Sydney Taylor Book Awards go to illustrated book about genocide survivor who collected remembrances of Jewish families from her hometown, stories of dybbuks and demons

After her father's death, Suzette Sheft realized the importance of recording family history, and passes the lesson on with surreal nonfiction work 'Running for Shelter,' out Nov. 9

Polish native wrote dozens of books capturing his experiences as a youth in the Shoah, and later during the early years of Israel; Lapid eulogizes 'one of the greatest writers'