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- Ideas are all around, Philip C. Stead
- The cello of Mr. O, by Jane Cutler ; illustrated by Greg Couch
- Enigma, a magical mystery, Graeme Base
- Finding Winnie, the true story of the world's most famous bear, by Lindsay Mattick ; illustrated by Sophie Blackall
- B is for baller, the ultimate basketball alphabet, by James Littlejohn ; illustrated by Matthew Shipley
- The power of Henry's imagination, story by Skye Byrne ; pictures by Nic George
- The cat from Hunger Mountain, Ed Young
- Billy's booger, a memoir (which is a true story, which this book is), written and drawn by William Joyce and his younger self (from the 4th grade, actually)
- Bluebird, Bob Staake
- The last king of Angkor Wat, Graeme Base
- Year of the jungle, by Suzanne Collins ; illustrated by James Proimos
- The Princess and the pit stop, written by Tom Angleberger ; illustrated by Dan Santat
- Drum dream girl, how one girl's courage changed music, poem by Margarita Engle ; illustrations by Rafael López
- The sandman, the story of Sanderson Mansnoozie, William Joyce
- My pen, Christopher Myers
- The tea party in the woods, Akiko Miyakoshi
- The three little pigs, an architectural tale, retold and illustrated by Steven Guarnaccia
- The sound of silence, by Katrina Goldsaito ; art by Julia Kuo
- Who pushed Humpty Dumpty?, and other notorious nursery tale mysteries, David Levinthal ; illustrations by John Nickle
- Razia's ray of hope, one girl's dream of an education, written by Elizabeth Suneby ; illustrated by Suana Verelst
- The dark, by Lemony Snicket ; illustrated by Jon Klassen
- Moletown, Torben Kuhlmann ; [translated by Andrew Rushton]
- The little red wolf, Amélie Fléchais ; English edition translated by Jeremy Melloul ; design by AndWorld Design
- The little tree, by Muon Van ; illustrated by JoAnn Adinolfi
- Sports are fantastic fun!, Ole Könnecke ; translation, Monika Smith
- Norman, speak!, Caroline Adderson ; pictures by Qin Leng
- In the air, Brian Biggs
- Dust devil, by Anne Isaacs ; illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky
- Ballad, Blexbolex ; translated by Claudia Z. Bedrick
- Pocket full of colors, the magical world of Mary Blair, Disney artist extraordinaire, Amy Guglielmo and Jacqueline Tourville ; illustrated by Brigette Barrager
- Dad and the dinosaur, Newbery Honor winner, Gennifer Choldenko ; [illustrated by] Caldecott Award winner, Dan Santat
- The worst breakfast, by China Miéville & Zak Smith
- Goldfish Ghost, by Lemony Snicket ; illustrations by Lisa Brown
- On the other side of the garden, Jairo Buitrago ; pictures by Rafael Yockteng ; translated by Elisa Amado
- Islandborn, Junot Díaz ; illustrated by Leo Espinosa
- Laundry day, by Maurie J. Manning
- How to be a T. Rex, Ryan North ; illustrated by Mike Lowery
- Long may she wave, the true story of Caroline Pickersgill and her star-spangled creation, by Kristen Fulton ; illustrated by Holly Berry
- Ida, always, Caron Levis and Charles Santoso
- Be a king, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream and you, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by James Ransome
- Home at last, Vera B. Williams ; illustrated by Chris Raschka
- Mr. Crum's potato predicament, written by Anne Renaud ; illustrated by Felicita Sala
- Camp tiger, written by Susan Choi ; illustrated by John Rocco
- The book of mistakes, Corinna Luyken
- Watercress, Andrea Wang ; pictures by Jason Chin
- Some things I've lost, Cybèle Young
- The Liszts, written by Kyo Maclear ; illustrated by Júlia Sardà
- Stories of the night, Kitty Crowther ; interpreted by Sam McCullen ; translated by Julia Marshall
- Crown, an ode to the fresh cut, Derrick Barnes ; illustrated by Gordon C. James
- Bug in a vacuum, written and illustrated by Mélanie Watt