2022 OTTER Award Nominees

2022 OTTER AwardNominees

High and Dry written by Eric Walters, illustrated by Sabrina Gendron (J WALTERS) "In this illustrated early chapter book, a young boy and his grandfather work together to save a beached orca." Click here to place a hold on this book at the Richland Public Library.

Dave the Unicorn: Welcome to Unicorn School written by Pip Bird, illustrated by Dave O'Connell (J BIRD) "In this laugh-out-loud illustrated chapter book, Mira is excited about attending the school--until she's paired with a very un-unicorny unicorn." Click here or here to place a hold on this book at the Richland Public Library. Click here to see other books we have by this author. They include the following books in the Dave the Unicorn series.

• Dance Party (J BIRD)
• Field Trip (J BIRD)
• Team Spirit (J BIRD)

Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business (Book #1 of the Mindy Kim series) written by Lyla Lee, illustrated by Dung Ho (J LEE) "Mindy Kim wants to fit in at her new school, but her favorite lunch leads to scorn, then a thriving business, and finally big trouble." Click here or here to place a hold on this book at the Richland Public Library, or here for an audiobook/book kit. Click here to check out the e-book from Overdrive/Libby, or here to check out the audiobook. Click here to check out the audiobook from Hoopla Digital. Click here to see other books we have by this author. They include the following books in the Mindy Kim series. The call number for all of these is J LEE.

• Mindy Kim and the Lunar New Year Parade (Book #2); click here for the e-book or here for the audiobook from Overdrive/Libby, or click here for the audiobook from Hoopla Digital
• Mindy Kim and the Birthday Puppy (Book #3); click here for the e-book from Overdrive/Libby
• Mindy Kim, Class President (Book #4); click here for the e-book from Overdrive/Libby
• Mindy Kim and the Trip to Korea (Book #5)

Dancing at Carnival (from the Ana & Andrew series) written by Christine Platt, illustrated by Sharon Sordo (E2 PLATT) "It's Spring Break! During Carnival, Ana and Andrew travel to visit their family on the island of Trinidad. They love watching the parade and dancing to the music. This year, they learn how their ancestors helped create the holiday!" Click here to place a hold on this book at the Richland Public Library. Click here to check out the e-book from Hoopla Digital, or here for the read-along e-book. Click here to see other books we have in the Ana & Andrew series. They include the following.

• A Day at the Museum (E2 PLATT); click here for the e-book from Overdrive/Libby, here for the e-book from Hoopla Digital, or here for the read-along e-book
• Family Reunion (E2 PLATT)
• Home Run (E2 PLATT)
• Honoring Heroes (E2 PLATT)
• Martin's Dream (E2 PLATT)
• Planting Peanuts (E2 PLATT)
• A Snowy Day e-book from Hoopla Digital, or click here for the read-along e-book
• Summer in Savannah e-book from Hoopla Digital, or click here for the read-along e-book
• El Violin Magico, The Magic Violin (E2 PLATT)
• A Walk in Harlem (E2 PLATT)

Willa the Wisp (Book #1 of The Fabled Stables series) written by Jonathan Auxier, illustrated by Olga Demidova (J AUXIER) "One day, eight-year-old Auggie Pound, caretaker of the rare animals in the Fabled Stables, ventures into the swamp to save a new rare creature: the wisp." Click here to place a hold on this book at the Richland Public Library. Click here to check out the e-book, here for the read-along e-book, here for the audiobook, or here for the video from Hoopla Digital. Click here to place a hold on the sequel, Trouble with Tattle-Tails (J AUXIER). Click here to check out the e-book of the sequel from Hoopla Digital.

Red Panda & Moon Bear (Book #1 of the Red Panda & Moon Bear series) written and illustrated by Jarod Roselló (J GRAPHIC ROSELLO) "Red Panda and Moon Bear are used to handling lost cats and bullies, but they will need some new friends to deal with ghosts, robots, and alien invaders." Click here to place a hold on this book at the Richland Public Library. Click here to check out the e-book in English from Hoopla Digital, or here to check out the e-book in Spanish.

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.

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.