E.B. White Read Aloud Award
The wolf, the duck & the mouse
by Mac Barnett

When a woeful mouse is swallowed whole by a wolf, he quickly discovers that a previously swallowed duck has already set up a cushy home for himself using the many comfortable things that the greedy wolf has eaten up. By the author of the Caldecott Honor-winning Sam and Dave Dig a Hole.
Wishtree
by Katherine Applegate

A wise old oak tree that stands as the neighborhood's "wishtree," where people write wishes on cloth and tie them to her branches, shares her days with her crow friend and helps the community embrace differences when new neighbors move in and are not warmly welcomed. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of The One and Only Ivan. 
The girl who drank the moon
by Kelly Regan Barnhill

"An epic fantasy about a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, who must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her"
Du iz tak?
by Carson Ellis

The creator of Home turns a droll eye to the natural world, combining playful artwork and whimsical invented language in the story of a sequence of friendly insects who build a tree fort together before a hungry predator swoops in to disrupt their fun.
The thing about jellyfish
by Ali Benjamin

A teen determinedly investigates the drowning death of her best friend to prove that the tragedy occurred because of a rare jellyfish sting. A first solo novel by the co-author of The Keeper. 
Mother Bruce
by Ryan T Higgins

Enjoying a life of solitude and delicious hard-boiled eggs, Bruce the bear is surprised when his goose eggs hatch live goslings who believe he is their mother, require constant care and refuse to fly south. 
Brown girl dreaming
by Jacqueline Woodson

In vivid poems that reflect the joy of finding her voice through writing stories, an award-winning author shares what it was like to grow up in the 1960s and 1970s in both the North and the South.
Sam & Dave dig a hole
by Mac Barnett

Hoping to find something spectacular, Sam and Dave begin digging an immense hole and enjoy an unexpectedly spectacular day despite finding nothing. By the author of the Caldecott Honor-winning Extra Yarn.
Flora & Ulysses : the illuminated adventures
by Kate DiCamillo

Rescuing a squirrel after an accident involving a vacuum cleaner, comic-reading cynic Flora Belle Buckman is astonished when the squirrel, Ulysses, demonstrates astonishing powers of strength and flight after being revived. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Tale of Despereaux.
The day the crayons quit
by Drew Daywalt

When Duncan arrives at school one morning, he finds a stack of letters, one from each of his crayons, complaining about how he uses them. 
Wonder
by R. J. Palacio

Born with a facial deformity that initially prevented his attendance at public school, Auggie Pullman enters the fifth grade at Beecher Prep and struggles with the dynamics of being both new and different, in a sparsely written tale about acceptance and self-esteem.
Extra yarn
by Mac Barnett

With a supply of yarn that never runs out, Annabelle knits for everyone and everything in town until an evil archduke decides he wants the yarn for himself.
The apothecary
by Maile Meloy

Meeting fearless Benjamin Burrows when she moves to London in 1952, 14-year-old Janie Scott helps Benjamin on a quest to rescue his kidnapped father while protecting a sacred apothecary tome from dangerous Russian spies. A first children's novel by the award-winning author of A Family Daughter.
I want my hat back
by Jon Klassen

A bear almost gives up his search for his missing hat until he remembers something important, in a cumulative tale with a mischievous twist.
Children make terrible pets
by Peter Brown

When Lucy, a young bear, discovers a boy lost in the woods, she asks her mother if she can have him as a pet, only to find him impossible to train.
The strange case of Origami Yoda
by Tom Angleberger

When unpopular sixth grader Dwight successfully dispenses sound advice to his classmates via an origami finger puppet, his classmate Tommy investigates the source of Dwight's accuracy and makes a surprising discovery.
The curious garden
by Peter Brown

Liam discovers a hidden garden and, with careful tending, spreads color throughout the dark, gray city, in this imaginative picture book with an environmental theme.
The brilliant fall of Gianna Z.
by Kate Messner

With everything going on with her family, Gianna finds it nearly impossible to focus on what she needs to do for the upcoming science project and just wishes she could have a little time to herself, but when Nonna goes missing, Gianna immediately realizes what matters most in her life.
A visitor for Bear
by Bonny Becker

An entertaining story follows Bear, who doesn't like visitors, as he matches wits with a very determined little mouse who keeps popping up in the most unexpected places! 
Masterpiece
by Elise Broach

When he finds himself involved in a case to recover a famous drawing stolen at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 11-year-old James turns to his miniature and artistically talented friend, Marvin the beetle, for help in solving the mystery and bringing the culprit to justice. 
When dinosaurs came with everything
by Elise Broach

Although his mother is a little worried, a young boy is delighted to discover that every shop in town is giving away real dinosaurs to their customers. 
The mysterious Benedict Society
by Trenton Lee Stewart

As the only four children to pass the series of tests provided, Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance are asked to go on a secret mission as undercover agents at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened and quickly realize they will have to use their collective wit to get their important task complete.
Houndsley and Catina
by James Howe

When Houndsley enters a cooking contest, disaster strikes, and his best friend Catina, who is determined to become a famous author, must find a way to comfort him, in a charming tale of friendship.