K: My Lucky Day, by Keiko Kasza (CYRM 2007 winner); or Luka’s Quilt, by Georgia Guback (Asian/Pacific Islander Month and Mother’s Day)
1st: Martina, the Beautiful Cockroach, by Carmen Agra Deedy (CYRM 2011 winner)
2nd: Mr. Maxwell’s Mouse, by Frank Asch (CYRM 2008 winner)
3rd: Henry’s Freedom Box, by Ellen Levine (CYRM 2012 winner)
4th: When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead (Newbery Medal 2010 winner)
5th: Warner: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, by William Joyce—the book and the 2011 Academy-Award-winning film; Ahrens and Curry, finish Schooled