These are the books that help kids make the leap from hogging Mom's lap at storytime to sneaking a flashlight under the covers. It's an important transition, and including this genre was an acknowledgement that these books didn't properly fit with either picture or middle grade books. They're in a class by themselves, as are the judges.
Round 1
Katie Ahearn
Secrets and Sharing Soda
Sherry Early
Semicolon
Darshana Khiani
Flowering Minds
Catherine Nichols
The Cath in the Hat
Sheila Richburg
BooksNhand
Danielle Smith
There's a Book
Amanda Struckmeyer
Team Struckmeyer
Round 2
Ashley Barrineau
YA Library in Training
Katie Davis
Katie Davis
Amanda Furman
Maestra Amanda's Bookshelf
Stacey Loscalzo
Stacey Loscalzo
Zoe Toft
Playing By The Book
UPDATE: My profound apologies for the bad links. Not sure where my brain was instead of on my editing. They're fixed now. -Anne