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Welcome to the 17th annual Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour, taking place February 9-12, 2026. I am participating in the Blog Tour by interviewing Caroline Kusin Pritchard and Selina Alko, author and illustrator of The Keeper of Stories, which was a Sydney Taylor Honor Book in the Picture Book category.

SHOW NOTES:

• Here's the schedule for the 2026 Blog Tour

• Here's the archive of all past blog tours, beginning in 2009

• Caroline Kusin Prichard's website and Instagram

• Selina Alko's website and Instagram

• Buy The Keeper of Stories, The Day the Books Disappeared, The Remembering Candle, and Otherwise Known as Judy the Great

• Article in PEN America about censoring censorship, "Don't Mention It"

• Video by Adam Gidwitz on the value of school visits

• Geraldine Brooks, The People of the Book, on The Book of Life in 2008

• Caroline's podcast, Kidlit Happy Hour

CREDITS:

• Produced by Feldman Children's Library at Congregation B'nai Israel
• Co-sponsored by the Association of Jewish Libraries
• Sister podcast: Nice Jewish Books
• Theme Music: The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band
• Newsletter: bookoflifepodcast.substack.com
• Facebook Discussion Group: Jewish Kidlit Mavens
• Facebook Page: Facebook.com/bookoflifepodcast
• Instagram: @bookoflifepodcast
• Support the Podcast: Shop or Donate

Your feedback is welcome! Please write to bookoflifepodcast@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at 561-206-2473.

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