Zayde Comes to Live

Zayde Comes to Live

Books

Author: Sinykin, Sheri

Illustrator: Kristina Swarner

Categories Connect Generations

Tags: Sydney Taylor Award Winner

Grades: Lower Elementary (K-2)

A “poignant, powerful, sweet” story of a girl and her grandfather that deals with death and the afterlife from a Jewish perspective

*This book was awarded the Sydney Taylor Book Award, which recognizes the best in Jewish

literature for children and teens each year.

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