- Corduroy takes a bow, story by Viola Davis with B.G. Hennessy ; pictures by Jody Wheeler ; based on the characters created by Don Freeman
- Rise to the sky, how the world's tallest trees grow up, Rebecca E. Hirsch ; illustrated by Mia Posada
- Only for a little while, written by Gabriela Orozco Belt ; illustrated by Richy Sánchez Ayala
- Measuring a year, a Rosh Hashanah story, by Linda Elovitz Marshall ; illustrations by Zara González Hoang
- Meow, Chris Raschka
- Oona in the Arctic, words by Kelly DiPucchio ; pictures by Raissa Figueroa
- I want that nut!, Madeline Valentine
- Everything will be OK, by Anna Dewdney ; pictures by Judy Schachner
- How to party like a snail, written by Naseem Hrab ; illustrated by Kelly Collier
- Alabama spitfire, the story of Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Bethany Hegedus ; illustrated by Erin McGuire
- Lion needs a haircut, Hyewon Yum
- A kids book about body image, by Rebecca Alexander
- Ruffles and the new green thing, David Melling
- When's my birthday?, Julie Fogliano ; Christian Robinson
- Josie's lost tooth, Jennifer K. Mann
- Frances in the country, Liz Garton Scanlon ; Sean Qualls
- Oh no, the aunts are here, written by Adam Rex ; illustrated by Lian Cho
- Grumpy dinosaur, by Michael Gordon
- Crunch, the shy dinosaur, Cirocco Dunlap ; pictures by Greg Pizzoli
- The smart cookie, written by Jory John ; illustrated by Pete Oswald
- Jack B. Ninja, by Tim McCanna ; illustrated by Stephen Savage
- The rainbow snail, Karin Åkesson
- My dad is a grizzly bear, written by Swapna Haddow ; illustrated by Dapo Adeola
- A gift for Nana, Lane Smith ; design by Molly Leach
- Twins, Mike Ciccotello
- Love, Matt de la Peña ; [illustrated by] Loren Long
- Interrupting chicken, David Ezra Stein
- Anansi and the golden pot, Taiye Selasi ; illustrated by Tinuke Fagborun
- Splish, splash, Ducky!, Lucy Cousins
- Sweater weather, written and illustrated by Matt Phelan
- Let's play!, Hervé Tullet ; translated by Christopher Franceschelli
- I have a question, Andrew Arnold
- Eyes that kiss in the corners, by Joanna Ho ; illustrated by Dung Ho
- A good place, Lucy Cousins
- Don't blink!, by Amy Krouse Rosenthal ; illustrated by David Roberts
- Beyond the burrow, Jessica Meserve
- Busy Betty, Reese Witherspoon ; illustrated by Xindi Yan
- The digger and the duckling, Joseph Kuefler
- Buffalo Fluffalo, written by nationally bestselling author Bess Kalb ; illustrated by Erin Kraan
- A boy named Isamu, a story of Isamu Noguchi, James Yang
- Tree, a peek-through board book, Britta Teckentrup ; text by Patricia Hegarty
- Sleepover party, adapted by Gabrielle Reyes
- Intersection allies, we make room for all, by Chelsea Johnson, LaToya Council, and Carolyn Choi ; illustrations by Ashley Seil Smith
- The littlest train, Chris Gall
- Tiny T. Rex and the grand ta-da!, by Jonathan Stutzman ; illustrated by Jay Fleck
- Group hug, written by Jean Reidy ; illustrated by Joey Chou
- My first space atlas, illustrated by Paul Daviz ; written by Jane Wilsher
- The mosquito, Elise Gravel
- Bathe the cat, written by Alice B. McGinty ; illustrated by David Roberts
- There's a dinosaur on the 13th floor, Wade Bradford ; illustrated by Kevin Hawkes