2021 OTTER Award Nominees

Check out these2021 OTTER Awardnominees!

2020 Winner:Mr. Wolf's Class

Didi Dodo, Future Spy: Recipe for Disaster! (Book 1 in the Didi Dodo, Future Spy series) by Tom Angleberger When Koko Dodo’s secret chocolate sauce is stolen just before an important cooking contest, Didi, a dodo bird, devises a daring plan to help--whether he wants her to or not. Click here or here to place a hold on this book at the Richland Public Library. Click here to see all Didi Dodo, Future Spy items in the library's collection (including a CD audiobook and a book kit). Click here to check out the e-book from Libby/Overdrive. Click here to check out the e-book from Hoopla Digital. Click here to see all e-books in this series that are available from Hoopla Digital.

Truman the Dog (Book 1 in the My Furry Foster Family series) by Debbi Michiko Florence "Truman the black lab might be an older rescue dog, but he's still got enough mischief beneath his collar to keep eight-year-old Kaita Takano and her animal-fostering family on their toes from morning till night." Click here or here to place a hold on this book at the Richland Public Library. Click here to check out the e-book from Libby/Overdrive. Click here to check out the e-book from Hoopla Digital. Click here to see all e-books in this series that are available from Hoopla Digital.

Mia Mayhem is a Superhero! (Book 1 in the Mia Mayhem series) by Kara West Meet Mia Macarooney, an ordinary eight-year-old who finds out she has an extraordinary super-secret in this first chapter book in the brand-new Mia Mayhem series! With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Mia Mayhem chapter books are perfect for emerging readers. Click here or here to place a hold on this book at the Richland Public Library. Click here to check out the e-book from Libby/Overdrive.

Sparks! (Book #1 in the Sparks! series) by Ian Boothby August is a brilliant inventor who is afraid of the outside. Charlie is a crack pilot who isn't afraid of anything. Together, these pals save lives every day. They also happen to be cats who pilot a powerful, mechanical dog suit! Always eager to leap into danger, this feline duo have their work cut out for them as they try to thwart Princess, an evil alien bent on enslaving mankind. Click here to place a hold on this book at the Richland Public Library. Click here to check out the e-book from Libby/Overdrive. Click here to see all of the books we have in this series. They include the following.

• Sparks! (Sparks! #1)
• Double Dog Dare (Sparks! #2)

Stealing the Sword! (Book #1 in the Time Jumpers series) by Wendy Mass At the flea market, nine-and-a-half-year-old Chase and his younger sister Ava acquire an old suitcase filled with rows of carefully packed strange objects. When they handle one of the objects, a dragon-headed doorknob, they find themselves in King Arthur's castle on a mission to save the King--and pursued by a strange man who is after their suitcase. Click here or here to place a hold on this book at the Richland Public Library. Click here to check out the e-book from Libby/Overdrive. We have several books from this series in the library's collection. They include the following.

• Stealing the Sword! (Time Jumpers #1)
• Escape from Egypt! (Time Jumpers #2)
• Fast-Forward to the Future (Time Jumpers #3)
• Dodging Dinosaurs (Time Jumpers #4)

Mr. Wolf’s Class by Aron Nels Steinke (Book #1 in the Mr. Wolf’s Class series) by Aron Nels Steinke This book was selected as the winner of the 2020 Otter Award. Mr. Wolf has just started teaching fourth grade at Hazelwood Elementary. He wants the first day of school to go well, but he's got his hands full with his new class. Some of his students include Margot, who is new in town and is trying to make friends; Sampson, who brought something special to school for show-and-tell; and Aziza, who just wants everyone to be quiet and do their work. Meanwhile, Penny, who is VERY sleepy because she has a new baby brother at home, goes missing! This delightful new series captures the everyday and unexpected ups and downs of a fourth-grade classroom. Click here to place a hold on this book at the Richland Public Library. Click here to see other books that we have in this series. They include the following.

• Mr. Wolf's Class (Mr. Wolf's Class #1)
• Mr. Wolf's Class: Mystery Club (Mr. Wolf's Class #2)
• Mr. Wolf's Class: Lucky Stars (Mr. Wolf's Class #3)

Click here to check out the e-book from Libby/Overdrive. Click here to see all e-books in this series that are available from Libby/Overdrive.

Isle of Misfits: First Class (Book #1 in the Isle of Misfits Series) by Jamie Mae In the first book of the series, a gargoyle who can't sit still at his post is invited to live on an island full of other restless magical creatures. Gibbon is a gargoyle who has been unable to sit still for hundreds of years. One day, when he leaves his post at the castle he was meant to be guarding, a person sees Gibbon, so he panics and runs away. He meets three gargoyles who bring him to an island filled with other legendary creatures. There, he goes to a special academy that will train him to go on missions to protect all sorts of mythical creatures who are in trouble.Excited to go and happy that he won't be lonely anymore, Gibbon is also nervous to go some place where he doesn't know anyone. Will he be able to make friends in this new place? Find out in this new and exciting creature-filled series, complete with a hilarious cast of characters such as a clumsy dragon, an ill-tempered fairy, a griffin with poor flying skills, and a yeti with a manbun! Click here or here to place a hold on this book at the Richland Public Library. Click here to check out the e-book from Libby/Overdrive. Click here to see all of the books we have in this series. They include the following.

• First Class (Isle of Misfits #1)
• The Missing Pot of Gold (Isle of Misfits #2)
• Prank Wars! (Isle of Misfits #3)
• The Candy Cane Culprits (Isle of Misfits #4)

The OTTER Award (which stands for Our Time to Enjoy Reading) is given to a transitional chapter book each year. This award is sponsored by the Washington Library Association's School Library Division, and it is designed for all students in grades K-5. Students across Washington state vote on the nominees. Click here for more information about the Otter Award.