K: Otis and the Tornado, by Loren Long
1st: Porcupining, by Lisa Wheeler
2nd: Mr. Lincoln’s Whiskers, by Karen B. Winnick
3rd: Looking at Lincoln, by Maira Kalman; Mrs. Hunt, Each Kindness, by Jacqueline Woodson
4th: Continue When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead
5th: Continue Schooled, by Gordon Korman