- Only my dog knows I pick my nose, by Lauren Tarshis ; illustrated by Lisa Bronson Mezoff
- This is a taco!, by Andrew Cangelose ; illustrated by Josh Shipley
- Nothing's wrong!, a hare, a bear, and some pie to share, Jory John ; pictures by Erin Kraan
- The digger dance, written by Judy Ann Sadler ; illustrated by Yong Ling Kang
- The mouse who carried a house on his back, Jonathan Stutzman ; illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault
- Big truck, little island, Chris Van Dusen
- Flying Scotsman and the best birthday ever, Michael Morpurgo ; illustrated by Michael Forman
- My cat looks like my dad, Thao Lam
- Giraffe is too tall for this book, DK Ryland
- Bear came along, by Richard T. Morris ; illustrated by LeUyen Pham
- The egg, [written and illustrated] by Geraldo Valério
- King Alice, Matthew Cordell
- Big stuff dozer, excavator, mixer & more!, Joan Holub ; illustrated by the Little Friends of Printmaking
- A family like ours, by Frank Murphy and Alice Lee ; illustrated by Kayla Harren
- Just ask!, be different, be brave, be you, Sonia Sotomayor ; illustrated by Rafael López
- Ways to make friends, Jairo Buitrago ; [illustrated by] Mariana Ruiz Johnson ; translated by Elisa Amado
- You, me, we, a celebration of peace and community, Arun Gandhi and Bethany Hegedus ; illustrated by Andrés Landazábal
- Wombat said come in, Carmen Agra Deedy ; illustrated by Brian Lies
- Saving Emma the pig, by John Chester ; illustrated by Jennifer L. Meyer
- Home in the woods, Eliza Wheeler
- I can be all three, written by Salima Alikhan ; illustrated by Noor Sofi
- Clive and his babies, Jessica Spanyol
- Wishes of the world, written by Melissa Stiveson ; illustrated by Khoa Le
- People don't bite people, words by Lisa Wheeler ; art by Molly Idle
- Go, sled! Go!, James Yang ; illustrated by James Yang
- The Daily Sniff, Jane Cabrera
- Dinosaur discoveries, by Gail Gibbons
- Why do families change?, our first talk about separation and divorce, Dr. Jillian Roberts ; illustrated by Cindy Revell
- Once upon my dads' divorce, by Seamus Kirst ; illustrated by Noémie Gionet Landry
- Biscuit and friends visit the community garden, story by Alyssa Satin Capucilli ; pictures by Rose Mary Berlin in the style of Pat Schories
- 10 little excavators, by Annie Bailey ; illustrated by Jeff Harter
- The Barnabus project, by Terry, Eric, & Devin Fan
- Octopants and the missing pirate underpants, by Suzy Senior ; illustrated by Claire Powell
- Robo-Sauce, words by Adam Rubin ; pictures by Daniel Salmieri
- The Evil Princess vs. the Brave Knight, Jennifer L. Holm vs. Matthew Holm
- Llama unleashes the alpacalypse, Jonathan Stutzman ; illustrated by Heather Fox
- Philomena's new glasses, Brenna Maloney ; photographs by Chuck Kennedy
- The rooster who would not be quiet!, by Carmen Agra Deedy ; illustrated by Eugene Yelchin
- Papa's home, David Soman
- Last stop on Market Street, words by Matt de la Peña ; pictures by Christian Robinson
- Rabbit, Duck, and Big Bear, Nadine Brun-Cosme & Olivier Tallec
- Why, a conversation about race, written by Taye Diggs ; illustrated by Shane W. Evans
- Pangolina, Jane Goodall ; pictures by Daishu Ma
- Her right foot, Dave Eggers ; art by Shawn Harris
- A house that once was, written by Julie Fogliano ; illustrated by Lane Smith
- The absolutely positively no princesses book, by Ian Lendler ; illustrated by Deborah Zemke
- Princess in Black and the perfect princess party, Shannon Hale & Dean Hale ; illustrated by LeUyen Pham
- Macca the alpaca, Matt Cosgrove
- Thunder trucks, by Cheryl Klein and Katy Beebe ; illustrated by Mike Boldt
- Purplicious, written by Victoria Kann & Elizabeth Kann ; illustrated by Victoria Kann