Bryan, A. (2003). Beautiful Blackbird. New York: Simon & Schuster/Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

Carle, E., & Iwamura, K. (2003). Where Are You Going? To See My Friend! A Story of Friendship in Two Languages. (Ill. by E. Carle, & K. Iwamura). New York: Scholastic/Orchard Books.

Coppinger, T. (2003). Curse in Reverse. (Ill. by D. Zimmer). New York: Simon & Schuster/Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

Demi. (2003). Muhammad. New York: Simon & Schuster/Margaret K. McElderry Books.

Diakité, B.W. (2003). The Magic Gourd. New York: Scholastic Press.

DiCamillo, K. (2003). The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread. (Ill. by T.B. Ering). Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press.

Ellis, S. (2003). The Several Lives of Orphan Jack. (Ill. by B. St-Aubin). Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Fisher, V. (2003). Ellsworth's Extraordinary Electric Ears and Other Amazing Alphabet Anecdotes. New York: Simon & Schuster/Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

Fleming, C. (2003). Boxes for Katje. (Ill. by S. Dressen-McQueen). New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux.

French, J. (2003). Diary of a Wombat. (Ill. by B. Whatley). New York: Clarion Books.

Funke, C.C. (2003). Inkheart. New York: Scholastic/Chicken House.

Jenkins, S., & Page, R. (2003). What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Johnson, A. (2003). I Dream of Trains. (Ill. by L. Long). New York: Simon & Schuster.

Krull, K. (2003). Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez. (Ill. by Y. Morales). San Diego: Harcourt.

Leedy, L. (2003). There's a Frog in my Throat! 440 Animal Sayings a Little Bird Told Me. (Ill. by P. Street). New York: Holiday House.

Long, M. (2003). How I Became a Pirate. (Ill. by D. Shannon). San Diego: Harcourt.

Love, D.A. (2003). The Puppeteer's Apprentice. New York: Simon & Schuster/Margaret K. McElderry Books.

Mannis, C.D. (2003). The Queen's Progress: An Elizabethan Alphabet. (Ill. by B. Ibatoulline). New York: Viking.

Murphy, J. (2003). An American Plague: The True and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793. New York: Clarion Books.

Myers, W.D. (2003). Blues journey. (Ill. by C. Myers). New York: Holiday House.

Pattison, D. (2003). The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman. (Ill. by J. Cepeda). San Diego: Harcourt.

Ray, D. (2003). Ghost girl: A Blue Ridge Mountain story. New York: Clarion Books.

Ritter, J.H. (2003). The Boy Who Saved Baseball. New York: Philomel Books.

Sandin, J. (2003). Coyote School News. New York: Henry Holt.

Schaefer, L.M. (2003). Pick, Pull, Snap! Where Once a Flower Bloomed. (Ill. by L.B. George). New York: HarperCollins/Greenwillow Books.

Smith, H.A. (2003). The Way a Door Closes. (Ill. by S. Evans). New York: Henry Holt.

Van Draanen, W. (2003). Swear to Howdy. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.

White, R. (2003). Tadpole. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux.

Willems, M. (2003). Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus. New York: Hyperion Books for Children.

Woodson, J. (2003). Locomotion. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons.