From Sarah to Sydney - by June Cummins & Alexandra Dunietz (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This is the first and only biography of Sydney Taylor (1904-1978), author of the award-winning All-of-a-Kind Family series of books, the first juvenile novels published by a mainstream publisher to feature Jewish children. The family-based on Taylor's own as a child-includes five sisters, each two years apart, dressed alike by their fastidious immigrant mother so they all look the same: all-of-a-kind. The four other sisters' names were the same in the books as in their real lives; only the real-life Sarah changed hers to the boyish Sydney while she was in high school. Cummins elucidates the deep connections between the progressive Taylor's books and American Jewish experiences, arguing that Taylor was deeply influential in the development of national Jewish identity. This biography conveys the vital importance of children's books in the transmission of Jewish culture and the preservation of ethnic heritage.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>This "thoughtful, timely, and comprehensive biography" (Jennifer Weiner, <i>New York Times Book Review</i>) of <i>All-of-a-Kind Family</i> author Sydney Taylor highlights her dramatic influence on American children's literature</b> <p/><b>"Delv[es] deeply into historical context, including Jewish immigrant experiences. . . . An uncommonly intimate portrait. . . . Deeply empathetic."--Elissa Gershowitz, <i>Horn Book</i></b> <p/> This is the first and only biography of Sydney Taylor (1904-1978), author of the award-winning <i>All-of-a-Kind Family</i> series of books, the first juvenile novels published by a mainstream publisher to feature Jewish children characters. The family--based on Taylor's own as a child--includes five sisters, each two years apart, dressed alike by their fastidious immigrant mother so they all look the same: all-of-a-kind. The four other sisters' names were the same in the books as in their real lives; only the real-life Sarah changed hers to the boyish Sydney while she was in high school. Cummins elucidates the deep connections between the progressive Taylor's books and American Jewish experiences, arguing that Taylor was deeply influential in the development of national Jewish identity. This biography conveys the vital importance of children's books in the transmission of Jewish culture and the preservation of ethnic heritage.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A thoughtful, timely and comprehensive biography."--Jennifer Weiner, <i>New York Times Book Review</i> <p/> "Expansive and detailed. . . . Generations of readers whose love of<i> All-of-a-Kind-Family</i> has kept it in print for seven decades will remember the cast of characters. . . . [A] fine first biography of Sydney Taylor."--Meghan Cox Gurdon, <i>Wall Street Journal</i> <br> <p/>"Taylor helped Jewish children see people like themselves and their traditions in the pages of books and also helped to bring Jewish culture to an American audience. . . . This accomplished biography combines interpretation of the stories with Taylor's experiences and attitudes about marriage, women's careers, politics and the arts."--Sandee Brawarsky, <i>Jewish Week/Times of Israel</i> <p/>"Cummins demonstrates authoritative and encyclopedic knowledge of Taylor's life, work, and milieu, pointing out thoughtfully how Taylor's views shaped both Jewish American experience and Americans' awareness of Jewish life."--Naomi Sokoloff, University of Washington <p/>"This text has implications not only for Taylor's semi-autobiographical children's series, but also for larger considerations of the influence of popular culture on American 'national discourse.'"--Victoria Aarons, Trinity University <p/><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>June Cummins</b> was professor emerita of English and comparative literature at San Diego State University, where she made important contributions to its National Center for the Study of Children's Literature. <b>Alexandra Dunietz</b> is a historian of the medieval Middle East.
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