ðə bˈɑːdiʌvwˈɜːk ɐwˈɔːɹd ɪz ɡˈɪvən "tə ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪz ɐn ˈɔːθɚ ɔːɹ ˈɛntᵻɾi hˌuː hɐz mˌeɪd ɐ səbstˈænʃəl kˌɑːntɹɪbjˈuːʃən ˌoʊvɚ tˈaɪm tə ðə ʒˈɑːnɹə ʌv dʒˈuːɪʃ tʃˈɪldɹənz lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ."
The body-of-work award is given "to recognize an author or entity who has made a substantial contribution over time to the genre of Jewish children's literature."