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Maryland State Reading Lists

2024 - 2025 Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Nominee

I Am a Tornado

Illustrated by Drew Beckmeyer
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: May 09, 2023
Ages: 4 - 8

An emotionally unaware tornado carves a path of destruction until it picks up a very empathetic cow in this quirky and sweet picture book about com...

I Can't Draw

Illustrated by Brian Biggs
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: October 18, 2022
Ages: 4 - 8

The Idea Jar meets When I Draw a Panda in this hilarious picture book following a boy who recruits his talented friend to teach him how to draw!Max...

Acorn Was a Little Wild

Illustrated by Jessica Gibson
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: March 15, 2022
Ages: 4 - 8

Jory John’s Bad Seed series meets After the Fall by Dan Santat in this charming picture book about a young acorn’s grand adventure and the incredib...

Finally Seen

This edition: Hardcover, 304 pages
Publication date: February 28, 2023
Ages: 8 - 12

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a “involving, realistic” (Booklist, starred review) middle grade novel about a young...

Four for the Road

This edition: Hardcover, 288 pages
Publication date: August 23, 2022
Ages: 14 - 99

The Perks of Being a Wallflower meets The End of the F***ing World in this dark young adult comedy about four unlikely friends dealing with the mes...