Sydney Taylor Book Award Winners   

2003
Who Was the Woman Who Wore the Hat? 
by Nancy Patz
Bagels from Benny by Aubrey Davis, ill. by Dusan Petricic

2002
Hana's Suitcase: A True Story by Karen Levine
Chicken Soup by Heart by Esther Hershenhorn, ill. by Rosanne Litzinger

2001 
Sigmund Freud: Pioneer of the Mind by Catherine Reef
Rivka’s First Thanksgiving by Elsa Rael

2000
Gershon’s Monster: A Story for the Jewish New Year  by Eric Kimmel

1999
The Peddler’s Gift by Maxine Rose Schur

1998
Stones in Water by Donna Jo Napoli

1997
When Zaydeh Danced on Eldridge Street by Elsa Rael
The Mysterious Visitor: Stories of the Prophet Elijah by Nina Jaffe

1995
Star of Fear, Star of Hope by Jo Hoestlandt

Dancing on the Bridge of Avignon by Ida Vos

1994
The Always Prayer Shawl by Shelon Oberman
The Shadow Children by Steven Schnur

1993
The Uninvited Guest by Nina Jaffe

1992
Something From Nothing by Phoebe Gilman

1991
Cakes and Miracles: A Purim Tale by Barbara Goldin
The Diamond Tree: Jewish Tales from Around the World by Howard Schwartz and Barbara Rush  

Sydney Taylor 
Body-of-Work Award Winners

• Barbara Diamond Goldin

• Yaffa Ganz

• Miriam Chaikin

• Barbara Cohen

• Sadie Rose Weilerstein

• Marilyn Hirsch

• Sydney Taylor

• Molly Cone

• Isaac Bashevis Singer

The Children’s Desk also has a bibliography available of other notable children’s books about Jewish life.

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