- Mae Jemison, written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Janna Morton
- Brains!, not just a zombie snack, Stacy McAnulty ; illustrated by Matthew Rivera
- The new kitten, Joyce Carol Oates ; illustrated by Dave Mottram
- A gift for Nana, Lane Smith ; design by Molly Leach
- I want that nut!, Madeline Valentine
- Rise to the sky, how the world's tallest trees grow up, Rebecca E. Hirsch ; illustrated by Mia Posada
- Monsters love cupcakes, written and illustrated by Mike Austin
- City moon, written by Rachael Cole ; illustrated by Blanca Gómez
- Mars!, Earthlings welcome, by Mars (with Stacy McAnulty) ; illustrated by Mars (and Stevie Lewis)
- Let's do everything and nothing, Julia Kuo
- My pencil and me, by Sara Varon
- Home alone 2, lost in New York, based on the story written by John Hughes; and illustrated by Kim Smith ; story adapted by Rebecca Gyllenhaal
- Milo's monster, Tom Percival
- 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
- Roxie loves adventure, written by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen ; illustrated by Leeza Hernandez
- Pablo Picasso, written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara ; illustrated by Teresa Bellón
- Shirley Chisholm dared, the story of the first black woman in congress, written by Alicia D. Williams ; illustrated by April Harrison
- Monsters like us, Amy Huntington
- Dino-dancing, Lisa Wheeler ; illustrations by Barry Gott
- Penguins love colors, Sarah Aspinall
- A hundred thousand welcomes, by Mary Lee Donovan ; illustrated by Lian Cho
- Bird house, Blanca Gómez
- Solar bear, words by Beth Ferry ; pictures by Brendan Wenzel
- Meow, Chris Raschka
- Thanks to Frances Perkins, fighter for workers' rights / written by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Kristy Caldwell
- A day with no words, by Tiffany Hammond ; illustrations by Kate Cosgrove
- Pugtato finds a thing, Sophie Corrigan
- Super Peppa!, adapted by Lauren Holowaty and Cala Spinner
- Speed lights!, by C. Ines Mangual ; illustrated by Dynamo Limited
- It was supposed to be sunny, by Samantha Cotterill
- The big cheese, written and illustrated by Janee Trasler
- There's a tiger in the garden, Lizzy Stewart
- 1, 2, 3, Jump!, [written by] Lisl H. Detlefsen ; illustrated by Madeline Valentine
- Thao, by Thao Lam
- Pa, me, and our sidewalk pantry, written by Toni Buzzeo ; illustrated by Zara González Hoang
- The traveling camera, Lewis Hine and the fight to end child labor, by Alexandra S.D. Hinrichs ; illustrated by Michael Garland
- Grumpy monkey don't be scared, by Suzanne Lang ; illustrated by Max Lang
- Wolfboy, by Andy Harkness
- I really want a bigger piece!, Harriet Ziefert ; illustrations by Travis Foster
- The power book, written by Claire Saunders, Hazel Songhurst, Georgia Amson-Bradshaw, Minna Salami & Mik Scarlet ; illustrated by Joelle Avelino & David Broadbent ; [with a foreword by Roxane Gay]
- Love, Matt de la Peña ; [illustrated by] Loren Long
- The Museum of Nothing, Steven Guarnaccia
- When Santa came to stay, Billy Scharff ; illustrated by Eda Kaban
- Bathe the cat, written by Alice B. McGinty ; illustrated by David Roberts
- Brave as a mouse, Nicolò Carozzi
- I do not eat children, Marcus Cutler
- The doll people's Christmas, by Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin ; illustrated by Brett Helquist
- Everywhere beauty is Harlem, the vision of photographer Roy Decarava, Gary Golio ; art by E.B. Lewis
- Mabel, a mermaid fable, by Rowboat Watkins