Let Sleeping Dogs Lie by Mirjam Pressler

The book has positive and authentic Jewish religious or cultural content.

Books can be picture books, non-fiction, fiction and poetry. Books nominated are newly published books for the year. Books must also be appropriate to the age level, rooted in 'authentic and accurate detail' and have a positive and/or authentic Jewish religious or cultural content. Books are evaluated based on certain criteria one of which is literary merit. The award committee is made up of volunteers from the Association of Jewish Libraries. A list of ten to twenty Notable Children's Books of Jewish Content is also named in each category, but these titles do not receive medals. Each year there may also be several silver medalists named in each category. In each category, a single gold medalist is named annually. The current president is Rebecca Levitan.Īwards are presented in three categories: Younger Readers, Older Readers and Teen Readers. In 1988, Honor Award Winners were added and these books receive a silver seal. The award initially recognized books for older children, but in 1981, the award committee started to recognize books for younger readers and in 2007, began to recognize young adult literature. Originally, it was known as the Shirley Kravitz Children's Book Award and was later renamed in honor of Sydney Taylor in 1978. It was the first of the identity-based awards as a result of Nancy Larrick's 1965 piece The All-White World of Children’s Books, establishing new precedent wherein literary excellence is paired with authentic and well-crafted representation of a particular identity, culture, and experience. The award was first established by the Association of Jewish Libraries in 1968. Taylor's were some of the first children's books with Jewish characters that were of literary interest to readers of all backgrounds. It is named in memory of Sydney Taylor, author of the classic All-of-a-Kind Family series. The award was established in 1968 by the Association of Jewish Libraries. Medals are awarded annually for outstanding books that authentically portray the Jewish experience. The Sydney Taylor Book Award recognizes the best in Jewish children's literature. Outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience

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Let Sleeping Dogs Lie by Mirjam Pressler