- Riddles and danger, by Bryan Chick
- Hunted, Maggie Stiefvater
- One good dog, Susan Wilson
- Monkey, Jeff Stone
- Two dogs in a trench coat go to school, by Julie Falatko ; illustrated by Colin Jack
- Trouble at school for Marvin & James, Elise Broach ; illustrated by Kelly Murphy
- The return, Varian Johnson
- Pax, journey home, Sara Pennypacker ; illustrated by Jon Klassen
- Stormspeaker, Christina Diaz Gonzalez
- A nest for Celeste, a story about art, inspiration, and the meaning of home, [written and illustrated by] Henry Cole
- The miniature world of Marvin & James, Elise Broach ; illustrated by Kelly Murphy
- Fox 8, a story, George Saunders ; illustrations by Chelsea Cardinal
- Devoted, Dean Koontz
- How the tiny people grew tall, an original creation tale, Nancy Wood ; illustrated by Rebecca Walsh
- Life of Pi, a novel, Yann Martel
- Fire and ice, Shannon Hale
- A trip to the country for Marvin and James, Elise Broach ; illustrated by Kelly Murphy
- Tiger, by Jeffrey S. Stone
- The vulnerables, a novel, Sigrid Nunez
- Crane, Jeff Stone
- Against the tide, Tui T. Sutherland
- Star rise, by Kathryn Lasky
- Pug's got talent, by Kyla May
- Blood ties, Garth Nix and Sean Williams
- Misfits, Jen Calonita
- A dog's promise, W. Bruce Cameron
- Remarkably bright creatures, a novel, Shelby Van Pelt
- Tulip loves Rex, Alyssa Satin Capucilli ; illustrated by Sarah Massini
- The skunk, story by Mac Barnett ; art by Patrick McDonnell
- Picture this, Jacqueline Sheehan
- Nose down, eyes up, a novel, Merrill Markoe
- Secrets according to Humphrey, Betty G. Birney
- Raids and rescues, Bryan Chick
- Pax, Sara Pennypacker
- Pax, Sara Pennypacker ; illustrated by Jon Klassen
- Polar bear puzzle, by Amanda Lumry and Laura Hurwitz
- Some pig!, a Charlotte's web picture book, by E. B. White ; illustrated by Maggie Kneen
- Sentinels in the deep ocean, Stacy Hinojosa aka StacyPlays ; illustrated by Vivienne To
- Sunny the shark, by Remy Lai
- Varjak Paw, S.F. Said
- Zoo, James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
- One dog and his boy, Eva Ibbotson
- Talk to me, a novel, T. Coraghessan Boyle
- Life of Pi, a novel, Yann Martel
- Dolphin tale, the junior novel, adapted by Gabrielle Reyes
- Stanley mows the lawn, Craig Frazier
- Rise and fall, Eliot Schrefer
- We are all completely beside ourselves, Karen Joy Fowler
- Secrets at sea :, a novel by Richard Peck ; illustrations by Kelly Murphy
- Perestroika in Paris, Jane Smiley