- The dream master, Theresa Breslin
- The wind singer, William Nicholson
- A.N.T.I.D.O.T.E, Malorie Blackman
- A stitch in time, Penelope Lively
- The astounding Broccoli Boy, Frank Cottrell Boyce ; illustrated by Steven Lenton
- Trouble on Thunder Mountain, Russell Hoban and Quentin Blake
- Timesnatch, Robert Swindells
- Fantastic Mr Fox, Roald Dahl ; illustrated by Quentin Blake
- Rooftoppers, Katherine Rundell
- The little prince, written and illustrated by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ; translated from the French by Richard Howard
- My friend's a Gris-kwok, Malorie Blackman ; with illustrations by Andy Rowland
- Gowie Corby plays chicken, Gene Kemp
- Flyaway Frankie, Chris Powling ; illustrated by Robert Bartelt
- All because of Jackson, Dick King-Smith ; illustrated by John Eastwood
- The ghost behind the wall, Melvin Burgess
- Heartbeat, Sharon Creech
- Soon, Morris Gleitzman
- Diary of a wimpy kid, Rodrick rules, by Jeff Kinney
- The Kingfisher book of scary stories, compiled by Chris Powling ; illustrated by Peter Bailey
- The demon headmaster, Gillian Cross ; illustrated by Gary Rees
- Dear Olly, Michael Morpurgo ; illustrated by Christian Birmingham
- Out of India, an Anglo-Indian childhood, Jamila Gavin
- Mummy time, Judith Kerr
- A small person far away, Judith Kerr
- The Borrowers, by Mary Norton ; with illustrations by Diana Stanley
- The children of the New Forest, Captain Marryat
- Odd and the frost giants, Neil Gaiman ; [illustrated by Adam Stower]
- William again, Richmal Crompton ; foreword by Louise Rennison ; illustrated by Thomas Henry
- The third class genie, Robert Leeson
- And to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street, by Dr Seuss
- Charlie and the chocolate factory, Roald Dahl ; illustrated by Quentin Blake
- This is not my hat, Jon Klassen
- Breaking the spell, stories of magic and mystery from Scotland, written by Lari Don ; illustrated by Cate James
- The un-forgotten coat, Frank Cottrell Boyce; photographs by Carl Hunter and Clare Heney
- Rubbish town hero, Nicola Davies
- The iron woman, Ted Hughes ; illustrated by Douglas Carrell
- Jack Holborn, Leon Garfield
- Press play, Anne Fine ; illustrated by Terry McKenna
- Charmed life, [by] Diana Wynne Jones
- My granny's great escape, Jeremy Strong ; illustrated by Nick Sharratt
- A bear called Paddington, by Michael Bond ; illustrated by Peggy Fortnum
- The little prince, written and drawn by Antoine de Saint-Exupery ; translated from the French by Katherine Woods
- Esio Trot, Roald Dahl ; illustrations by Quentin Blake
- Uncle Gobb and the green heads, by Michael Rosen ; pictures by Neal Layton
- Fantastic stories, illustrated by Michael Foreman
- Blackout, Robert Swindells
- Changing Charlie
- Goth Girl and the ghost of a mouse, Chris Riddell
- Golden bird, Berlie Doherty ; illustrated by J. Lawrence
- My name is Parvana, Deborah Ellis