Sydney Taylor

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The United States

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female

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Children's Books

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During the second half of the twentieth century, Sydney Taylor's series, the All-of-a-Kind Family books, were the most widely known books about American Jewish children. Read by Jews and non-Jews alike, the books were beloved from the time they were first published and continue to be beloved today. Set in early-twentieth-century New York City, the five books in the series detail the daily lives of five Jewish sisters and their one brother. The books include All-of-a-Kind Family (1951), More All-of-a-Kind Family (1954), All-of-a-Kind Family Uptown (1958), All-of-a-Kind Family Downtown (1962), and Ella of All-of-a-Kind Family (1978). Throughout the series, Taylor lovingly describes Jewish rituals and holidays, simultaneously educating those r...more

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Average rating: 4.26 · 8,103 ratings · 408 reviews · 8 distinct works

	All-of-a-Kind Family 4.26 avg rating — 5,021 ratings — published 1951 — 19 editions	My rating:
	More All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor, Mary Stevens (Illustrator) 4.32 avg rating — 1,114 ratings — published 1951 — 9 editions	My rating:
	All-of-a-Kind Family Uptown 4.33 avg rating — 1,006 ratings — published 1958 — 7 editions	My rating:
	All of a Kind Family Downtown 4.23 avg rating — 721 ratings — published 1972 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Ella of All-of-a-Kind Family 4.03 avg rating — 432 ratings — published 1978 — 5 editions	My rating:
	A Papa Like Everyone Else 3.60 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1966 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Danny Loves a Holiday by Sydney Taylor, Ann Durell, Gail Owens (illustrator) 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1980	My rating:
	A Digest of the Law and Practice Relating to the Office of Coroner: With Statutes and Forms Alphabetically Arranged 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	My rating:

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All-of-a-Kind Family (5 books)
by Sydney Taylor

4.26 avg rating — 8,294 ratings

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