- Pirate stew, Neil Gaiman ; illustrated by Chris Riddell
- Brains!, not just a zombie snack, Stacy McAnulty ; illustrated by Matthew Rivera
- Venetian lullaby, Judith L. Roth ; illustrated by Kendra Binney
- A gift for Nana, Lane Smith ; design by Molly Leach
- Every color of light, written by Hiroshi Osada ; illustrated by Ryōji Arai ; translated from the Japanese by David Boyd
- Flowers are pretty... weird!, Rosemary Mosco ; illustrated by Jacob Souva
- A hat for Mrs. Goldman, a story about knitting and love, by Michelle Edwards ; illustrated by G. Brian Karas
- Find out about animal camouflage, Martin Jenkins ; illustrated by Jane McGuinness
- First grade jitters, written by Robert Quackenbush ; illustrated by Yan Nascimbene
- ¡Gracias, Omu!, Oge Mora
- City moon, written by Rachael Cole ; illustrated by Blanca Gómez
- Around America to win the vote, two suffragists, a kitten, and 10,000 miles, Mara Rockliff ; illustrated by Hadley Hooper
- A crazy day at the Critter Café, by Barbara Odanaka ; illustrated by Lee White
- Nest friends, by Charles M. Schulz ; based on The Snoopy show episode "Nest friends" written by Alex Galatis ; adapted by Ximena Hastings
- Mars!, Earthlings welcome, by Mars (with Stacy McAnulty) ; illustrated by Mars (and Stevie Lewis)
- Friends are friends, forever, written by Dane Liu ; illustrated by Lynn Scurfield
- Yasmin the gardener, written by Saadia Faruqi ; illustrated by Hatem Aly
- Milo's monster, Tom Percival
- Clay boy, adapted from a Russian folk tale by Mirra Ginsburg ; pictures by Jos. A. Smith
- Biscuit and the great fall day, story by Alyssa Satin Capucilli ; pictures by Rose Mary Berlin ; in the style of Pat Schories
- Sea otters, kelp forest keepers, Megan Borgert-Spaniol ; consulting editor, Diane Craig, M.A./Reading Specialist
- One day a dot, Ian Lendler ; illustrated by Shelli Paroline & Braden Lamb
- El proyecto 1619, nacieron sobre el agua, escrito por Nikole Hannah-Jones y Renée Watson ; ilustrado por Nikkolas Smith ; traducido por Jasminne Mendez
- Pumpkin heads, Wendell Minor
- Bear and wolf, by Dan Salmieri
- The little snowplow wishes for snow, Lora Koehler ; illustrated by Jake Parker
- Dream builder, the story of architect Philip Freelon, by Kelly Starling Lyons ; illustrated by Laura Freeman ; afterword by Philip Freelon
- Tea time for dinosaurs, A.J. Smith
- The dinky donkey, words by Craig Smith ; illustrations by Katz Cowley
- Shirley Chisholm dared, the story of the first black woman in congress, written by Alicia D. Williams ; illustrated by April Harrison
- The Halloween costume ball, written by Anne Sawan ; illustrated by Judi Abbot
- Dino-dancing, Lisa Wheeler ; illustrations by Barry Gott
- Door, by JiHyeon Lee
- This way, Charlie, by Caron Levis ; illustrated by Charles Santoso
- Interrupting chicken, David Ezra Stein
- Meet Space Fairy Lilyfay!, Gloria Cruz
- A bed of stars, Jessica Love
- Oona in the Arctic, words by Kelly DiPucchio ; pictures by Raissa Figueroa
- Celebrations around the world, illustrated by Katy Halford ; [editor, Sophie Parkes ; US editor Liz Searcy]
- Move!, [Steve Jenkins & Robin Page]
- Penguin and pinecone, a friendship story, Salina Yoon
- My tree, Hope Lim ; pictures by Il Sung Na
- Black bird yellow sun, Steve Light
- Art is everywhere, a book about Andy Warhol, by Jeff Mack
- A hundred thousand welcomes, by Mary Lee Donovan ; illustrated by Lian Cho
- Bird house, Blanca Gómez
- El Gran Cañón, Jason Chin ; traducción de Roxanna Erdman
- Dear dragon goes to the market, by Margaret Hillert ; illustrated by David Schimmell
- Desert queen, Jyoti Rajan Gopal & Svabhu Kohli
- First laugh, welcome, baby!, Rose Tahe and Nancy Bo Flood ; illustrated by Jonathan Nelson