- Owl Babies by Martin Waddell, illus. by Patrick Benson
- Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
- Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
- Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus, illus. by Jose Aruego
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, illus. by Quentin Blake
- The Doll People by Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin, illus. by Brian Selznick
- Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
- Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
- A Book by Mordicai Gerstein