All-of-a-kind family downtown

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Title:

All-of-a-kind family downtown

Author:

Taylor, Sydney, 1904-1978, author.

Toren, Suzanne.

Summary:

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.

General Note:

Compact discs.

Edition:

Unabridged ed.

Physical Description:

3 sound discs (ca. 80 min. each) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Genre:

Audiobooks.

Local Note:

Listen & Live Audio

Subject Term:

Sisters -- Juvenile fiction.

Families -- Juvenile fiction.

Geographic Term:

New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction.

Author(s):

Toren, Suzanne.

Publisher:

Listen & Live Audio,

Publication Date:

2006

ISBN:

9781593160876

Publication Information:

Roseland, NJ : Listen & Live Audio, p2006.

Call Number:

CDB J TAYLOR

Holds: Copies:

Available:*

Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607002005737	Juvenile Books on CDs	TAYLOR	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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Based on the author's family and childhood, these charming books capture the everyday life of a home with little money but lots of love and good times to share. Each book shares the ups and downs in the lives of this special family, through the eyes of Ella, Charlotte, Henny, Sarah, Gertie, and their little brother, Charlie.

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 3-6-It is a feat worth noting when a children's book survives from generation to generation. The All of a Kind Family books by Sydney Taylor evoke a simpler and gentler time, and have been rediscovered anew since the 1950s. The setting is New York's Lower East Side, teaming with immigrants. The author portrays a loving Jewish family, and paints a rich tapestry of their experiences in pre-World War I America. In All of a Kind Family Downtown (IPG Chicago, 1988 reprint ed.), the five sisters are at the center of their loving family. Their laughter, adventures, and old-fashioned activities will delight sensitive readers. Suzanne Toren's nuanced reading brings the characters to life. She perfectly captures the voices of the young sisters, and her rendition of the immigrant accents of New York keeps the reading lively. While the story is not gripping by today's standards, children will find themselves captivated by the family's warmth and humor, and fascinated by the details of Jewish life and celebrations at the beginning of the 20th century.--Emily Herman, Mary Lin Elementary School, Atlanta, GA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.