Best
book overlooked by the
Newbery and the Printz
|
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time
Indian by Sherman Alexie, illustrated
by Ellen Forney
|
| Best book ineligible
for everything ALA |
Becca at Sea by Deirdre Baker |
| Best foreign language
book |
The Arrival by Shaun Tan |
Best bedtime book
|
At Night by Jonathan Bean
|
| Best book to never,
ever, ever read at bedtime |
Red Spikes by Margo Lanagan |
| Series closer most
likely to inspire readers to start all over again |
A Darkling Plain by Philip Reeve |
Best cliffhanger
ending
|
The Lion Hunter by Elizabeth E. Wein (Honor Book:
Skin Hunger by Kathleen Duey)
|
| Best summation of the
Pluto problem |
Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars by Douglas Florian |
| Best summer reading |
Pictures from Our Vacation by
Lynne Rae Perkins |
Best friends
|
Dog and Bear / Elephant and Piggie / Cowboy and Octopus
(a three-way tie)
|
| Best frenemies |
Dogs and Cats by Steve Jenkins |
| Best father-son collaboration |
Whale Port by Mark Foster, illustrated
by Gerald Foster |
Best mother-daughter
collaboration
|
Little Rat Makes Music by Monika Bang-Campbell,
illustrated by Molly Bang
|
| Best adult book on
a children’s list |
The Spell Book of Listen Taylor by
Jaclyn Moriarty |
| Best at keeping adults
in the background where they belong |
Fred Stays with Me! by Nancy Coffelt, illustrated
by Tricia Tusa |
