- Degas, painter of ballerinas, Susan Goldman Rubin
- The secret lives of booksellers and librarians, true stories of the magic of reading, James Patterson and Matt Eversmann with Chris Mooney
- Mars!, Earthlings welcome, by Mars (with Stacy McAnulty) ; illustrated by Mars (and Stevie Lewis)
- Brains!, not just a zombie snack, Stacy McAnulty ; illustrated by Matthew Rivera
- Rise to the sky, how the world's tallest trees grow up, Rebecca E. Hirsch ; illustrated by Mia Posada
- Modern art explorer, with 30 artworks from the Centre Pompidou, Alice Harman ; illustrated by Serge Bloch
- Gridiron, stories from 100 years of the National Football League, written by Fred Bowen ; illustrated by James E. Ransome
- Ultimate book of the future, incredible, ingenious, and totally real tech that will change life as you know it, Stephanie Warren Drimmer
- Napoleon vs. the bunnies, J. F. Fox, Anna Kwan
- Girl mogul, dream it. do it. change the world., Tiffany Pham
- Dung for dinner, a stomach-churning look at the animal poop, pee, vomit, and secretions that people have eaten (and often still do!), Christine Virnig ; illustrated by Korwin Briggs
- Planets, written by Carole Stott
- Flight, written by Andrew Nahum
- And yet you shine, the Kohinoor diamond, colonization, and resistance, Supriya Kelkar
- Mountain of fire, into the heart of volcanoes, text by Julie Roberge ; illustrations by Aless MC ; translated by Charles Simard
- Hanging with vampires, a totally factual field guide to the supernatural, by Insha Fitzpatrick ; illustrations by Lilla Bölecz
- Grace Banker and her Hello Girls answer the call, the heroic story of WWI telephone operators, written by Claudia Friddell ; illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley
- How to say goodbye, the wisdom of hospice caregivers, Wendy MacNaughton ; [foreword by BJ Miller, MD.]
- Triceratops vs. spinosaurus, by Jerry Pallotta ; illustrated by Rob Bolster
- Killer whale vs. great white shark, by Jerry Pallotta ; illustrated by Rob Bolster
- Ghost dogs, on killers and kin, Andre Dubus III
- Go for the moon, a rocket, a boy, and the first moon landing, Chris Gall
- Eek, you reek!, poems about animals that stink, stank, stunk, Jane Yolen and Heidi E.Y. Stemple ; illustrated by Eugenia Nobati
- What can colors do?, Liz Yohlin Baill
- Great NFL Super Bowl championships, by Ethan Olson
- Chinese menu, the history, myths, and legends behind your favorite foods, Grace Lin
- The secret world of plants, tales of more than 100 remarkable flowers, trees, and seeds, Ben Hoare ; illustrated by Kaley McKean
- Race to the bottom of the Earth, surviving Antarctica, Rebecca E. F. Barone
- Footprints across the planet, Jennifer Swanson
- Hector, a boy, a protest, and the photograph that changed apartheid, Adrienne Wright
- The summer of 1876, outlaws, lawmen, and legends in the season that defined the American West, Chris Wimmer
- War in the ring, Joe Louis, Max Schmeling, and the fight between America and Hitler, John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro
- The crab alphabet book, Jerry Pallotta ; illustrated by Tom Leonard
- The late, great endlings, stories of the last survivors, Deborah Kerbel ; illustrated by Aimée van Drimmelen
- How was that built?, Roma Agrawal ; illustrated by Katie Hickey
- It is time, the life of a caterpillar, Lizzy Rockwell
- Caves, written by Nell Cross Beckerman ; illustrated by Kalen Chock
- There's no cream in cream soda, facts and folklore about our favorite drinks, written by Kim Zachman ; illustrated by Peter Donnelly
- Here comes the rain!, can animals predict the weather?, by Ginjer L. Clarke
- Mars!, Earthlings welcome, by Mars ; (with Stacy McAnulty) ; illustrated by Mars (and Stevie Lewis)
- The animal toolkit, how animals use tools, Steve Jenkins & Robin Page
- The apartment, a century of Russian history, text by Alexandra Litvina ; illustrations by Anna Desnitskaya ; translation by Antonina Bouis
- A very short, entirely true history of unicorns, by Sarah Laskow ; illustrated by Sam Beck
- The way of the hive, a honey bee's story, Jay Hosler
- A kid's guide to fandom, exploring fan-fic, cosplay, gaming, podcasting, and more in the geek world!, written by Amy Ratcliffe ; illustrated by Dave Perillo
- Says who?, a kinder, funner usage guide for everyone who cares about words, Anne Curzan
- Combee, Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and black freedom during the Civil War, Edda L. Fields-Black
- Zara's new Eid dress, Nafisah Abdul-Rahim
- Homes in the wild, where baby animals and their parents live, Lita Judge
- An ABC of equality, written by Chana Ginelle Ewing ; illustrated by Paulina Morgan