- The ultimate classic car book, Quentin Willson with David Selby
- U.S. naval aviation, M. Hill Goodspeed, Editor-in-Chief ; Rick Burgess, Editor
- I am Albert Einstein, Brad Meltzer ; illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos
- Liberty!, the American Revolution, Thomas Fleming
- The magic school bus, in the time of the dinosaurs, Joanna Cole ; illustrated by Bruce Degen
- 500 nations, an illustrated history of North American Indians, Alvin M. Josephy, Jr
- Dinosaur!, dinosaurs and other amazing prehistoric creatures as you've never seen them before, written by John Woodward ; consultant, Darren Naish ; illustrators, Peter Minister, Arran Lewis, Andrew Kerr, Peter Bull, Vlad Konstantinov
- Illinois, seasons of light, photography by Robert Shaw
- A rare Benedictine, Ellis Peters
- One nation, America remembers September 11, 2001
- Barns of Illinois, photographs by Larry Kanfer ; text by Alaina Kanfer
- William & Catherine, a royal wedding, Andrew Morton
- Bunny slopes, Claudia Rueda
- Build it!, make super cool models with your favorite LEGO parts, Jennifer Kemmeter
- Fancy Nancy, aspiring artist, written by Jane O'Connor ; illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser
- The last veterans of World War II, portraits and memories / Richard Bell ; foreword by Tim Weiner
- America from A to Z, an alphabet adventure, by Amelia Hepworth; illustrated by E. Rodríguez
- Mississippi currents, journeys through time and a valley, Andrew H. Malcolm ; photographs by Roger Straus III
- The illustrated encyclopedia of tartan, a complete history and visual guide to over 400 famous tartans, Iain Zaczek & Charles Phillips
- The lion & the mouse, Jerry Pinkney
- Jazz, a history of America's music, by Geoffrey C. Ward ; based on a documentary film by Ken Burns written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; with a preface by Ken Burns
- I feel scared, why do I feel scared today?, editor Amy Braddon
- Laura's album, a remembrance scrapbook of Laura Ingalls Wilder, compiled by William Anderson
- A field guide to wildflowers of Northeastern and North-Central North America, a visual approach arranged by color, form, and detail, by Roger Tory Peterson and Margaret McKenny ; illustrations by Roger Tory Peterson
- If I built a house, Chris Van Dusen
- Baseball, an illustrated history, narrative by Geoffrey C. Ward ; based on a documentary filmscript by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns ; preface by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick ; with an introduction by Roger Angell ; contributions by John Thorn [and others]
- Chicago's sweet candy history, Leslie Goddard
- Build it!, make supercool models with your favorite LEGO® parts, Jennifer Kemmeter
- Build it!, make supercool models with your favorite lego parts : sea life, Jennifer Kemmeter
- Reader's digest illustrated story of World War II
- American heritage new history of World War II, rev. and updated by Stephen E. Ambrose ; [based on the] original text by C.L. Sulzberger
- Best of the Midwest, rediscovering America's heartland, written by Dan Kaercher ; photography by Bob Stefko
- Tallulah's tutu, by Marilyn Singer ; illustrations by Alexandra Boiger
- Ultimate food atlas, maps, games, recipes, for hours of foodie fun
- Justin Case, rules, tools, and maybe a bully, by Rachel Vail ; illustrated by Matthew Cordell
- Pearl Harbor, the day of infamy : an illustrated history, by Dan Van der Vat ; introduction by John McCain ; paintings by Tom Freeman ; historical consultant, John Lundstrom
- Illinois State Fair, a 150 year history, by Edward J. Russo, Melinda Garvert, and Curtis Mann ; photographs courtesy of Sangamon Valley Collection, Lincoln Library ; commissioned by Illinois Department of Agriculture
- Lewis & Clark, voyage of discovery, Stephen E. Ambrose ; [photographs by] Sam Abell
- Where's the bunny?, illustrated by Chuck Whelon ; written by Helen Brown
- Six dots, a story of young Louis Braille, by Jen Bryant ; illustrations by Boris Kulikov
- Abraham Lincoln traveled this way, the America Lincoln knew, photography by Robert Shaw ; narrative by Michael Burlingame
- A day long to be remembered, Lincoln in Gettysburg, written by Michael Burlingame ; photography by Robert Shaw
- Build it!, make supercool models with your favorite LEGO® parts, Jennifer Kemmeter
- Tuesday, David Wiesner
- Civil War album, complete photographic history of the Civil War - Fort Sumter to Appomattox, edited by William C. Davis and Bell L. Wiley ; under the direction of the National Historical Society
- Build it!, make super cool models with your favorite LEGO® parts, Jennifer Kemmeter
- Where's Santa's reindeer?, illustrated by Paul Moran ; [additional artwork by Gergely Forizs, Jorge Santillan and Adam Linley ; written by Frances Evans]
- Earth, by the numbers, Steve Jenkins
- Animals from A to Z, exploring the Americas, by Amelia Hepworth ; illustrated by Carolina Búzio
- A child is born, [photography], Lennart Nilsson ; text, Lars Hamberger ; translated from the Swedish by Linda Schenck