Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Awan (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2025) has been named the eleventh annual Floyd’s Pick Book Award winner, awarded by the Choose to Read Ohio (CTRO) Advisory Council in memory of children’s literature expert, advocate, and librarian Floyd Dickman.
The Floyd’s Pick Book Award is given annually to a book written by an Ohio author or illustrated by an Ohio illustrator that is representative of high-quality literature created for children. It aims to carry on the legacy of Floyd Dickman’s joyful work to support and share children’s literature.
The CTRO Advisory Council has also selected two Floyd’s Pick Honor Books for 2026:
- Home Is a Wish by Julia Kuo (Macmillan, 2025)
- Go Tell It: How James Baldwin Became a Writer by Quartez Harris, illustrated by Gordon C. James (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2025)