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Sydney Taylor Book Award

Recognizes the best in Jewish children's literature. Medals are awarded annually for outstanding books that authentically portray the Jewish experience. The award was established in 1968 by the Association of Jewish Libraries and is named in memory of

2015

Gold Medalists (Winners)

My Grandfather's Coat by Jim Aylesworth ; illustrations by Barbara McClintock

My Grandfather's Coat by Jim Aylesworth; Barbara McClintock (Illustrator)
Call Number: Easy AY (Easy Fiction)
ISBN: 9780439925457
Publication Date: 2014-10-21
A tailor's very old overcoat is recycled numerous times over the years into a variety of garments and other uses.

Hidden : a Child's Story of the Holocaust by Loïc Dauvillier ; illustrations by Marc Lizano ; color by Greg Salsedo ; translated by Alexis Siege

Hidden : a child's story of the Holocaust by Loïc Dauvillier; Marc Lizano (Illustrator); Greg Salsedo (Inked or colored by)
Call Number: J-940.53 DAU (Juvenile Non-Fiction)
ISBN: 9781596438736
Publication Date: 2014-04-01
A grandmother shares the story of her experiences in WWII with her grandchild in this graphic novel for young readers.

Storm by Donna Jo Napoli

Storm by Napoli, Donna Jo
Call Number: YA F NAP-DJ (Young Adult Fiction)
ISBN: 9781481403023
Publication Date: 2014-02-11
Having lost her family in a massive flood, sixteen-year-old Sebah finds her way onto a gigantic ark, where she must conceal herself from Noah and his family until it is safe for her and another stowaway to slip away.

Silver Medalists (Honor Books)

Goldie Takes a Stand by Barbara Krasner ; illustrations by Kelsey Garrity-Rile
Never Say a Mean Word Again : a tale from Medieval Spain by Jacqueline Jules ; illustrations by Durga Yael Bernhard

Death by Toilet Paper by Donna Gephart
Whispering Town by Jennifer Elvgren ; illustrations by Fabio Santomauro

Isabel's War by Lila Perl
Like No Other by Una LaMarche

Bronze Medalists (Notable Books)

Anna & Solomon by Elaine Snyder ; illustrations by Harry Bliss
Here is the World by Lesléa Newman ; illustrations by Susan Gal
The Mitten String by Jennifer Rosner ; illustrations by Kristina Swarner
Rabbi Benjamin's Buttons by Alice B. McGinty ; illustrations by Jennifer Black Reinhardt
Simon and the Bear by Eric Kimmel ; illustrations by Matthew Trueman
The Story of Passover by David Adler ; illustrations by Jill Weber

Fleabrain Loves Franny by Joanne Rocklin
From Foe to Friend & Other Stories : a Graphic Novel by S. Y. Agnon ; ullistrations by Shay Charka ; English language edition adapted by Jeffrey Saks
I Lived on Butterfly Hill by Margorie Agosín ; illustrated by Lee White ; translated by E. M. O'Connor
Schools of Hope : How Julius Rosenwald Helped Change African American Education by Norman H. Finkelstein

Freedom Summer : the 1964 Struggle for Civil rights in Mississippi by Susan Goldman Rubin
Gottika by Helain Becket ; illustrations by Alexander Griggs-Burr
Playing for the Commandant by Suzy Zail
Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman
Rachel's Hope by Shelly Sanders