The Washington Children's Choice Award is selected annually by K-3 students in Washington State. All K-3 students may vote on this award, through their library media specialist. More information on the award along with a list of past winners is at http://www.wlma.org/Association/wccpba.htm

The nominees for 2009 are:

Bud and Gabby by Anne Davis

Cha Cha Chimps by Julia Durango

The Cheese by Margie Katherine Palatini

Chester by Melanie Watt

Chickens to the Rescue by John Himmelman

The End by David Arthur A. LaRochelle

Ham the Astrochimp by Richard Hillard

Help! A Story of Friendship by Holly Keller

Ivan the Terrier by Peter Catalanotto

A Killer Whale's World by Caroline Arnold

Larry Gets Lost in Seattle by John Skewes

Library Mouse by Daniel Abrams Kirk

Louder Lili by Gennifer Chodenko

Oh, Theodore! Guinea Pig Poems by Susan Katz

Peanut by Linis Alsenas

Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly by Alan Madison

When a Monster is Born by Sean Taylor

Wolf's Coming by Joe Kulka

Would I Ever Lie to You? by Carolyn Buehner

Younger Brother's Survival Guide by Lisa Kopelke

Teachers and the librarian will read all twenty books to the children in the winter of 2009 and they will vote on April 1, 2009 for their favorite title. In 2008 over 105,000 children in Washington State voted on the award sponsored by the Washington Library Media Association.

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