Real Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour: 2024

The 2024 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour features interviews with the gold and silver medal-winning authors and illustrators. Links to all participating blogs can be found on the Association of Jewish Libraries website at JewishLibraries.org/Blog, as well as below. Enjoy!

BLOG TOUR SCHEDULE

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Richard Ho and Lynn Scurfield, author and illustrator of Two New Years
Sydney Taylor Book Award in the Picture Book Category
at 100 Scope Notes at School Library Journal

 
Elissa Brent Weissman and Omer Hoffmann, author and illustrator of Hanukkah Upside Down
Sydney Taylor Honor Book in the Picture Book Category
at The Pragmatic Mom

Tziporah Cohen and Yaara Eshet, author and illustrator of Afikomen
Sydney Taylor Honor Book in the Picture Book Category
at Out of the Box at The Horn Book

Elisa Boxer and Amy June Bates, author and illustrator of Hidden Hope
Sydney Taylor Honor Book in the Picture Book Category
at Picture Books Help Kids Soar

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Susan Lynn Meyer, author of A Sky Full of Song
Sydney Taylor Honor Book in the Middle Grade Category
at Jewish Books for Kids…And More!

Noa Nimrodi, author of Not So Shy
Sydney Taylor Honor Book in the Middle Grade Category
at The Book of Life

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Mari Lowe, author of The Dubious Pranks of Shaindy Goodman
Sydney Taylor Book Award in the Middle Grade Category
at Good Reads with Ronna

Elana K. Arnold, author of The Blood Years
Sydney Taylor Book Award in the Young Adult Category
at Watch.Connect.Read

Josh Levy, auhor of The Jake Show
Sydney Taylor Honor Book in the Middle Grade Category
at E Train Talks

Deke Moulton, author of Don’t Want to Be Your Monster
Sydney Taylor Honor Book in the Middle Grade Category
at A Fuse #8 Production at School Library Journal

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Dahlia Adler, author of Going Bicoastal
Sydney Taylor Honor Book in the Young Adult Category
at The Whole Megillah

Steve Sheinkin, author of Impossible Escape
Sydney Taylor Honor Book in the Young Adult Category
at Paper Brigade Daily at The Jewish Book Council

Neal Shusterman and Andrés Vera Martínez, author and illustrator of Courage to Dream
Sydney Taylor Honor Book in the Young Adult Category
at Bookishly Jewish

Aden Polydoros, author of Wrath Becomes Her
Sydney Taylor Honor Book in the Young Adult Category
at Kayla Reads and Reviews

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Blog Tour Wrap-Up at The Children’s Book Podcast