- The Mouse of Amherst by Elizabeth Spires, illus. by Claire A. Nivola
- Love that Dog by Sharon Creech
- A River of Words by Jen Bryant, illus. by Melissa Sweet
- Julie Andrews' Collection of Poems, Songs, and Lullabies by Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton, illus. by James McMullan
- Guyku: A Year of Haiku for Boys by Bob Raczka, illus. by Peter H. Reynolds
- Poem in Your Pocket for Young Poets by Bruno Navasky, editor
- In the Sea by David Elliott, illus. by Holly Meade
- Destiny, Rewritten by Kathryn Fitzmaurice
- The Crossover by Kwame Alexander