WA Book Awards: Student Choice!

The 2026 Book Awards have been decided by you and children all over Washington!

Wade King School Students chose these winners:

• OTTER: First Day Worst Day by Andy Nonamus
• Sasquatch: Two Tribes by Emily Bowen Cohen
• Towner: Snake Milker and Other Animal Jobs by Stepanka Sepaninova
• WCCPBA: The Bakery Dragon by Devon Elle Kurtz
• Young Reader’s Choice Award: A Horse Named Sky by Rosanne Perry
• Bellingham YETI Award: Grounded by 

Voting for this year's nominees has closed.

Young Readers Choice Award 2026! You decided! (Pacific Northwest Library Association) Students in Fourth and Fifth grades voted in the Junior Division in April.

Washington Children’s Choice Picture Book Award Washington Library Association, School Library Division)

Students in Kindergarten, First, Second and Third grades are eligible to vote for this award. Fourth and Fifth graders may also vote to determine our school favorite.

O.T.T.E.R. (Washington Library Association, School Library Division)

Students in Second and Third grades are eligible to vote for this award.

Towner Award (Washington Library Association, School Library Division)

Students in Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth grades are eligible to vote for this award.

Sasquatch (Washington Library Association, School Library Division)

Students in Fourth and Fifth grades are eligible to vote for this award.

Favorite YETI Book (Bellingham School District award.)

Students in Fourth and Fifth grades are eligible to vote for this award.