- 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
- Degas, painter of ballerinas, Susan Goldman Rubin
- Ultimate book of the future, incredible, ingenious, and totally real tech that will change life as you know it, Stephanie Warren Drimmer
- Gridiron, stories from 100 years of the National Football League, written by Fred Bowen ; illustrated by James E. Ransome
- Napoleon vs. the bunnies, J. F. Fox, Anna Kwan
- Girl mogul, dream it. do it. change the world., Tiffany Pham
- Modern art explorer, with 30 artworks from the Centre Pompidou, Alice Harman ; illustrated by Serge Bloch
- Girl code, gaming, going viral, and getting it done, Andrea Gonzales and Sophie Houser
- What can colors do?, Liz Yohlin Baill
- Go for the moon, a rocket, a boy, and the first moon landing, Chris Gall
- 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
- Grace Banker and her Hello Girls answer the call, the heroic story of WWI telephone operators, written by Claudia Friddell ; illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley
- Insects by the numbers, a book of infographics, Steve Jenkins
- A fall treasury of recipes, crafts, and wisdom, Angela Ferraro-Fanning & Anneliesdraws
- The whale who swam through time, a 200-hundred-year journey in the Arctic, written by Alex Boersma and Nick Pyenson ; illustrated by Alex Boersma
- 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
- Hector, a boy, a protest, and the photograph that changed apartheid, Adrienne Wright
- Birthday on Mars!, by Sara Schonfeld ; illustrated by Andrew J. Ross
- 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
- What the dog knows, written by Cat Warren ; illustrations by Patricia J. Wynne
- 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)
- An ABC of equality, written by Chana Ginelle Ewing ; illustrated by Paulina Morgan
- Homes in the wild, where baby animals and their parents live, Lita Judge
- Zara's new Eid dress, Nafisah Abdul-Rahim
- The last straw:, kids vs. plastics, written by Susan Hood ; illustrated by Christiane Engel
- 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
- The Mosquito Bowl, a game of life and death in World War II, Buzz Bissinger
- Viral, the fight against AIDS in America, Ann Bausum
- Titan and the wild boars, the true cave rescue of the Thai Soccer Team, by Susan Hood and Pathana Sornhiran ; illustrated by Dow Phumiruk
- Trending, how and why stuff gets popular, by Kira Vermond ; illlustrated by Clayton Hanmer
- Wild girl, how to have incredible outdoor adventures, Helen Skelton ; illustrated by Liz Kay
- Powwow, a celebration through song and dance, Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane
- Moon!, Earth's best friend, by Stacy McAnulty ; illustrated by Stevie Lewis
- How to bake a universe, Alec Carvlin ; illustrated by Brian Biggs
- A history of the food of Paris, from roast mammoth to steak frites, Jim Chevallier
- I am a feminist, claiming the f-word in turbulent times, Monique Polak ; illustrations by Meags Fitzgerald
- Yes! No!, a first conversation about consent, words by Megan Madison & Jessica Ralli ; art by Isabel Roxas
- Plagues and pandemics, Kate Messner ; illustrated by Falynn Koch ; with a special thanks to Ella Messner, who served as a researcher and contributor for this book
- The worry (less) book, feel strong, find calm, and tame your anxiety!, Rachel Brian
- Consent (for kids!), boundaries, respect, and being in charge of you, Rachel Brian
- Sometimes people march, by Tessa Allen
- Beaver and Otter get along...sort of, a story of grit and patience between neighbors, words by Sneed Collard III ; pictures by Meg Sodano
- You are home, an ode to the National Parks, Evan Turk
- Can we talk about consent?, Justin Hancock, Fuchsia MacAree