Sydney Taylor (1904тАУ1978) was an American author of childrenтАЩs literature. She is best known for the five-part All-of-a-Kind series, which is based on her own large family and includes┬аAll-of-a-Kind Family,┬аMore All-of-a-Kind Family,┬аAll-of-a-Kind Family Downtown,┬аAll-of-a-Kind Family Uptown, and┬аElla of All-of-a-Kind Family. After her death, her husband established the Sydney Taylor Book Award in her honor.