Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award 2019-2020
The BES Award honors outstanding picture books, chapter books, and graphic novels. Each year 15 picture books, 10 chapter books, and 10 graphic novels are nominated for the award. Students in the state of Maryland vote for the winning book in each category.
Students may cast one vote for the book they consider to be the most outstanding book in each of the categories. All votes from schools across the state of Maryland are submitted to the Black-Eyed Susan Book Award committee to be tallied in order to determine the winners. The winning authors and/or illustrators receive an award engraved with the book title, the year, and the Black-Eyed Susan Book Award logo. Authors, illustrators, and publishers recognize the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award as an honor bestowed by Maryland student readers.