Children’s Book Award Nominees
Children’s Book Award Nominees
Selections from these annual state awards are highlighted throughout the year. Most can be found within our Stevens Library Book Collections.
The Washington Children’s Choice Picture Book Award (WCCPBA)
The WCCPBA was started in 1982. All Washington state K-3 students in public and private schools are welcome to vote. Students (hopefully) hear all 20 nominated picture books and vote for a school favorite early spring. The school winner is submitted to the state committee.
To view this year’s nominees, please visit our WCCPBA Collection on our Library Catalog Page.
The OTTER (Our Time To Enjoy Reading) Award
For transitional readers in grades 1-3. Voting is open to all K-5 students with votes submitted late spring.
Informational text for grades 2-6. The Towner Award is named after Bill Towner, longtime Seattle librarian and mentor to dozens of librarians. Bill worked with thousands of students from all backgrounds and taught all of them his love of literature. Bill showed us how caring teachers and librarians can make a difference. Student votes are submitted to the committee (late spring).
Grades 4-6 can participate in the voting process by reading at least two of the nominees. Individual votes are submitted to the committee (mid-spring).
Young Reader’s Choice Award (YRCA)
Since 1940 young readers in the Pacific Northwest have been participating in the YRCA sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Library Association. It is the longest-running children’s choice book award and the only international award with young readers in both the United States and Canada participating in the program. Any grade 4-12 student who has read (or heard) one or more titles can vote (April-May).