Books in Blue Crab Book Award - Transitional Nonfiction

The Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award is a literature award created to recognize high-quality books for beginning and transitional readers in kindergarten through fourth grade. It is granted annually by the Maryland Library Association's Children's Services Division (CSD). The Children's Services Division initiated the award in 2004 as a means of identifying and promoting the best fiction and nonfiction books for beginning readers.

2025

Book Author Award Level Completed
How to Explain Robotics to a Grown-Up How to Explain Robotics to a Grown-Up Ruth Spiro Winner Log In To Like
Clever Crow Christine Butterworth Honor Log In To Like
Daughter of the Light-Footed People Daughter of the Light-Footed People Belen Medina Honor Log In To Like
Volcanoes Volcanoes Nell Cross Beckerman Honor Log In To Like

2024

Book Author Award Level Completed
Butt or Face? Butt or Face? Kari Lavelle Winner Log In To Like
A World of Dancers A World of Dancers Ginjer L. Clarke Honor Log In To Like
Wombats Are Pretty Weird : A (Not So) Serious Guide Abi Cushman Honor Log In To Like
How to Eat in Space How to Eat in Space Helen Taylor Honor Log In To Like

2023

Book Author Award Level Completed
Blood! Not Just a Vampire Drink Blood! Not Just a Vampire Drink Stacy McAnulty Winner Log In To Like
Hank the Heart Hank the Heart John , Moore Ryan , Hutton Honor Log In To Like
Oil Oil Jonah , Winter, Jeanette Winter Honor Log In To Like
Good Eating: The Life of Krill Matt Lilley Honor Log In To Like
Insects by the Numbers Insects by the Numbers Steve Jenkins Honor Log In To Like
Not Done Yet: Shirley Chisholm's Fight for Change Not Done Yet: Shirley Chisholm's Fight for Change Tameka Fryer Brown Honor Log In To Like

2022

Book Author Award Level Completed
Claudette Colvin Claudette Colvin Phillip Hoose Winner Log In To Like
I Am the Shark by Joan Holub I Am the Shark by Joan Holub Joan Holub Honor Log In To Like
Snakes Smell with Their Tongues! And Other Amazing Facts Snakes Smell with Their Tongues! And Other Amazing Facts Thea Feldman Honor Log In To Like

2021

Book Author Award Level Completed
Small Matters: The Hidden Power of the Unseen Heather Ferranti Kinser Winner Log In To Like

2020

Book Author Award Level Completed
Sisters: Venus & Serena Williams Sisters: Venus & Serena Williams Jeanette Winter Winner Log In To Like
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré Anika Aldamuy Denise Honor Log In To Like
The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop Carole Boston Weatherford Honor Log In To Like
Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You Sonia Sotomayor Honor Log In To Like

2019

Book Author Award Level Completed
The Sun Is Kind of a Big Deal The Sun Is Kind of a Big Deal Nick Seluk Winner Log In To Like
Saving Fiona: The Story of the World's Most Famous Baby Hippo Saving Fiona: The Story of the World's Most Famous Baby Hippo Thane Maynard Honor Log In To Like
Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art Gallery Sandra Neil Wallace Honor Log In To Like
How to Build a Hug: Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machine How to Build a Hug: Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machine Amy Guglielmo Honor Log In To Like

2018

Book Author Award Level Completed
If Sharks Disappeared If Sharks Disappeared Lily Williams Winner Log In To Like
Her Right Foot Her Right Foot Dave Eggers Honor Log In To Like
Before She Was Harriet Before She Was Harriet Lesa Cline-Ransome Honor Log In To Like

2017

Book Author Award Level Completed
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions Chris Barton Winner Log In To Like
Giant Squid Giant Squid Candace Fleming Honor Log In To Like
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark Debbie Levy Honor Log In To Like
The Secret Subway The Secret Subway Shana Corey Honor Log In To Like

2016

Book Author Award Level Completed
Fur, Feather, Fin--All of Us Are Kin Fur, Feather, Fin--All of Us Are Kin Diane Lang Winner Log In To Like
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah Laurie Ann Thompson Honor Log In To Like
The Blue Whale The Blue Whale Jenni Desmond Honor Log In To Like
I, Fly: The Buzz about Flies and How Awesome They Are I, Fly: The Buzz about Flies and How Awesome They Are Bridget Heos Honor Log In To Like

2015

Book Author Award Level Completed
Handle with Care: An Unusual Butterfly Journey Loree Griffin Burns Winner Log In To Like
Feathers: Not Just for Flying Feathers: Not Just for Flying Melissa Stewart Honor Log In To Like
Tuesday Tucks Me in: The Loyal Bond Between a Soldier and His Service Dog Tuesday Tucks Me in: The Loyal Bond Between a Soldier and His Service Dog Luis Carlos Montalván Honor Log In To Like

2014

Book Author Award Level Completed
Miracle Mud David A Kelly Winner Log In To Like
On a Beam of Light On a Beam of Light Jennifer Berne Honor Log In To Like
Gandhi: A March to the Sea Gandhi: A March to the Sea Alice B McGinty Honor Log In To Like
The Boy Who Loved Math The Boy Who Loved Math Deborah Heiligman Honor Log In To Like

2013

Book Author Award Level Completed
Dreaming Up Dreaming Up Christy Hale Winner Log In To Like
Kate & Pippin: An Unlikely Love Story Kate & Pippin: An Unlikely Love Story Martin Springett Honor Log In To Like
Hatchlings: Life-Size Baby Dinosaurs Hatchlings: Life-Size Baby Dinosaurs Milner Halls Kelly Honor Log In To Like
8 Days Gone Linda McReynolds Honor Log In To Like

2012

Book Author Award Level Completed
Dolphins Dolphins Kate Riggs Winner Log In To Like
About Penguins: A Guide for Children About Penguins: A Guide for Children Cathryn P Sill Honor Log In To Like
Animal Eggs Dawn And Joanne O'Sullivan Cusick Honor Log In To Like

2011

Book Author Award Level Completed
Pika: Life on the Rocks Tannis Bill Winner Log In To Like
Pop!: The Invention of Bubble Gum Pop!: The Invention of Bubble Gum Meghan McCarthy Honor Log In To Like
Bones: Skeletons and How They Work: Skeletons and How They Work Bones: Skeletons and How They Work: Skeletons and How They Work Steve Jenkins Honor Log In To Like
Orangutans Are Ticklish: Fun Facts from an Animal Photographer Steve Grubman Honor Log In To Like

2010

Book Author Award Level Completed
Never Smile at a Monkey Never Smile at a Monkey Steve Jenkins Winner Log In To Like
Nic Bishop: Butterflies and Moths Nic Bishop: Butterflies and Moths Nic Bishop Honor Log In To Like
Moonshot: The Flight Of Apollo 11 Moonshot: The Flight Of Apollo 11 Brian Floca Honor Log In To Like
Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle Brian Dennis Honor Log In To Like

2009

Book Author Award Level Completed
Our Three Bears Our Three Bears Ron Hirschi Winner Log In To Like
Who Was Abraham Lincoln? Who Was Abraham Lincoln? Janet B Pascal Honor Log In To Like
Henry Ford: Putting the World on Wheels Henry Ford: Putting the World on Wheels Dina El Nabli Honor Log In To Like
Sneaky, Spinning Baby Spiders Sneaky, Spinning Baby Spiders Sandra Markle Honor Log In To Like

2008

Book Author Award Level Completed
Who Likes the Rain? Who Likes the Rain? Etta Kaner Winner Log In To Like
Guess What’s Growing Inside This Egg Mia Posada Honor Log In To Like
Art Across the Ages: Ancient Mexico Art Across the Ages: Ancient Mexico Kelly Campbell Hinshaw Honor Log In To Like
Lightship Lightship Brian Floca Honor Log In To Like

2007

Book Author Award Level Completed
Time for Kids: Butterflies! David Bjerklie Winner Log In To Like
Scoop, Seesaw, and Raise: A Book about Levers Scoop, Seesaw, and Raise: A Book about Levers Michael Dahl Honor Log In To Like
The Day the Dinosaurs Died The Day the Dinosaurs Died Charlotte Lewis Brown Honor Log In To Like
Time for Kids: Frogs! Katheryn Hoffman Honor Log In To Like

2006

Book Author Award Level Completed
Turtle Tide: The Way of Sea Turtles Stephen Swinburne Winner Log In To Like
I Wonder Why Columbus Crossed the Ocean and Other Questions About Explorers Rosie Greenwood Honor Log In To Like
Skyscrapers Skyscrapers Seymour Simon Honor Log In To Like
Always Remember Me Always Remember Me Marisabina Russo Honor Log In To Like
Snakes: Biggest! Littlest! Snakes: Biggest! Littlest! Sandra Markle Honor Log In To Like
Houdini: World’s Greatest Mystery Man and Escape King Kathleen Krull Honor Log In To Like

2005

Book Author Award Level Completed
Choppers! Choppers! Susan E. Goodman Winner Log In To Like
First Kids First Kids Gibbs Davis Honor Log In To Like
Why Do Snakes Hiss? Why Do Snakes Hiss? Joan Holub Honor Log In To Like
Cars Philip Abraham Honor Log In To Like
Spiders: Biggest! Littlest! Spiders: Biggest! Littlest! Sandra Markle Honor Log In To Like
Space Heroes: Amazing Astronauts Space Heroes: Amazing Astronauts James Jr Buckley Honor Log In To Like
Race Into Space Eric Arnold Honor Log In To Like
Kids in Sports: A Chapter Book Kids in Sports: A Chapter Book Kirsten Hall Honor Log In To Like

2004

Book Author Award Level Completed
Gretchen the Bicycle Dog Gretchen the Bicycle Dog Anita Heyman Winner Log In To Like
Deborah Sampson Deborah Sampson Rick Burke Honor Log In To Like
George Washington George Washington Rick Burke Honor Log In To Like
Leopards Patricia Kendell Honor Log In To Like
Why Do Horses Neigh? Why Do Horses Neigh? Joan Holub Honor Log In To Like
Spooky America: Four Real Ghost Stories Lori Haskins Honor Log In To Like