· California, Hawaii
The 14 Fibs of Gregory K. by Greg Pincus
Destiny, Rewritten by Kathryn Fitzmaurice
Lara's Gift by Annemarie O'Brien
The Kite That Bridged Two Nations by Alexis O'Neil, Illustrated by Terry Widener
· West (Washington, Northern Idaho, Oregon, Alaska, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota)
A Moment Comes by Jennifer Bradbury
Bedtime In The Meadow by Stephanie Shaw
In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters
Once Upon A Memory by Nina Laden, Illustrated by Renata Liwska
The Dinosaur Tooth Fairy by Martha Brockenbrough, Illustrated by Israel Sanchez
· Southwest (Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Southern Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico)
All Through My Town by Jean Reidy
Backwards by Todd Mitchell
Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle
Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg
A Summer of Sundays by Lindsay Eland
Tea REX by Molly Idle
· Midwest (Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio)
45 Pounds (More or Less) by Kelly Barson
Boom! Boom! Boom! by Jamie A. Swenson, Illustrated by David Walker
Carnivores by Aaron Reynolds, Illustrated by Dan Santat
Doggone Feet! Written and Illustrated by Leslie Helakoski
Penguin Cha-Cha Written and Illustrated by Kristi Valiant
Sophie's Squash by Pat Zietlow Miller
· New England (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire. Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island)
All the Truth That's in Me by Julie Berry
Call Me Amy by Marcia Strykowski
Dear Life, You Suck by Scott Blagden
Living With Jackie Chan by Jo Knowles
Monster Needs a Costume by Paul Czajak, Illustrated by Wendy Grieb
The Story of Fish & Snail Written and Illustrated by Deborah Freedman
When Rivers Burned by Linda Brennan, Illustrated by Lisa Greenleaf
· New York
Crankenstein! by Samantha Berger, Illustrated by Dan Santat
Forest Has a Song by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
Frogged by Vivian Vande Velde
· Texas, Oklahoma
Army Camels: Texas Ships of the Desert by Doris Fisher
Ball Written and Illustrated by Mary Sullivan
Happy Birthday, Bunny! by Liz Scanlon
Nugget & Fang Illustrated by Tammi Sauer
The Dark Between by Sonia Gensler
The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi Appelt
· Atlantic (Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Washington DC, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland)
City Cat by Lauren Castillo
I Hate Picture Books! Written and Illustrated by Timothy Young
Tea Party Rules by Ame Dyckman, Illustratrated by Keith Campbell
Flame in the Mist by Kit Grindstaff
The Monstore by Tara Lazar, Illustrated by James Burks
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Margaret Medina
· Mid-South (Kansas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, Louisiana)
Gaby, Lost and Found by Angela Cervantes
Ice Cream Soup by Ann Ingalls
Mustache Baby by Bridget Heos
My Blue Is Happy by Jessica Young
Swing Low, Sweet Harriet by Rhonda Hicks Rucker
The 13th Sign by Kristin Tubb
· Southeast (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama)
Anubis Speaks! by Vicky Alvear Shecter
Olivia Twisted by Vivi Barnes
The Ballad of Jessie Pearl by Shannon Hitchcock
Wild Discoveries: Wacky New Animals by Heather Montgomery
· UK, Ireland
Fractured by Teri Terry
Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein
Shine by Candy Gourlay
· Middle East, India, Asia
Bonkers! by Natasha Sharma
Jet Black and the Ninja Wind by Leza Lowitz
The Language Inside by Holly Thompson
The Seven-Legged Spider by Poh Peng Lee
Tibby the Tiger Bunny by Emily Lim, Illustrated by Jade Fang
· Canada
Brothers at War by Don Cummer
Hoogie in the Middle by Stephanie McLellan, Illustrated by Dean Griffiths
How I Lost You by Janet Gurtler
I Dare You Not to Yawn by Helene Boudreau
Skink on the Brink by Lisa Dalrymple, Illustrated by Suzanne Del Rizzo
Stained by Cheryl Rainfield
· Australia, New Zealand
Ali Berber and the Forty Grains of Salt by Sheryl Gwyther
Big Red Kangaroo by Claire Saxby
Granny Grommet and Me by Dianne Wolfer, Illustrated by Karen Blair
The Boy on the Page Written and Illustrated by Peter Carnavas
The Wishbird Written and Illustrated by Gabrielle Wang
Welcome Home Written and Illustrated by Christina Booth
Zac and Mia by AJ Betts
· Other International
Blossoms of Scarlet Illustrated by Marjorie van Heerden
Chick-o-Saurus Rex by Lenore Appelhans, Illustrated by Daniel Jennewein
Dragon Fire by Dina von Lowenkraft
The Lost (And Found) Balloon Illustrated by Maria Bogade