All-of-a-Kind Family Downtown by Sydney Taylor

This series of autobiographical children’s novels portrays the life of an Eastern European Jewish immigrant family in New York City in the early twentieth century. The Sydney Taylor Book Award is given each year by the Jewish Association of Libraries to a book for young people that authentically portrays the Jewish experience. Sydney Taylor (born Sarah Brenner Octo February 12, 1978) was an American author best known for All-of-a-Kind Family.

Taylor died in 1978 at the age of seventy-three. Follet Award for Writing that Taylors bedtime stories became the immensely popular All-of-a-Kind Family series. She wrote a manuscript and put it in a drawer, and it wasnt until her husband secretly submitted it to Charles A. She didnt begin writing until she married and had a daughter, to whom she told bedtime stories about growing up with five sisters. of cutting-edge hair color and style, skin and body care, in addition to custom make-up and nail services all delivered by highly skilled professionals. About the Author Born in 1904 on New Yorks Lower East Side, Sydney Taylor was one of the first authors of childrens books centered on Jewish characters. The Sydney Taylor Book Award is given each year by the Jewish Association of Libraries to a book for young people that authentically portrays the Jewish experience. All-Of-A-Kind Family Downtown Contributor(s): Taylor, Sydney (Author) View larger image. Life is never dull for this one-of-a-kind family! Born in 1904 on New Yorks Lower East Side, Sydney Taylor was one of the first authors of childrens books centered on Jewish characters, and is especially known for the immensely popular All-of-a-Kind Family series. Ella gets a big role in the Purim play, Henny gets into trouble at school and runs away from home, Sarah gets her ears pierced, Charlotte has a scary kitchen accident, and Gertie finally is old enough to have a book of her own. Book Synopsis Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte, and Gertie are back! In the fourth entry in the All-of-a-Kind Family series-set right after the first book-Charlie is growing up. Synopsis: Fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House books will enjoy a citified version as Sydney Taylor gives a charming glimpse at a time when daily life was very different, but family and faith were surprisingly the same. About the Book Sydney Taylor is the Laura Ingalls Wilder of Jewish YA fiction.

All-of-a-Kind Family Downtown by Sydney Taylor