- The true gift, a Christmas story, Patricia MacLachlan ; illustrated by Brian Floca
- Walk two moons, by Sharon Creech
- Yasmin the gardener, written by Saadia Faruqi ; illustrated by Hatem Aly
- Maizy Chen's last chance, Lisa Yee
- Easy as apple pie, a Harry and Emily adventure, by Karen Gray Ruelle
- Angle of repose, Wallace Stegner [with an introduction by Jackson J. Benson]
- Spot visits his grandparents, written and illustrated by Eric Hill
- Where Dani goes, happy follows, [written by] Rose Lagercrantz ; [illustrated by] Eva Eriksson ; translated by Julia Marshall
- Roads, by Marc Harshman ; illustrations by Mary Newell DePalma
- Always my Dad, by Sharon Dennis Wyeth ; illustrated by Raul Colon
- Out into the big wide lake, written by Paul Harbridge ; illustrated by Josée Bisaillon
- Grandparents, by Chema Heras ; illustrations by Rosa Osuna ; translated by Elisa Amado
- The bathing costume, or, The worst vacation of my life, by Charlotte Moundlic ; illustrated by Olivier Tallec ; [translated by Claudia Zoe Bedrick]
- The thing about luck, Cynthia Kadohata ; illustrated by Julia Kuo
- Walk two moons, by Sharon Creech
- A handful of stars, Cynthia Lord
- Wolven, Di Toft
- Fablehaven, Brandon Mull ; illustrated by Brandon Dorman
- Let me fix you a plate, a tale of two kitchens, Elizabeth Lilly
- Secrets of the dragon sanctuary, Brandon Mull ; illustrated by Brandon Dorman
- Caterpillar summer, by Gillian McDunn
- The big little book of happy sadness, Colin Thompson
- The true history of Lyndie B. Hawkins, Gail Shepherd
- Life and other inconveniences, Kristan Higgins
- A wild winter swan, a novel, Gregory Maguire
- Clean getaway, Nic Stone ; [illustrations by Dawud Anyabwile]
- One dark night, by Hazel Hutchins ; illustrated by Susan Hartung
- The house on the gulf, Margaret Peterson Haddix
- Grandpa's garden lunch, Judith Caseley
- My car trip, by Sindy McKay ; illustrated by Meredith Johnson
- A long, long time ago and essentially true, Brigid Pasulka
- Can you hear the sea?, by Judy Cumberbatch ; illustrated by Ken Wilson-Max
- Abandoned! A lion called Kiki, by Wendy Orr ; illustrations by Patricia Castelao
- The boy on Cinnamon Street, by Phoebe Stone
- Carla and the Christmas cornbread, Carla Hall ; illustrated by Cherise Harris
- A bird will soar, by Alison Green Myers
- The danger box, Blue Balliett
- Because your grandparents love you, by Andrew Clements ; illustrated by R.W. Alley
- Love, Ruby Lavender, Deborah Wiles
- The astonishing color of after, Emily X.R. Pan
- On grandparents' farm, written and illustrated by Alona Frankel
- The shrunken head, by Denys Cazet
- Touch the sky summer, by Jean Van Leeuwen ; pictures by Dan Andreasen
- A spool of blue thread, a novel, Anne Tyler
- Toot! Toot!, by Steven Kroll ; illustrated by Anne Rockwell. --
- Christmas in the country, Cynthia Rylant ; illustrated by Diane Goode
- Rez dogs, Joseph Bruchac
- Bonjour, butterfly, written by Jane O'Connor ; illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser
- Cam Jansen and the birthday mystery, by David Adler ; illustrated by Susanna Natti
- The Berenstain bears and the week at grandma's, Stan & Jan Berenstain