The OTTER Award – Our Time To Enjoy Reading – is sponsored by the Washington Library Association: School Libraries Division. Established in 2015, the committee is pleased to announce the 2025-2026 nominated titles.
Bibsy Cross and the Bad Apple by Liz Garton Scanlon Bailey, illustrated by Dung Ho (Knopf Books for Young Readers / Penguin Random House)
First Day, Worst Day (The Very Worst Ever, Book 1)by Andy Nonamus, illustrated by Amy Jindra (Little Simon / Simon & Schuster)
Orris and Timble: The BeginningBy Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Carmen Mok (Candlewick)
Shermy & Shake, the Not-So-Nice Neighbor by Kirby Larson, illustrated by Shinja Fujioka (Candlewick)
Welcome to Scare School (Scare School Diaries 1)by Jarrett Lerner (Aladdin / Simon & Schuster)
Wildfire Rescue: A Branches Book (Disaster Squad #1) by Rekha S. Rajan, illustrated by Courtney Lovett (Scholastic)
Check out the new resources for 2025 OTTER books from our colleagues at the Sno-Isle library!