The 2011 Sydney Taylor Awards
The 2011 Sydney Taylor Awards have been announced and comics make the cut!
(From the website) The Sydney Taylor Book Award honors new books for children and teens that exemplify the highest literary standards while authentically portraying the Jewish experience. The award memorializes Sydney Taylor, author of the classic All-of-a-Kind Family series. The winners will receive their awards at the Association of Jewish Libraries convention in Montreal this June.
This year, 2 graphic novels were recognized. Barry Deutsch’s Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword, published by Amulet, won the Gold Medal for Older Readers. It is the first time a graphic novel has won the award. A silver medal was awarded to Resistance by Carla Jablonski with art by Leland Purvis published by First Second in the Older Reader Categories.
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Both titles are also 2011 Great Graphic Novel For Teens picks.
To see a full list of winners (not all graphic novels), go to the AJL’s blog.
Filed under: News
About Esther Keller
Esther Keller is the librarian at JHS 278, Marine Park in Brooklyn, NY. There she started the library's first graphic novel collection and strongly advocated for using comics in the classroom. She also curates the Graphic Novel collection for the NYC DOE Citywide Digital Library. She started her career at the Brooklyn Public Library and later jumped ship to the school system so she could have summer vacation and a job that would align with a growing family's schedule. On the side, she is a mother of 4 and regularly reviews for SLJ and School Library Connection (formerly LMC). In her past life, she served on the Great Graphic Novels for Teens Committee where she solidified her love and dedication to comics.
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
SLJ Blog Network
Children’s Books in the Amazon Top 100
Fuse 8 n’ Kate: The Amazing Bone by William Steig
Banana Fox and The Gummy Monster Mess | Review
ADVERTISEMENT
