Bluebird by Bob Staake (Schwartz & Wade)
Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle (Chronicle Books)
Exclamation Mark! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal; Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld (Scholastic Press)
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt; Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers (Philomel)
Miss Maple's Seeds by Eliza Wheeler (Nancy Paulsen Books)
No Fits, Nilson! by Zachariah Ohora (Dial)
The Story of Fish and Snail by Deborah Freedman (Viking Juvenile)
The Mighty Lalouche by Matthew Olshan; Illustrated by Sophie Blackall (Schwartz & Wade)
The Beatles Were Fab (and They Were Funny) by Kathleen Krull, Paul Brewer;
Illustrated by Stacy Innerst (HMH Books for Young Readers)
Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel;
Illustrated by Melissa Sweet (Balzer & Bray)
