The winners of the 2019 Sydney Taylor Book Awards were announced at the ALA Youth Media Awards in January. The awards recognize “books for children and teens that exemplify high literary standards will authentically portraying the Jewish experience.” The gold medalists were announced at the YMAs, but the silver medalists were not. Here is the full list of medalists:
GOLD MEDALISTS
All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah by Emily Jenkins, illustrated by Paul Zelinsky
Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster by Jonathan Auxier
What the Night Sings by Vesper Stamper
SILVER MEDALISTS
A Moon for Moe and Mo by Jane Breskin Zalben, illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini
Through the Window: Views of Marc Chagall’s Life and Art by Barb Rosenstock, illustrated by Mary Grandpre
All Three Stooges by Erica S. Perl
The Length of a String by Elissa Brent Weissman
You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone by Rachel Lynn Solomon
