Book challenges and awards
Maryland Black-Eyed Susan picture book nominees, 2025-2026
Maryland students vote on the Black-Eyed Susan Book Award each year. These fifteen picture books are the 2025-26 nominees; students read a set number and vote.
Copied from the Maryland Association of School Librarians' 2025-2026 Black-Eyed Susan nominee list as posted by Howard County Public Schools, Oct 2026. Checked 2026-10-25. Nobody paid to be here. The buy links are plain search links, not affiliate links, so Peabody earns nothing from them.
Benita and the Night Creatures
Mariana Llanos, illustrated by Cocoretto · Ages 4-8
2025-26 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan nominee, picture book.
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The Book That Almost Rhymed
Omar Abed, illustrated by Hatem Aly · Ages 4-8
2025-26 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan nominee, picture book.
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A Delicious Story
Barney Saltzberg · Ages 4-8
2025-26 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan nominee, picture book.
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Every Dog in the Neighborhood
Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Matthew Cordell · Ages 4-8
2025-26 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan nominee, picture book.
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Frank and Bert
Chris Naylor-Ballestreros · Ages 4-8
2025-26 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan nominee, picture book.
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Gifts from the Garbage Truck: A True Story About the Things We (Don't) Throw Away
Andrew Larsen, illustrated by Oriol Vidal · Ages 4-8
2025-26 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan nominee, picture book.
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How to Eat in Space
Helen Taylor, illustrated by Stevie Lewis · Ages 4-8
2025-26 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan nominee, picture book.
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I'm Sorry You Got Mad
Kyle Lukoff, illustrated by Julie Kwon · Ages 4-8
2025-26 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan nominee, picture book.
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Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider
Jessica Lanan · Ages 4-8
2025-26 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan nominee, picture book.
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More Than Words: So Many Ways to Say What We Mean
Roz MacLean · Ages 4-8
2025-26 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan nominee, picture book.
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Mr. Fox's Game of "No!"
David LaRochelle, illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka · Ages 4-8
2025-26 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan nominee, picture book.
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The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish
Chloe Savage · Ages 4-8
2025-26 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan nominee, picture book.
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Stranded! A Mostly True Story From Iceland
Ævar Þór Benediktsson, illustrated by Anne Wilson · Ages 4-8
2025-26 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan nominee, picture book.
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Watch Out for the Lion!
Brooke Hartman, illustrated by Anna Süßbauer · Ages 4-8
2025-26 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan nominee, picture book.
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The Yellow Bus
Loren Long · Ages 4-8
2025-26 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan nominee, picture book.
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