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The Word Collector by Peter H Reynolds
I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
Pete the Cat: Firefighter Pete by James Dean
Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall (winner of the 2019 Caldecott Medal)
Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff
The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty
Guinness World Records 2019
The BFG by Roald Dahl
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
You Go First by Erin Entrada Kelly
Hello Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly (winner of the 2018 Newbury Medal)
Henry and Ribsy by Beverly Clearly
Bob by Wendy Mass
Prince Martin Wins His Sword by Martin Hale
Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods by Rick Riodan
New Kid by Jerry Craft
Smile by Raina Telgemeier
Pay Attention, Carter Jones by Gary D. Schmidt
Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott
The Lost Girl by Anne Ursu
Pax by Sara Pennypacker
Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee
The Line Tender by Kate Allen
The Simple Art of Flying by Cory Leonardo
The Science of Breakable Things by Tae Keller
The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani (2019 Newbury Honor Book)
Spy Runner by Eugene Yelchin
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Book of Boy by Catherine Gilbert Murdock (2019 Newbury Honor Book)
Watch Hollow by Gregory Funaro
Sweeping Up the Heart by Kevin Henkes