Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award (WCCPBA)

The Washington Children's Choice Award is selected annually by Washington State's K-3 students, who may vote for this award through their local teacher-librarian. This award is given through the WLA School Library Division.

AND THE 2025 WINNER IS...

Flat Cat

Congratulations to Tara Lazar and Pete Oswald, and Flamingo Books!

26,172 children voted for this year's winning book.

Many thanks to the 113,153 children in the great state of Washington for participating in this year's voting.

See the final voting results here: 2025 - Final Voting Results

2026 WCCPBA Nominees

Cover images for the 2026 WCCPBA Nominees

Check out the 2026 WCCPBA nominees, as well as resources and other helpful information, in the video below!

2025 WCCPBA Nominees

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