Please alpha by author. If title is already on the list, please add abbreviation and date to it. (PW = Publishers Weekly, SLJ = School Library Journal, HB = Horn Book, Kirkus = K, Booklist = BL The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books = BCCB (feel free to add other journal titles and abbreviations)
Agee, Jon. It's Only Stanley. PW 1/12/15 HB 5-6/2015
Angleberger, Tom. McToad Mows Tiny Island. PW 6/8/15
Applet, Kathi. Counting Crows. PW 12/22/14, BL 2/15/15
Appelt, Kathi When Otis Courted Mama K 11/1/14, SLJ 1/15
Argueta, Jorge. Sala: Un Poema Para cocinar/A Cooking Poem SLJ 3/15
Arnold, Marsha Diane. Lost. Found. PW 8/24/15
Arnold, Tedd Vincent Paints His House K 5/15/15
Ashdown, Rebecca Bob and Flo K 6/1/15
Ashman, Linda. Over the River & Through the Wood: A Holiday Adventure. PW 9/14/15
Atinuke Double Trouble for Anna Hibiscus! K 5/15/15
Averbeck, Jim One Word from Sophia K 3/15/15
Bagley, Jessixa. Boats for Papa. PW 4/27/15, BL 5/1/15, K 4/15/15
Bailey, Linda. When Santa was a Baby. PW 9/14/15
Bang, Molly. When Sophie's Feelings Are Really, Really Hurt. PW 9/21/15
Banks, Kate. Max's Math. PW 1/5/15
Barnett, Mac. Leo: A Ghost Story. PW 6/1/15, K 6/15/15, BL 7/15/15 SLJ 9/15
Barnett, Mac. The Skunk. SLJ 3/15 HB, 7-8/15; BCCB 7- 8/15
Barton, Bethany I'm Trying to Love Spiders K 4/1/15
Barton, Byron My Bike K 12/15/14, BL 2/15/15 HB 5-6/15
Baumgarten, Bret & Otoshi, Kathryn. Beautiful Hands. BL 7/15/15
Bean, Johnathan. This is My Home. This is My School SLJ 8/15
Beaton, Kate The Princess and the Pony K 4/1/15, BL 5/1/15
Beaumont, Karen Crybaby K 6/15/15, BL 8/15/15
Beaumont, Karen. Wild About Us! BL 3/15/15
Bee, William Worst in Show K 10/15/14
Bell, Cece. I am a Donkey. PW 4/13/15, HB 5-6/15
Berger, Carin Finding Spring K 11/15/14
Berry, Lynne Pig and Pug K 4/1/15
Best, Cari My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay K 11/1/14
Biddulph, Rob Blown Away K 11/1/14
Blanco, Richard One Today K 8/1/15, PW 8/17/15
Bond, Rebecca Out of the Woods: A True Story of an Unforgettable Elephant K 4/15/15, BCCB 9/15
Borando, Silvia Black Cat, White Cat K 6/1/15
Bouchard, David The Song Within My Heart K 8/1/15
Brett, Jan. The Turnip. PW 8/17/15
Brown, Marc. Monkey: Not Ready for Kindergarten. PW 5/11/15, SLJ 8/15
Bruel, Nick A Wonderful Year K 10/15/14
Bryan, Ashley By Trolley Past Thimbledon Bridge K 3/1/15
Buitrago, Jairo Two White Rabbits K 9/1/15
Bunting, Eve Yard Sale K 2/1/15, SLJ 1/15
Burke, Zoe. + PW 8/3/15
Buzzeo, Toni. Whose Tools? PW 4/13/15
Carle, Eric The Nonsense Show K 8/15/15, BL 7/15/15, SLJ 8/15
Carroll, James Papa's Backpack K 5/15/15
Carter, David A. If You're a Robot and You Know It. PW 7/6/15
Chaud, Benjamin. The Bear's Surprise. PW 9/28/15
Child, Lauren. The New Small Person. BL 3/1/15, BCCB 4/15
Christie, R. Gregory. Mousetropolis. SLJ 8/15
Clanton, Ben Something Extraordinary K 3/15/15
Climo, Liz. Rory the Dinosaur: Me and My Dad. PW 4/13/15
Coat, Janik. Rhymoceros. PW 2/9/15
Colfer, Eoin. Imaginary Fred. PW 7/6/15
Cooper, Elisha. 8: An Animal Alphabet. PW 6/8/15, K 4/15/15, BL 5/15/15
Cronin, Doreen Boom Snot Twitty This Way That Way K 4/1/15
Cronin, Doreen. Click, Clack, Ho! Ho! Ho! PW 9/14/15, K 9/1/15
Cronin, Doreen. Smick! SLJ 2/15, BCCB 3/15
Cronin, Doreen Click, Clack, Ho! Ho! Ho! K 5/15/15
Cullen, Lynn Dear Mr. Washington K 11/15/14
Curato, Mike. Little Elliot, Big Family. PW 7/13/15, K 8/1/15
Danticat, Edwidge Mama's Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation K 7/1/15 SLJ 9/15
Davies, Matt. Ben Draws Trouble. SLJ 1/15
Davies, Nicola. I (Don't) Like Snakes. PW 8/31/15
Daywalt, Drew. The Day the Crayons Came Home. PW 6/22/15, BL 8/15/15, SLJ 8/15
Deacon, Alexis I Am Henry Finch K 8/15/15
de la Pena, Matt Last Stop on Market Street K 11/1/14
De Kinder, Jan. Red. BL 5/1/15
Deedman, Heidi. Too Many Toys! PW 7/20/15
De Paola, Tomie Look and Be Grateful K 8/1/15
Diggs, Taye Mixed Me! K 8/1/15, SLJ 8/15, PW 9/28/15
DiPucchio, Kelly Everyone Loves Bacon K 6/15/15
Dubuc, Marianne The Bus Ride K 12/15/14
Dubuc, Marianne Mr. Postmouse's Rounds K 5/15/15
Dyckman, Ame. Wolfie the Bunny. SLJ 2/15, PW 12/8/14
Edwards, Gareth. Never Ask a Dinosaur to Dinner. BCCB 6/15
Ellis, Carson. Home. PW 11/24/14, BL 1/15/15
Engle, Margarita Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music K 12/15/14
Escoffier, Michael Where's the Baboon? K 9/15/15, BL 10/1/15
Ewert, Marcus. Mummy Cat. BL 5/1/15, K 8/1/15
Feeney, Tatyana Small Elephant's Bathtime K 1/15/15
Fergus, Maureen. Buddy and Earl. BL 8/15/15
Ferri, Giuliano. Peekaboo. PW 4/13/15,
Ferry, Beth. Stick and Stone. SLJ 1/15.
Fischer, Jeremie. Wild About Shapes. PW 2/2/15
Fleming, Candace Bulldozer's Big Day K 3/15/15
Foster, Jane. Jane Foster's 123. PW 5/18/15
Franceschelli, Christopher. Dinoblock. PW 5/18/15
Freedman, Deborah. By Mouse and Frog. PW 2/16/15, K 2/15/15, BCCB 6/15
French, Vivian. The Most Wonderful Thing in the World. PW 9/28/15, K 9/1/15
Garton, Sam Otter in Space K 3/1/15
Gavin, Ciara Room for Bear BCCB 4/15
Gerstein, Mordicai The Night World K 4/1/15, PW 4/20/15, BL 3/15/15, SLJ 3/15
Golio, Gary. Bird & Diz. SLJ 1/15
Goodrich, Carter. We Forgot Brock! PW 5/18/15, BL 8/15/15
Graham, Bob How the Sun Got to Coco's House K 7/15/15
Gray, Kes Frog on a Log? K 7/15/15
Grimes, Nikki Chasing Freedom: Life Journeys of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony K 11/1/14
Guojing The Only Child K 9/15/15
Hamilton, Libby. The Ultimate Pirate Book. PW 7/6/15
Hammill, Elizabeth Over the Hills and Far Away: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes K 1/1/15, PW 1/26/15
Harris, Robie H. Turtle and Me. PW 2/9/15
Harrison, Hannah E. Bernice Gets Carried Away. PW 4/5/15
Heapy, Teresa. Very Little Cinderella. PW 7/13/15
Heder, Thyra The Bear Report K 8/1/15
Henkes, Kevin. Waiting. PW 6/8/15, K 5/15/15, BL 5/15/15
Heo, Yumi. Red Light, Green Light. PW 5/18/15
Higgins, Ryan Mother Bruce K 9/15/15
Hobbie, Holly. Hansel & Gretel. PW 7/20/15
Hodge, Deborah. West Coast Wild: A Nature Alphabet. PW 9/7/14
Hudson, Katy Bear and Duck K 2/15/15
Hughes, Emily. The Little Gardener. PW 5/18/15
Hughes, Shirley Daisy Saves the Day K 4/1/15
Hurley, Jorey. Fetch. PW 1/5/15
Hutchins, Hazel Snap! K 8/1/15
Ishida, Samae LIttle Kunoichi, The Ninja Girl K 3/1/15
Janeczko, Paul The Death of the Hat: A Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects K 1/1/15
Janisch, Heinz. The King and the Sea. PW 6/22/15, K 6/15/15
Jeffers, Oliver. The Hueys in What's the Opposite? BL 10/1/15
Jenkins, Emily A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat K 11/1/14, BCCB 4/15
Jenkins, Emily The Fun Book of Scary Stuff K 8/1/15 SLJ 9/15
Jenkins, Emily. Toys Meet Snow: Being the Wintertime Adventures... PW 7/6/15, K 7/1/15
Jenkins, Steve. How to Swallow a Pig: Step-by-Step Advice from the Animal Kingdom. PW 8/31/15
John, Jory. I Will Chomp You! BL 8/15/15
Johnson, Stephen Alphabet School K 6/1/15
Joyce, William. Billy's Booger. PW 4/20/15
Kennedy, Anne Vittur. Ragweed's Farm Dog Handbook.BCCB 9/15
Kim, Hammin Tiptoe Tapirs K 8/15/15
Kimmelman, Leslie. Trick Arrr Treat: A Pirate Halloween. PW 7/27/15
Knudsen, Michelle. Marilyn's Monster. PW 1/26/15
Ko, Sanjmi A Dog Wearing Shoes K 7/15/15
Kobald, Irena My Two Blankets K 7/1/15
Kraegel, Kenneth. The Song of Delphine. BL 4/1/15
Kuegler, Joseph. Beyond the Pond. PW 8/3/15
Kuhlmann, Torben. Moletown. BL 9/1/15
Kwan, James. Dear Yeti. PW 8/31/15
Landstrom, Lena Where is Pim? K 2/15/15
Larsen, Andrew See You Next Year K 1/15/15, BL 5/1/15
Lawson, JonArno. Sidewalk Flowers. SLJ 2/15, PW 1/12/15, K 1/15/15, BL 3/15/15
Lazar, Tara. Little Gliding Hood. BL 10/1/15
Lewis, Amey Nipper of Drayton Hall K 8/1/15
Leathers, Philippa. How to Catch a Mouse BCCB 7-8/15
Lee, JiHyeon. Pool. PW 3/9/15
Lewin, Betsy Good Knight, Knight K 3/1/15
Ling, Nancy Tupper Double Happiness K 7/1/15
Ling, Nancy Tupper. The Story I'll Tell. P 8/31/15
Lobel, Anita. Playful Pigs from A to Z. HB 7-8/15
Long, Ethan. Fright Club. PW 7/27/15
Long, Loren. Little Tree. PW 6/29/15, BL 9/1/15
Lynch, P.J. The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower K 7/1/15
Lyon, George Ella and Benn Lyon. Boats Float! PW 6/22/15
Mack, Jeff. Look! PW 2/2/15
Maloney, Brenna. Ready Rabbit Gets Ready! PW 11/24/14
Manceau, Edward Tickle Monster K 5/15/15
Mann, Jennifer K. I Will Never Get a Star on Mrs. Benson's Blackboard. PW 4/13/15
Mansfield, Andy. Journey to the Moon: A Pop-Up Lunar Adventure. PW 7/6/15
Manushkin, Fran. Happy in Our Skin. PW 06/01/15
Manzano, Sonia. Miracle on 133rd Street. PW 9/14/15, K 9/1/15, BL 9/1/15
Marino, Gianna Night Animals K 5/1/15, BL 6/1/15
Martin, David Peep and Ducky Rainy Day K 11/15/14
Martin, Emily. The Wonderful Things You Will Be: A Growing Up Poem. PW 5/11/15, K 6/15/15
Martins, Isabel The World in a Second K 3/1/15
Marzo, Bridget Tiz and Ott's Big Draw K 9/15/15
Masessa, Ed. Scarecrow Magic. PW 7/27/15
McClure, Nikki. In. PW 1/19/15
McCully, Emily Arnold 3, 2, 1, GO! K 3/1/15
McDonnell, Patrick. Thank You and Good Night. PW 8/3/15, K 8/1/15 SLJ 8/15
McGowan, Jayme One Bear Extraordinaire K 7/15/15
McKenna, Martin. The Octopuppy. BL 6/1/15
McNamara, Margaret A Poem in Your Pocket. K 11/1/14
Medina, Meg. Mango, Abuela and Me. PW 5/25/15, BL 7/15/15
Merritt, Kory The Dreadful Fate of Jonathan York K 8/1/15
Meyer, Susan Lynn. New Shoes. PW 12/8/14
Miller, Pat Wherever You Go K 2/15/15
Miller, Pat Zietlow. Sharing the Bread: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving Story. PW 8/24/15
Miyakoshi, Akiko. The Tea Party in the Woods. PW 5/18/15, K 5/1/15
Miyares, Daniel. Float. SLJ 3/15 HB 5-6/2015
Moore, C. Clement. The Night Before Christmas. (ill. by David Ercolini) PW 09/14/2015
Morphurgo, Michael. Half a Man. SLJ 1/15
Muller, Hildegard The Cowboy K 3/1/15
Munro, Roxie Market Maze K 3/1/15
Muth, Jon. J. Zen Socks. PW 7/20/15 SLJ 7/15
Myers, Christopher. My Pen. PW 1/12/15, K 1/15/15
Na, Il Sung Welcome Home, Bear: A Book of Animal Habitats K 5/1/15
Newman, Leslea. Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed. BL 7/15/15
Nichols, Lori Maple & Willow Apart K 6/1/15
Niemann, Christoph. The Potato King. PW 2/16/15, K 2/15/15
O'Brien, Anne Sibley I'm New Here K 6/1/15
Ohi, Debbie Ridpath Where Are My Books? 2/1/15
O'Neill, Gemma Monty's Magnificent Mane K 11/15/14
Oppenheim, Shulamith Where Do I End and You Begin? K 7/15/15
Ormerod, Jan. The Baby Swap. PW 12/1/14
Palatini, Margie. Under a Pig Tree: A History of a Noble Fruit. BL 3/15/15
Paschkis, Julie. Flutter & Hum: Animal Poems/Aleteo y Zumbido: Poemas de Animales. PW 12/1/14
Paschkis, Julie. P. Zonka Lays an Egg. SLJ 2/15, PW 1/12/15, K 1/15/15
Paul, Alison The Plan K 8/15/15, PW 8/17/15
Pearle, Ida. The Moon is Going to Addy's House. PW 5/4/15, K 5/1/15
Pearlman, Robb. Groundhog's Day Off. PW 9/7/15
Pennypacker, Sara. Meet the Dullards. SLJ 2/15, BCCB 5/15
Perkins, Maripat. Rodeo Red. BL 2/15/15
Pett, Mark Lizard from the Park K 6/15/15
Pierpoint, James Lord. Jingle Bells: A Magical Cur-Paper Edition. PW 9/14/15, K 9/1/15
Pinder, Eric How to Share With a Bear K 7/15/15
Pingk, Rubin. Samurai Santa: A Very Ninja Christmas. PW 9/14/15
Pinkey, Jerry. The Grasshopper and the Ants. SLJ 2/15, PW 2/2/15, K 2/15/15
Pinkney, Brian On the Ball K 7/15/15
Polacco, Patricia Tucky Jo and Little Heart K 6/15/15
Portis, Antoinette. Wait. PW 5/4/15, K 5/1/15 HB 7-8/15
Preston-Gannon, Frann Pepper & Poe K 5/1/15
Proimos, James. Waddle! Waddle! PW 8/24/15
Ransom, Jeanie Franz. The Crown Affair. PW 11/24/14
Ray, Mary Lun Goodnight, Good Dog K 8/1/15, PW 8/31/15
Reich, Kass. Up Hamster, Down Hampster. PW 8/3/15
Reynolds, Aaron Nerdy Bird K 6/15/15
Roberton, Fiona A Tale of Two Beasts K 1/15/15
Rosenberg, Liz What James Said K 4/1/15
Rosenthal, Amy Krouse. Awake Beautiful Child: An ABC Day in the Life PW 9/7/15
Ross, Tony. Rita's Rhino. BL 4/1/15
Rozier, Lucy Margaret. Jackrabbit McCabe and the Electric Telegraph. PW 6/15/15
Rubin, Adam. Robo-Sauce. PW 7/13/15, BL 10/1/15
Ruddell, Deborah The Popcorn Astronauts and Other Biteable Rhymes K 12/15/14, PW 1/12/15
Ruzzier, Sergio Two Mice K 7/1/15
Ruth, Greg. Coming Home. BCCB 1/15
Sarcone-Roach, Julia. The Bear Ate Your Sandwich. HB 1-2/15, BCCB 3/15
Sauer, Tammi. Your Alien. PW 5/25/15, K 7/1/15
Savage, Stephen. Supertruck. HB 1-2/15, K 10/15/14, BL 1/15/15, SLJ 1/15
Savage, Stephen Where's Walrus? And Penguin? K 5/15/15, PW 6/22/15
Schertle, Alice Such a Little Mouse K 12/15/14, PW 1/5/15
Schiffer, Miriam B. Stella Brings the Family. PW 3/30/15
Schneider, Josh. Everybody Sleeps (But Not Fred). PW 2/16/15, K 1/15/15
Schwartz, Amy. I Can't Wait. PW 8/10/15
Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. I Used to Be Afraid. PW 6/1/15, K 8/15/15
Shannon, George One Family K 2/15/15, SLJ 3/15
Sheehy, Shawn. Welcome to the Neighborhood. PW 3/30/15
Sheth, Kashmira Sona and the Wedding Cake K 2/15/15
Shulevitz, Uri Troto and the Trucks K 2/15/15
Simon, Richard. Oskar and the Eight Blessings. PW
Sis, Peter Ice Cream Summer K 3/1/15
Slater, David Michael The Boy & The Book (a wordless story) K 1/1/15
Smallman, Steve Poo in the Zoo! K 7/1/15
Spiegelman, Nadja Lost in NYC: A Subway in Adventure K 2/15/15
Spinelli, Jerry. Mama Seeton's Whistle. PW 2/16/15, BL 3/1/15
Stark, Ulf When Dad Showed Me the Universe K 7/15/15
Stead, Philip Lenny & Lucy K 5/15/15, PW 6/29/15 SLJ 7/15
Steven, Kenneth Why Dogs Have Wet Noses K 6/1/15
Sweeney, LInda When the Wind Blows K 12/15/14
Tallec, Olliver. Louis I, King of the Sheep. PW 6/29/15, K 7/15/15
Tallec, Olivier Who Done It? K 8/1/15
Tarpley, Todd. Beep! Beep! Go to Sleep! PW 7/6/15
Taylor, Sean. Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise. PW 12/15/14
Thong, Roseanne Dia De Los Muertos K 5/15/15
Thurber, James The Tiger Who Would be King 9/15/15
Torrey, Richard. Ally-Sauraus & the First Day of School. PW 5/11/15. K 6/1/15
Torrey, Richard My Dog, Bob K 7/15/15, BL 9/15/15
Tuma, Refe What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night: A Very Messy Adventure K 7/1/15
Underwood, Deborah. Here Comes Valentine Cat. PW 10/12/15
Underwood, Deborah. Interstellar Cinderella. PW 4/6/15
Urban, Linda. Little Red Henry. PW 2/2/15
Van, Muon In a Village by the Sea K 2/15/15, PW 4/6/15
Van, Moon. The Little Tree. PW 9/21/15, K 9/1/15
Verde, Susan I Am Yoga K 7/15/15
Vernick, Audrey. First Grade Dropout. PW 4/20/15
Viano, Hannah B is for Bear K 8/1/15
Virjan, Emma J. What This Story Needs is a Pig in a Wig. PW 3/2/15
Viva, Frank. Outstanding in the Rain. BL 3/1/15
Waber, Bernard. Ask Me. SLJ 2/15, K 4/1/15, PW 4/27/15
Ward, Helen. Spots in a box. PW 12/22/14
Watkins, Rowboat. Rude Cakes. PW 4/13/15, BL 6/1/15
Wells, Rosemary Use Your Words, Sophie! K 1/1/15, PW 1/5/15
Whal, Phoebe Sonya's Chickens K 6/15/15
Wick, Walter Hey, Seymour! K 5/15/15
Willems, Mo. The Story of Diva and Flea. BL 9/1/15
Winter, Jonah Lillian's Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 K 5/1/15, BL 7/15/15
Winters, Kari-Lynn Bad Pirate K 7/1/15
Wohnoutka, Mike Dad's First Day K 6/1/15
Yankey, Lindsey. Sun and Moon. BL 6/1/15
Yarlet, Emma. Orion and the Dark. BL 5/15/15
Yolen, Jane. You Nest Here with Me. BL 3/15/15
Yoon, JooHee. Beastly Verse. PW 3/16/15
Young, Cybele. Some Things I've Lost. PW 7/13/15, K 7/15/15
Young. Ed. Should You Be a River: A Poem about Love. BL 3/1/15
Zagarenski, Pamela The Whisper K 8/1/15 SLJ 7/15, BL 9/1/15
Zeltser, David. Ninja Baby. PW 8/24/15
Note: The committee should keep in mind that the award is for distinguished illustrations in a picture book and for excellence of pictorial presentation for children. The award is not for didactic intent or for popularity.