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Sydney Taylor grew up among immigrant families on New York City's Lower East Side prior to World War I and wrote the All-of-a-Kind Family series for her daughter. This sequel finds talented Ella, mischievous Henny, studious Sarah, dreamy Charlotte, and little Gertie helping Mama with their new baby brother, Charlie. Sydney Taylor’s charming books capture the everyday life of a home with little money but lots of love and good times to share.
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"What can I say? These are really cute books about five sisters and their baby brother living in NYC around 1913. My children (8 & 9 yrs old) really enjoyed this book and learning a little about what it was like during that setting in America. We will be looking for more stories about this family!"
— Leslie (5 out of 5 stars)
All-of-a-Kind Family Downtown Listener Reviews
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" Great book! Love this series! "
— Nicole, 11/18/2013 -
" I read these when I was in 3rd grade, I think, and it's a sweet little series of books. Great books to help educate a youngster about other cultures in an unobtrusive way. "
— Julie, 11/5/2013 -
" It's so funny how my son loves these books about a Jewish family of 5 girls (and they have a baby boy at the end of the first one). I think he likes them because it's about family and the fun times they have together. He wants to read the whole series, so we'll keep going. "
— Melissa, 4/8/2013 -
" Enjoyable, but I think the first one is best. "
— Rachel, 12/3/2012 -
" 3 is how much I enjoyed it when I reread it as an adult. 4 is how much I enjoyed it when I was in elementary school. "
— Jessica, 10/19/2012 -
" A large Jewish family living on the lower east side of NYC early in the 20th century. "
— elissa, 10/19/2012 -
" Listened to this on CD. Loved just as much as the first book. "
— Logan, 3/16/2012 -
" These have been great read-alouds with Caroline. We have really enjoyed this series and we are looking forward to the last 2 books. "
— Kathryn, 10/2/2011 -
" One of those books from child-hood that was read & re-read-a comfort book. I think I still have a copy somewhere. Excellent view of NYC Jewish family, around turn of 1900's (I think)and a family driven by love and helping each other. "
— Amy, 12/18/2010 -
" Clearly an afterthought, missing the crisp characterization of earlier books in the series. Feels like Taylor was following a script with this one, which was written several years after the first three. Chronologically, it takes place between books I and II. "
— Lesley, 8/13/2010 -
" It's so funny how my son loves these books about a Jewish family of 5 girls (and they have a baby boy at the end of the first one). I think he likes them because it's about family and the fun times they have together. He wants to read the whole series, so we'll keep going. "
— Melissa, 7/28/2010 -
" Enjoyable, but seems a little short. Also, the author repeats the plot point of having a gentile with a mysterious and sad past (a nurse this time) who becomes friends with the girls, learns more about Jewish culture, and then finds a happy ending). Still a very nice book. "
— Miriam, 7/21/2010 -
" These have been great read-alouds with Caroline. We have really enjoyed this series and we are looking forward to the last 2 books. "
— Kathryn, 6/16/2009 -
" Enjoyable, but I think the first one is best. "
— Rachel, 6/5/2009 -
" I read these when I was in 3rd grade, I think, and it's a sweet little series of books. Great books to help educate a youngster about other cultures in an unobtrusive way. "
— Julie, 5/2/2009 -
" Clearly an afterthought, missing the crisp characterization of earlier books in the series. Feels like Taylor was following a script with this one, which was written several years after the first three. Chronologically, it takes place between books I and II. "
— Lesley, 12/10/2008 -
" Probably not first reading <br/>Not first reading (date below) <br/>January 3, 1996 <br/>September 26, 2005: with (above) "
— Megan, 7/30/2008 -
" One of those books from child-hood that was read & re-read-a comfort book. I think I still have a copy somewhere. Excellent view of NYC Jewish family, around turn of 1900's (I think)and a family driven by love and helping each other. "
— Amy, 3/4/2008 -
" A large Jewish family living on the lower east side of NYC early in the 20th century. "
— elissa, 9/19/2007
About Sydney Taylor
Sydney Taylor (1904–1978), born New York’s Lower East Side, was one of the first authors of children’s books centered on Jewish characters. She began writing when she was married and had a daughter, to whom she told bedtime stories about growing up with five sisters. She wrote a manuscript and put it in a drawer, and it wasn’t until her husband secretly submitted it to Charles A. Follet Award for Writing that Taylor’s bedtime stories became the immensely popular All-of-a-Kind Family series. 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.
About Suzanne Toren
Suzanne Toren, award-winning narrator, has over thirty years of experience in narration. She was named a “Golden Voice” by AudioFile magazine in 2019. She has won the American Foundation for the Blind’s Scourby Award for Narrator of the Year, AudioFile magazine named her the 2009 Best Voice in Nonfiction & Culture, and she is the recipient of multiple Earphones Awards. She performs on and off Broadway and in regional theaters and has appeared on Law & Order and in various soap operas.