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2026 Newberry Medal Winner
2026 Newberry Medal Winner
All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson
All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson
Newberry Honor Books for 2026:
The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli — Karina Yan Glaser
A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez — María Dolores Águila
The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story — Daniel Nayeri
Sometimes the Girl — Jennifer Mason-Black
2026 Caldecott Medal Winner
2026 Caldecott Medal Winner
Fireworks by Matthew Burgess (illustrated by Cátia Chien)
Caldecott Honor Books for 2026:
A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez by María Dolores Águila (illustrated by Magdalena Mora)
Noting by Thao Lam
The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story by Daniel Nayeri (illustrated by Amin Hassanzadeh Sharif)
The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey Hartman (illustrated by Marcin Minor)
Young Reader's Choice Awards
Young Reader's Choice Awards
The Pacific Northwest Library Association’s Young Reader’s Choice Awards was established by a Seattle bookseller in 1940. Fourth through twelfth graders in the Pacific Northwest are eligible to vote.
The list of nominated titles is divided into three divisions: Grades 4-6, Grades 7-9, and Grades 10-12. St. Mary Magdalen participates in the first two divisions.
Students are encouraged to read at least two books in their division by March. Voting can be submitted before April 15. The winning title will be named sometime in May.
Young Readers Choice Awards for 2027 — Grades 4-6:
Faker by Gordon Korman (CDN)
Popcorn by Rob Harrell
Olivetti by Allie Millington
The Frindle Files by Andrew Clements
And Then, Boom! by Lisa Fipps
The New Girl by Cassandra Calin (CDN)
Gamerville by Johnnie Christmas
Noodle & Bao by Shaina Lu
Young Readers Choice Awards for 2027 — Grades 7-9:
The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys
We Are Big Time by Hena Khan
The Ghostkeeper: A Graphic Novel by Johanna Taylor
Once a Queen by Sarah Arthur
Beastly Beauty by Jennifer Donnelly
Alterations by Ray Xu
The Liars Society by Alyson Gerber
The Age of Enchantment by Anna James
Sasquatch Reading Award
Sasquatch Reading Award
The Sasquatch Reading Award is sponsored by the Washington Library Media Association. It was started in 1998 and was designed as an award that would reach readers in grades 3-6.
Each year a list of twelve nominated titles is published. Students read at least two of the selected titles, and then they may vote on the one they liked best. Votes need to be submitted by April 1. The winning title will be announced in May. Students, teachers, and librarians can also nominate titles. The nominated titles must include an explanation of why it should be selected.
2027 Nominees
Elf Dog & Owl Head — M.T. Anderson, illustrated by Junyi Wu
Safiyyah's War — Hiba Noor Khan
On a Wing and a Tear — Cynthia Leitich Smith
Popcorn — Rob Harrell
It Came from the Trees — Ally Russell
Monster Locker — Jorge Aguirre, illustrated by Andrés Vera Martínez
The Ribbon Skirt: A Graphic Novel — Cameron Mukwa
The Kingdom Over the Sea — Zohra Nabi
With Twice the Love, Dessie Mei — Justina Chen
Spy Ring — Sarah Beth Durst
Children's Choice Picture Book Award
Children's Choice Picture Book Award
The Washington Children’s Choice Picture Book Award is sponsored by the Washington Library Media Association. It is a list of twenty books in picture book format, both fiction and non-fiction, which are considered to be good read-alouds for K-3.
Students may have the books read to them, or they may read them on their own. Votes for their favorite title need to be submitted by April 1.
WCCPBA Nominees for 2027:
Don't Trust Fish — Neil Sharpson and Dan Santat
The Day the Books Disappeared — Joanna Ho, Caroline Kusin Pritchard, and Dan Santat
Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World) — Corey R. Tabor
Vida: The Mice, the Cat, and the Alebrije — Duncan Tonatiuh
The Interpreter — Olivia Abtahi and Monica Arnaldo
Safe Crossing — Kari Percival
My Friend May — Julie Flett
Monster Hands — Karen Kane, Jonaz McMillan, and Dion MBD
Old Clothes for Dinner?! — Nathalie Alonso and Natalia Rojas Castro
Broken — X. Fang
Awesome Earth: Concrete Poems Celebrate Caves, Canyons, and Other Fascinating Landforms — Joan Bransfield Graham
How to Grow a Family Tree — Bea Birdsong and Jasu Hu
Piece Out — Alex Willan
No More Chairs — Dan Gill and Susan Gal
Nunu and the Sea — Isabella Kung
The Wombats Go Wild for Words — Beth Ferry and Lori Nichols
Lena the Chicken (But Really a Dinosaur!) — Linda Bailey and K-Fai Steele
Tuck Me In! — Nathan W. Pyle
Mike the Magical Coughing Cat — Mag Takac
The Day Leap Soared — Blair Braverman and Olivia When
Otter Award
Otter Award
The goal of the OTTER Award is to highlight titles that are both engaging and developmentally appropriate for readers transitioning into chapter books. With a motto of “books kids like, not books adults think kids should like,” student feedback is utilized when selecting the nominees. A maximum of six titles are selected each year. Voting occurs in May, and the results are announced in June.
OTTER Award Nominees for 2027:
Ava Lin, Best Friend! — Vicky Fang
Felix Powell, Boy Dog — Erin Entrada Kelly
How to Save an Otter (Wildlife Rescue #1) — Kate Messner, illustrated by Jennifer Bricking
Murray the Viking (Murray and Bun!) — Adam Stower
Rise of the Green Flame (Kwame’s Magic Quest #1) — Bernard Mensah, illustrated by Natasha Nayo
Tuck and Tina and the Lost Fortune (Tuck and Tina #1) — Jess Brallier and Jack Keely, illustrated by Jack Keely
Towner Award
Towner Award
The Towner Award is named in honor of William "Bill" Towner who served as the Library Media Specialist at Kimball Elementary School in the Seattle School District until 1996. He was the WLMA Library Media Specialist of the Year in 1990. Voting is for students in grade 2 through 6 in Washington State. These books are non-fiction.
Towner Award Nominees for 2027:
The Black Mambas: The World's First All-Woman Anti-Poaching Unit — Kelly Crull
Snowshoe Kate and the Hospital Built for Pennies — Margi Preus and Jaime Zollars
Kahoʻolawe: The True Story of an Island and Her People — Kamalani Hurley and Harinani Orme
I'm a Dumbo Octopus!: A Graphic Guide to Cephalopods — Anne Lambelet
To Walk the Sky: How Iroquois Steelworkers Helped Build Towering Cities — Patricia Morris Buckley and E.B. Lewis
The Most Remote Homes on Earth — Giles Laroche
Bust or Trust: A Kids' Mystery Book — Sam Peet
Flick!: The Truth About Lizards — Annette Whipple and Juanbjuan Oliver
Deepfakes — Ashley Kuehl
The Magnificent Book of Endangered Animals — Genevieve Morgan and Val Walerczuk
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