- The three pigs, David Wiesner
- Many moons, by James Thurber ; illustrated by Louis Slobodkin
- Mirette on the high wire, Emily Arnold McCully
- The little house, story and pictures by Virginia Lee Burton
- Animals of the Bible, a picture book, by Dorothy P. Lathrop ; with text selected by Helen Dean Fish from the King James Bible
- The fool of the world and the flying ship, a Russian tale, retold by Arthur Ransome ; pictures by Uri Shulevitz
- Grandfather's journey, written and illustrated by Allen Say
- Snowflake Bentley, Jacqueline Briggs Martin ; illustrated by Mary Azarian
- Song and dance man, by Karen Ackerman ; illustrated by Stephen Gammell
- Finders keepers, by Will and Nicolas
- Hey, Al, story by Arthur Yorinks ; pictures by Richard Egielski
- The snowy day, and other stories, by Ezra Jack Keats
- Arrow to the sun, a Pueblo Indian tale, adapted and illustrated by Gerald McDermott
- A sick day for Amos McGee, written by Philip C. Stead ; illustrated by Erin E. Stead
- The little house, story and pictures by Virginia Lee Burton
- The glorious flight, across the Channel with Louis BleĢriot, July 25, 1909, Alice and Martin Provensen
- Where the wild things are, story and pictures by Maurice Sendak
- The invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick
- Finding Winnie, the true story of the world's most famous bear, by Lindsay Mattick ; illustrated by Sophie Blackall
- So you want to be president?, by Judith St. George ; illustrated by David Small
- Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears, a West African tale, retold by Verna Aardema ; pictures by Leo and Dillon
- Wolf in the snow, Matthew Cordell
- Joseph had a little overcoat, Simms Taback
- Locomotive, Brian Floca
- The snowy day, Ezra Jack Keats
- The invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick
- Rapunzel, retold and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky
- The big snow, by Berta and Elmer Hader
- The snowy day, Ezra Jack Keats
- The house in the night, written by Susan Marie Swanson and illustrated by Beth Krommes
- Ashanti to Zulu, African traditions, Margaret Musgrove ; pictures by Leo and Diane Dillon
- One fine day, by Nonny Hogrogian
- Tuesday, David Wiesner
- Hot dog, Doug Salati
- Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears, a West African tale, retold by Verna Aardema ; pictures by Leo and Diane Dillon
- A tree is nice, pictures by Marc Simont
- The biggest bear, Lynd Ward
- Baboushka and the three kings, illustrated by Nicolas Sidjakov ; adapted from a Russian folk tale
- Once a mouse, a fable cut in wood, by Marcia Brown
- Sylvester and the magic pebble, William Steig
- Lon Po Po, a Red Riding Hood story from China, translated and illustrated by Ed Young
- The rooster crows, a book of American rhymes and jingles, [by] Maud and Miska Petersham
- Jumanji, by Chris Van Allsburg
- White snow, bright snow, illusrations by Roger Duvoisin
- May I bring a friend?, illustrated by Beni Montresor
- The lion & the mouse, Jerry Pinkney
- A story, a story, an African tale, retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley
- The egg tree, story and pictures by Katherine Milhous
- Drummer Hoff, adapted by Barbara Emberley ; illustrated by Ed Emberley
- A ball for Daisy, by Chris Raschka