- The mystery in the Forbidden City, by Harper Paris ; illustrated by Marcos Calo
- Sweetness all around, by Suzanne Supplee
- The magician's elephant, Kate DiCamillo ; illustrated by Yoko Tanaka
- Chloe the kitten, Lily Small ; illustrations by Kirsteen Harris-Jones
- Just like brothers, written by Elizabeth Baguley ; illustrated by AureĢlie Blanz
- I'm big!, Kate & Jim McMullan
- A kitten in Gooseberry Park, Cynthia Rylant ; illustrated by Arthur Howard
- Claws, Mike and Rachel Grinti
- The London Eye mystery, Siobhan Dowd
- Where is Rusty?, Sieb Posthuma ; translated by Bill Nagelkerke
- Alone in the woods, Rebecca Behrens
- The Buddy files, the case of the lost boy, Dori Hillestad Butler ; pictures by Jeremy Tugeau
- Anybody here seen Frenchie?, Leslie Connor ; [map art by Ramona Kaulitzki]
- Hank & Gertie, a pioneer Hansel and Gretel story, written by Eric A. Kimmel ; illustrated by Mara Penny
- The collector, K.R. Alexander
- Cam Jansen and the Spaghetti Max mystery, David A. Adler ; illustrated by Joy Allen
- The Riverman, Aaron Starmer
- Symphony city, written and illustrated by Amy Martin
- The boy on the porch, Sharon Creech
- The curious vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby, by G. Z. Schmidt
- There was an old woman who lived in a book, Jomike Tejido
- Bear feels scared, Karma Wilson
- Ra the mighty, the crocodile caper, by A.B. Greenfield ; illustrated by Sarah Horne
- Franklin is lost, written by Paulette Bourgeois ; illustrated by Brenda Clark
- Look out, Leonard!, Jessie James and Tamara Anegone
- Bob, Wendy Mass & Rebecca Stead ; with illustrations by Nicholas Gannon
- A dandelion wish, written by Kiki Thorpe ; illustrated by Jana Christy
- Hello, universe, Erin Entrada Kelly
- Gnome-a-geddon, K. A. Holt ; art by Colin Jack
- Yoko finds her way, Rosemary Wells
- Bob, Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead
- Clark the shark, lost and found, written by Bruce Hale ; illustrated by Guy Francis
- Children make terrible pets, Peter Brown
- The mystery of Cabin Island, by Franklin W. Dixon
- Chomp of the meat-eating vegetables, by Troy Cummings
- Looking for Winston, by Poppy Green ; illustrated by Jennifer A. Bell
- Little Bear's new friend, by Else Holmelund Minarik ; illustrated by Heather Green
- The inside story, Michael Buckley ; pictures by Peter Ferguson
- Malamander, Thomas Taylor ; illustrated by Tom Booth
- Peanut, by Heidi Kilgras ; illustrated by Mike Reed
- Oddity, Sarah Cannon
- The school of fear, by Jude Watson
- Peanut and Pearl's picnic adventure, story by Rebecca Kai Dotlich ; pictures by R.W. Alley
- The curse on Spectacle Key, Chantel Acevedo
- The Ministry of SUITs, Paul Gamble
- Mela and the elephant, [written by] Dow Phumiruk and illustrated by Ziyue Chen
- The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls, Claire Legrand ; illustrated by Sarah Watts
- Unicorns to the rescue, by Laurie J. Edwards ; illustrated by Jomike Tejido
- Sylvester and the magic pebble, by William Steig
- Champion of the titan games, Brandon Mull