The Keeper of Stories
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🕮 Welcome to the 17th annual Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour, taking place February 9-12, 2026! When AJL started this project in 2009, blog tours were all the rage. Today, the concept of a virtual book tour still holds up, bringing awareness of the Sydney Taylor winners to audiences far and wide.
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. As a librarian, I love the idea of a library as a keeper of stories, a place where stories and history are kept safe for generations to come.
LEARN MORE:
- 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
- Twitter: @bookoflifepod
- 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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