- Kitten's first full moon, Kevin Henkes
- The mighty asparagus, by V. Radunsky
- If you decide to go to the moon, by Faith McNulty ; illustrated by Steven Kellogg
- The invention of Hugo Cabret, a novel in words and pictures, by Brian Selznick
- Flotsam, David Wiesner
- Johnny Appleseed, the legend and the truth, by Jane Yolen ; illustrated by Jim Burke
- Pink and Say, written and illustrated by Patricia Polacco
- My friend Rabbit, Eric Rohmann
- Animalia, Graeme Base
- Grandfather's journey, Allen Say
- Jethro Byrd, fairy child, Bob Graham
- The little prince, written and illustrated by Antoine de Saint-Exupery ; translated from the French by Richard Howard