose!
By: Krawitz, Susan
Published: 2017
2018 Honor Book for Older Readers
J Krawi.S
Title: The Passover Guest
By: Kusel, Susan
Published: 2021
2022 Picture Book Winner
Illustrator: Sean Rubin
JPicture Kusel.S (Holiday Section--Passover)
Title: I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
By: Levy, Debbie
Published: 2016
2017 Award Winner for Younger Readers
Illustrator: Elizabeth Baddeley
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Title: The Key from Spain: Flory Jagoda and Her Music
By: Levy, Debbie
Published: 2019
2020 Picture Book Honor
Illustrator: Sonja Wimmer
JPicture Levy.D
Title: The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible...on Schindler's List
By: Leyson, Leon
Published: 2013
2014 Honor Book for Older Readers
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Title: Stones for Grandpa
By: Londner, Renee
Published: 2013
2014 Honor Book for Younger Readers
Illustrator: Martha Avilés Junco
JPicture Londn.R
Title: The Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations to Come
By: Macy, Sue
Published: 2019
2020 Picture Book Winner
Illustrator: Stacy Innerst
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Title: Games of Deception: The True Story of the First US Olympic Basketball Team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler's Germany
By: Maraniss, Andrew
Published: 2019
2020 Middle Grade Honor
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Title: Fascinating: The Life of Leonard Nimoy
By: Michelson, Richard
Published: 2016
2017 Honor Book for Younger Readers
Illustrator: Edel Rodriguez
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Title: The Language of Angels: A Story about the Reinvention of Hebrew
By: Michelson, Richard
Published: 2017
2018 Award Winner for Younger Readers
Illustrator: Karla Gudeon
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Title: Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story
By: Newman, Lesléa
Published: 2019
2020 Picture Book Honor
Illustrator: Amy June Bates
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Title: Ketzel, The Cat Who Composed
By: Newman, Lesléa
Published: 2015
2016 Award Winner for Younger Readers
Illustrator: Amy June Bates
JPicture Newma.L
Title: Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail
By: Newman, Lesléa
Published: 2020
2021 Picture Book Winner
Illustrator: Susan Gal
JPicture Newma.L (Holiday)
Title: White Bird: A Wonder Story
By: Palacio, R. J.
Published: 2019
2020 Middle Grade Honor Winner
JGraphic Palac.R
Title: Anya and the Dragon
By: Pasternack, Sofiya
Published: 2019
2020 Middle Grade Honor
J Paste.S
Title: Anya and the Nightingale
By: Pasternak, Sofiya
Published: 2020
2021 Middle Grade Honor
J Paste.S
Title: All Three Stooges
By: Perl, Erica S.
Published: 2018
2019 Honor Book for Older Readers
J Perl.E
Title: Rifka Takes a Bow
By: Perlov, Betty
Published: 2013
2014 Honor Book for Younger Readers
Illustrator: Cosei Kawa
JPicture Perlo.B
Title: A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day
By: Pinkney, Andrea Davis
Published: 2016
2017 Honor Book for Older Readers
Illustrators: Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher
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Title: The Blessing Cup
By: Polacco, Patricia
Published: 2013
2014 Award Winner for Older Readers
Title: This Is Just a Test
By: Rosenberg, Madelyn and Wendy Wan Long Sheng
Published: 2017
2018 Honor Book for Older Readers
J Rosen.M
Title: Through the Window: Views of Marc Chagall's Life
By: Rosenstock, Barb
Published: 2018
2019 Honor Book for Younger Readers
Illustrator: Mary GrandPré
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Title: Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued
By: Sís, Peter
Published: 2021
2022 Picture Book Honor
Illustrator: Peter Sís
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Title: The Longest Night: A Passover Story
By: Snyder, Laurel
Published: 2013
2014 Award Winner for Young Readers
Illustrator: Catia Chien
JPicture Snyde.L (Holiday section: Passover)
Title: The Length of a String
By: Weissman, Elissa Brent
Published: 2018
2019 Honor Book for Older Readers
J Weiss.E
Title: Turtle Boy
By: Wolkenstein, M. Evan
Published: 2020
2021 Winner for Middle Grade Readers
J Wolke.M
Title: The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
By: Yelchin, Eugene
Published: 2021
2022 Middle Grade Honor
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Title: Miriam at the River
By: Yolen, Jane
Published: 2020
2021 Picture Book Honor
Illustrator: Khoa Le
JPicture Yolen.J
Title: A Moon for Moe and Mo
By: Zalben, Jane Breskin
Published: 2018
2019 Honor Book for Younger Readers
Illustrator: Mehrdokht Amini
JPicture Zalbe.J