- The word pirates, Susan Cooper ; Steven Kellogg
- Toys in space, by Mini Grey
- Juan Hormiga, Gustavo Roldán ; translated from the Spanish by Robert Croll
- Zora, the story keeper, written by Ebony Joy Wilkins ; illustrated by Dare Coulter
- The velvet hours, Alyson Richman
- Drawn together, written by Minh Lê ; illustrated by Dan Santat
- Interrupting chicken, David Ezra Stein
- Every rising sun, a novel, Jamila Ahmed
- Life of Pi, a novel, Yann Martel
- Bear has a story to tell, Philip C. Stead ; illustrated by Erin E. Stead
- The runaway's diary, James Patterson & Emily Raymond ; illustrated by Valeria Wicker
- Tom Lake, a novel, Ann Patchett
- Legend of-- the worst boy in the world, by Eoin Colfer ; illustrated by Glenn McCoy
- Starry River of the Sky, by Grace Lin
- The remarkable rescue at Milkweed Meadow, Elaine Dimopoulos ; illustrated by Doug Salati
- Any questions?, by Marie-Louise Gay
- An Irish country girl, Patrick Taylor
- Fishbone's song, Gary Paulsen
- The secret book of Flora Lea, a novel, Patti Callahan Henry
- What the jaguar told her, Alexandra V. Méndez
- The cemetery of untold stories, a novel, Julia Alvarez
- The storyteller of Damascus, written by Rafik Schami ; illustrated by Peter Knorr ; translated by Hiltrud Schulz and Michel Moushabeck
- The 39-story treehouse, Andy Griffiths ; illustrated by Terry Denton
- Daddy and the beanstalk, written by Andrew Weiner ; illustrated by Bethany Crandall
- The librarian's stories, written by Lucy Falcone ; illustrated by Anna Wilson
- Mammoths at the gates, Nghi Vo
- The St. Patrick's Day shillelagh, Janet Nolan ; illustrated by Ben F. Stahl
- Nightbooks, J.A. White
- Silly Goose's big story, Keiko Kasza
- Idea jar, Adam Lehrhaupt, Deb Pilutti
- A story no one has ever heard before, by Avi Steinberg (and also you)
- How the king of Elfhame learned to hate stories, Holly Black ; illustrated by Rovina Cai
- Strange star, Emma Carroll
- Once upon a camel, Kathi Appelt ; pictures by Eric Rohmann
- Blue spot, Griselda Sastrawinata-Lemay
- The child, Kjersti A. Skomsvold ; translated from the Norwegian by Martin Aitken
- Dragons eat noodles on Tuesdays, by Jon Stahl ; illustrated by Tadgh Bentley
- The stone girl's story, by Sarah Beth Durst
- Ghostwritten, four novellas, Ronald Malfi
- The three princes of Serendip, new tellings of old tales for everyone, told by Rodaan Al Galidi ; illustrated by Geertje Aalders ; translated by Laura Watkinson
- The 26-story treehouse, Andy Griffiths ; illustrated by Terry Denton
- Zen ghosts, by Jon J Muth
- The Fifth Avenue story society, a novel, Rachel Hauck
- Stories of the night, Kitty Crowther ; interpreted by Sam McCullen ; translated by Julia Marshall
- Brilliant Bea, by Shaina Rudolph and Mary Vukadinovich ; illustrated by Fiona Lee
- Looking glass sound, Catriona Ward
- Bruce and the legend of Soggy Hollow, Ryan T. Higgins
- No boring stories, words by Julie Falatko ; pictures by Charles Santoso
- Life of Pi, a novel, Yann Martel
- The book thief, by Markus Zusak