Cheerfulness
| Linda George Asch | The Rich Man and the Shoe-Maker by Jean de LaFontayne |
| The Christmas Grump Joseph Low | What's the Matter With Carruthers? by James Marshall |
| The Magic Tree by James McCrea | An Angel for Soloman Singer by Cynthia Rylant |
| Jane Wishing by Tobi Tobias | Someday, Said Mitchell by Barbara Williams |