Children’s Book Award Nominees

The OTTER Award

This Washington State award is given yearly to a transitional chapter book for all students in grades K-5.

• Bibsy Cross and the Bad Apple by Liz Garton Scanlos Bailey
• First Day, Worst Day (The Very Worst Ever, Book 1) by Andy Nonamus
• Orris and Trimble: The Beginning by Kate DiCamillo
• Shermy & Shake, the Not-So-Nice Neighbor by Kirby Larson
• Welcome to Scare School (Scare School Diaries 1) by Jarrett Lerner
• Wildfire Rescue: A Branches Book (Disaster Squad #1) by Rekha S. Rajan

Sasquatch Book Award

This Washington State kids’ choice award is given yearly to a 4th-6th grade chapter book.   

• Duel by Jessixa Bagley
• The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto by Adrianna Cuevas
• Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt
• Grounded: A Novel by Aisha Saeed, S.K. Ali, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, Huda Al-Marashi
• Legends of Lotus Island: Guardian Test by Christina Soontornvat
• Just a Pinch of Magic by Alechia Dow
• The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh
• Operation Final Notice byMatthew Landis
• Rewind by Lisa Graff
• Roll For Initiative by Jamie Formato
• Two Tribes by Emily Bowen Cohen
• The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass

The William C. Towner Award

This Washington State award is given yearly to an informational text for grades 2-6.

• Young Zoologist: Capybara by Julia Mata
• Jose Feeds the World by David Ungar
• Leafy Landmarks: Travels With Trees by Michelle Schaub
• My Antarctica by G. Neri
• Rats to the Rescue by Scott Riley, Sambat Meas
• School of Magic by Altea Villa
• Snake Milker and Other Animal Jobs by Stepanka Sekaninova
• Volcanoes by Neil Cross Beckerman
• Who Knew?: The Wonders of Biomimicry by Kathleen Madden
• World Kitchen by Abigail Wheatley

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Washington Children’s Choice Picture Book Award

This Washington State award is given yearly to a picture book for all students in grades K-3.

• The Bakery Dragon by Devin Elle Kurtz
• Buffalo Fluffalo by Bess Kalb
• Built to Last by Minh Le
• Cookie Time by Jessie Sima
• A Crocodile Should Never Skip Breakfast by Colleen Larmour
• A Flicker of Hope by Cynthia Harmony
• I Know How to Draw an Owl by Hilary Horder Hippely
• I’m Sorry You Got Mad by Kyle Lukoff
• Jump For Joy by Karen Gray Ruelle
• Log Life (Tiny Habitats) by Amy Hevron
• The Man Who Didn’t Like Animals by Deborah Underwood
• The Midnight Panther by Poonam Mistry
• My Friend Andy by Emma Chinnery
• Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic by Candace Fleming
• Parrotfish Has a Superpower by Jill Esbaum
• Tate’s Wild Rescue by Jenny Turnbull
• The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn by Shawn Harris
• The Together Tree by Salaam Reads
• Ursula Upside Down by Corey R. Tabor
• We are Definitely Human by X Fang

Young Readers Choice Award

This Pacific Northwest Library Association award is given yearly to a Junior Division chapter book for all students in grades 4-6.

• Four Eyes by Rex Ogle
• The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln
• A Horse Named Sky by Roseanne Parry
• The Grace of Wild Things by Heather Fawcett (CDN)
• The Moth-Keeper by Kay O’Neill
• The Chalice of the Gods by Rick RIordan
• The Otherwoods by Justine Pucella Winans
• The Firefly Summer by Morgan Matson