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By AJL's Recommended Books for ALL Readers

The Sydney Taylor Book Award is presented annually to outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience. Presented by the Association of Jewish Libraries since 1968, the award encourages the publication and widespread use of quality Judaic literature. Gold medals are presented in three categories: Picture Books, Middle Grade, and Young Adult. Honor Books are awarded silver medals, and Notable Books are named in each category. To order gold or silver seals to place on your own copies of winning titles, click here.

The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos
Judy Batalion
$28.99 $26.672022 Young Adult Notable

Benny Feldman's All-Star Klezmer Band
Allison Marks and Wayne Marks
$12.992022 Middle Grade Notable

Red and Green and Blue and White
Lee Wind and Paul O. Zelinsky
$17.99 $16.552022 Picture Book Notable

The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art
Cynthia Levinson and Evan Turk
$18.99 $17.472022 Picture Book Notable

A Queen to the Rescue: The Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah
Nancy Churnin and Yevgenia Nayberg
$18.99 $17.472022 Picture Book Notable

The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
Eugene Yelchin
$16.99 $15.632022 Middle Grade Honor

Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued
Peter Sís
$19.95 $18.352022 Picture Book Honor

The Christmas Mitzvah
Jeff Gottesfeld and Michelle Laurentia Agatha
$18.99 $17.472022 Picture Book Honor