2022 MOCK SYDNEY TAYLOR BOOK AWARDS - PICTURE BOOK CATEGORY

Not sure which book should get your vote?

Here are the reviews to help you decide:


Adventure Girl: Dabi Digs in Israel written and illustrated by Janice Hechter

Reviewed by Karin Fisher-Golton

And a Cat from Carmel Market written by Alyssa Capucilli and illustrated by Rotem Teplow

Reviewed by Rachel Kamin

And So Is Hashem written by Aura Dweck and illustrated by Gillian Flint

Reviewed by Chava Pinchuck

Avi and Ahmed Play Football in Jerusalem's Sacher Park written by Kerry Olitzky and Inas Younis and illustrated by Leti Saad

Reviewed by Eva Weiss
Baby Loves Angular Momentum on Hanukkah! written by Ruth Spiro and illustrated by Irene Chan

Reviewed by Sarah Aronson

Baby Moses in a Basket written by Caryn Yacowitz and illustrated by Julie Downing

Reviewed by Heidi Rabinowitz

A Bear for Bimi written by Jane Breskin Zalben and illustrated by Yevgenia Nayberg

Reviewed by Rachel Simon
Beep Beep Bubbie written by Bonnie Sherr Klein and illustrated by Élizabeth Eudes-Pascal

Reviewed by Sandy Wasserman

Benjy's Blanket written by Miguel Gouveia and illustrated by Raquel Catalina

Reviewed by Rachel Fremmer



Bubbe and Bart's Matzoh Ball Mayhem written by Bonnie Grubman and illustrated by Deborah Melmon

Reviewed by Lila Spitz


The Candy Man Mystery written by Kerry Olitzky and illustrated by Christina Mattison Ebert

Reviewed by Dena Bach


Change Sings written by Amanda Gorman and illustrated by Loren Long

Reviewed by Heidi Rabinowitz


The Christmas Mitzvah written by Jeff Gottesfeld and illustrated by Michelle Laurentia Agatha

Reviewed by Rachel Fremmer


Dear Mr. Dickens written by Nancy Churnin and illustrated by Bethany Stancliffe

Reviewed by Karin Fisher-Golton


The Donkey and the Garden written by Devora Busheri and illustrated by Menahem Halberstadt

Reviewed by Meg Wiviott



An Egg for Shabbat by Mirik Snir, illustrated by Eleyor Snir

Reviewed by Laurie Adler


Esther Didn't Dream of Being Queen written by Allison Ofanasky and illustrated by Valentina Belloni

Reviewed by Ruth Horowitz


The Fabulous Tale of Fish & Chips written by Helaine Becker and illustrated by Omer Hoffmann

Reviewed by Freidele Biniashvili


From My Heart: A Child Talks to Hashem written by Esty Perman and illustrated by Anna Abramskaya

Reviewed by Chava Pinchuck


Gitty and Kvetch written by Caroline Kusin Pritchard and illustrated by Ariel Landy

Reviewed by Ruth Horowitz

The Great Passover Escape written by Pamela Moritz and illustrated by Florence Weiser

Reviewed by Jeff Gottesfeld

Hannah G. Solomon Dared to Make a Difference written by Bonnie Lindauer and illustrated by Sofia Moore

Reviewed by Beth Gallego



Happy Roo Year written by Jessica Hickman and illustrated by Elissambura

Reviewed by Susan Kusel

Hello Hanukkah! written and illustrated by Susan Novich

Reviewed by Eva Weiss
Hiding Baby Moses written by Judith L. Roth and illustrated by Melanie Cataldo

Reviewed by Kathy Bloomfield



Hold on to Your Music written by Mona Golabek and illustrated by Sonia Possentini

Reviewed by Beth Gallego


I Am Hava written by Freda Lewkowicz and illustrated by Siona Benjamin

Reviewed by Mirele Kessous

I Love You, My Dear written by Chaya Baron and illustrated by Nancy Munger

Reviewed by Jeff Gottesfeld

Is It Hanukkah Yet? written by Nancy Krulik and illustrated by Monique Dong

Reviewed by Heidi Rabinowitz

Klezmer! written and illustrated by Kyra Teis

Reviewed by Karin Fisher-Golton


Larry's Latkes written by Jenna Waldman and illustrated by Ben Whitehouse

Reviewed by Shirley Vernick



Lenny and Benny written and illustrated by Naama Benziman

Reviewed by Shirley Vernick


Let Liberty Rise! written by Chana Steifel and illustrated by Chuck Groenink

Reviewed by Sandy Wasserman


Lights in the Night written by Chris Barash and illustrated by Maya Shleifer

Reviewed by Shirley Vernick

Little People, Big Dreams: Ruth Bader Ginsberg written by Maria Isabel Sanchez and illustrated by Judit Orosz

Reviewed by Jeff Gottesfeld
The Magician's Visit written by Barbara Diamond Goldin and illustrated by Eva Sanchez Gomez

Reviewed by Kathy Bloomfield


Matzah Craze written by Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh and illustrated by Lauren Gallegos

Reviewed by Mirele Kessous

Meet the Matzah written and illustrated by Alan Silberberg

Reviewed by Freidele Biniashvili


My Hanukkah Book of Opposites written by Tammar Stein and illustrated by Juliana Perdomo

Reviewed by Heidi Rabinowitz


My Israel and Me written by Alice McGinty and illustrated by Rotem Teplow

Reviewed by Sandy Wasserman
Nathan's Song written by Leda Schubert and illustrated by Maya Ish Shalom

Reviewed by Ruth Horowitz

Nicky & Vera written and illustrated by Peter Sis

Reviewed by Meg Wiviott
Not So Fast, Max: A Rosh Hashanah Visit with Grandma written by Annette Schottenfeld and illustrated by Jennifer Kirkham

Reviewed by Gigi Pagliarulo

Osnat and Her Dove: The True Story of the World's First Female Rabbi written by Sigal Samuel and illustrated by Vali Mintzi

Reviewed by Kathy Bloomfield

The Passover Guest written by Susan Kusel and illustrated by Sean Rubin

Reviewed by Bridget Hodder

The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art written by Cynthia Levinson and illustrated by Evan Turk

Reviewed by Eva Weiss

Planting Friendship: Peace, Salaam, Shalom written by Melissa Stoller, Callie Metler and Shirin Shamsi and illustrated by Kate Talbot

Reviewed by Cynthia Levinson


Pumpkin Pie for Sigd written by Jennifer Tzivia MacLeod and illustrated by Denise Damanti

Reviewed by Chava Pinchuck

A Queen to the Rescue written by Nancy Churnin and illustrated by Yevgenia Nayberg

Reviewed by Beth Gallego
Queen Vashti's Comfy Pants written by Leah Rachel Berkowitz and illustrated by Ruth Bennett

Reviewed by Sandy Wasserman
The Rabbi and the Painter written by Shoshana Weiss and illustrated by Jennifer Kirkham

Reviewed by Rachel Fremme

The Rabbi and the Reverend: Joachim Prinz, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Their Fight Against Silence written by Audrey Ades and illustrated by Chiara Fedele

Reviewed by Rachel Simon
Rah! Rah! Mujadara written by Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh and illustrated by Claudine Gévry

Reviewed by Rachel Fremmer


A Rainy Day Story written by Ruth Calderon and illustrated by Noa Kelner

Reviewed by Kathy Bloomfield

Red and Green and Blue and White written by Lee Wind and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky

Reviewed by Ruth Horowitz

Rosh Hashanah with Uncle Max by written and illustrated by Varda Livney

Reviewed by Lila Spitz



Sarah's Solo written by Tracy Brown and illustrated by Paula Wegman

Reviewed by Mirele Kessous

Shabbat Shalom! by Douglas Florian and illustrated by Hannah Tolson

Reviewed by Chava Pinchuck
The Singer and the Scientist written by Lisa Rose and illustrated by Isabel Muñoz

Reviewed by Karin Fisher-Golton

A Snake, a Flood, a Hidden Baby: Bible Stories for Children written by Meir Shalev and illustrated by Emanuele Luzzati

Reviewed by Eva Weiss
Something New for Rosh Hashanah written by Jane Yolen and illustrated by Christine Battuz

Reviewed by Bridget Hodder
Soosie, the Horse That Saved Shabbat written by Tami Lehman-Wilzig and illustrated by Menahem Halberstadt

Reviewed by Kathy Bloomfield
Sunday with Savta by Wiley Blevins, illustrated by Eliahou Eric Bokobza

Reviewed by Rachel J. Fremmer

Thank You, Dr. Salk! written by Dean Robbins and illustrated by Mike Dutton

Reviewed by Belinda Brock

Thank You, Modeh Ani written by Rabbi Alyson Solomon and illustrated by Bryony Clarkson

Reviewed by Dena Bach



The Three Latkes by written by Eric Kimmel and illustrated by Feronia Parker-Thomas

Reviewed by Lisa Silverman
The Traveling Smile written and illustrated by Rikki Benenfeld

Reviewed by Chava Pinchuck
Try It! How Frieda Caplan Changed the Way We Eat written by Mara Rockliff and illustrated by Giselle Potter

Reviewed by Meg Wiviott


The Upside-Down Boy and the Israeli Prime Minister written by Sherri Mandell and illustrated by Robert Dunn

Reviewed by Sandy Wasserman


We Go to Shul written by Douglas Florian and illustrated by Hannah Tolson

Reviewed by Ruth Horowitz

The Welcome Chair written by Rosemary Wells and illustrated by Jerry Pickney

Reviewed by Mirele Kessous

You're My Little Latke written and illustrated by Natalie Marshall

Reviewed by Mirele Kessous
 
 

Comments

  1. The Great Passover Escape was just wonderful for Story!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment