Children's Choice Book Awards!

One great way to get reading ideas is to check out the various children's choice book awards. Created in response to prestigious, but adult-selected, awards such as the Caldecott and Newbery, these state, regional and occasionally national awards allow children to make their voices heard.

Here are a few to consider:

• The Children's Book Council Children's Choice Book Award (national, kindergarten-teen)


• The Sasquatch Award (Washington state, grades 3-6)


• The Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award (Washington state, kindergarten-grade 3)


• The Young Reader's Choice Award (Pacific Northwest, grades 4-6, 7-9, 10-12)

Please note that OWS students in grades K-3 will hear all the WCCPBA nominees during library class at school and will get to vote for their favorites each March.