Arnosky, Jim. 2011. Thunder Birds: Nature's Flying Predators. New York: Sterling. Trade: 978-1-402756610.
Cardillo, Margaret. 2011. Just Being Audrey. Illustrated by Julia Denos. New York: Balzer & Bray. Trade: 978-0-06-185283-1, Library Binding: 978-0-06-185284-8.
Deedy, Carmen Agra and Randall Wright. 2011 The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale. Illustrated by Barry Moser. Atlanta: Peachtree. Trade: 978-1-56145-595-9.
Durango, Julia. 2010. Under the Mambo Moon. Illustrated by Fabricio VandenBroeck. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge. Reinforced: 978-1-57091-723-3, E-book: 978-1-60734-278-6.
Fleming, Candace. 2010. Clever Jack Takes the Cake. Illustrated by G. Brian Karas. New York: Schwartz & Wade Books. Library Binding: 978-0-375-95697-3, Trade: 978-0-375-84979-4.
Hatke, Ben. 2010. Zita the Spacegirl. New York: First Second. Trade: 978-1-59643-695-4, Paperback: 978-1-59643-446-2.
Jonell, Lynne. 2010. Hamster Magic. Illustrated by Brandon Dorman. New York: Random House. Trade: 978-0-375-86660-9, Library Binding: 978-0-375-96660-6, Paperback: 978-0-375-86616-6, E-book: 978-0-375-89672-9.
Kennedy, Kim. 2010. Misty Gordon and the Mystery of the Ghost Pirates. Illustrated by Greg Call. New York: Amulet Books. Trade: 978-0-8109-9357-0.
Lupica, Mike. 2010. Hero. New York: Philomel Books. Trade: 978-0-399-25283-9, Paperback: 978-0-14-241960-1 (Puffin), Audio-CD: 978-0-14-242819-1.
McElligott, Matthew and Larry Tuxbury. 2010. Benjamin Franklinstein Lives! Illustrated by Matthew McElligott. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. Trade: 978-0-399-25229-7, Paperback: 978-0-14-241935-9.
Ramsey, Calvin A. 2010. Ruth and the Green Book. Illustrated by Floyd Cooper. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books. Library Binding: 978-0-7613-5255-6, E-book: 978-0-7613-6218-0.
Selznick, Brian. 2011. Wonderstruck. New York: Scholastic Press. Trade: 978-0-545-02789-2.
Smith, Clete Barrett. 2011. Aliens on Vacation. Illustrated by Christian Slade. New York: Disney Hyperion Books. Reinforced: 978-1-4231-3363-6, E-book: 978-1-4231-4750-3, Audio-CD: 978-1-4558-0134-3.
Sternberg, Julie. 2011. Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie. Illustrated by Matthew Cordell. New York: Amulet Books. Trade: 978-0-8109-8424-0.
Swaim, Jessica. 2010. Scarum Fair. Illustrated by Carol Ashley. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong. Trade: 978-1-59078-590-4.
Sylver, Adrienne. 2010. Hot Diggity Dog: The History of the Hot Dog. Illustrated by Elwood H. Smith. New York: Dutton Children's Books. Trade: 978-0-525-47897-3.
Taback, Simms. 2011. Postcards from Camp. New York: Nancy Paulsen Books. Trade: 978-0-399-23973-1.
Warner, Sally. 2011. EllRay Jakes is Not a Chicken. Illustrated by Jamie Harper. New York: Viking. Trade: 978-0-670-06243-0, Paperback: 978-0-14-241988-5.
Weinstein, Muriel Harris. 2010. Play, Louis, Play: The True Story of a Boy and His Horn. Frank Morrison. New York: Bloomsbury. Trade: 978-1-59990-375-0.
Yohalem, Eve. 2009. Escape Under the Forever Sky. San Francisco: Chronicle. Trade: 978-0-8118-6653-8, Paperback: 978-0-8118-7874-6.
List taken from http://www.txla.org/tba-nominees
