- The secret life of the sea otter, Laurence Pringle ; illustrated by Kate Garchinsky
- Eleven words for love, a journey through Arabic expressions of love, Randa Abdel-Fattah ; Maxine Beneba Clarke
- We could fly, Rhiannon Giddens ; illustrated by Briana Mukodiri Uchendu
- Ten little rabbits, by Maurice Sendak
- I love you like yellow, words by Andrea Beaty ; pictures by Vashti Harrison
- Mama's belly, by Kate Hosford ; pictures by Abigail Halpin
- Kitty & cat, opposites attract, Mirka Hokkanen
- Thanksgiving, here I come!, by D. J. Steinberg ; illustrated by Sara Palacios
- Magic, once upon a faraway land, Mirelle Ortega
- When you joined our family, Harriet Evans; Nia Tudor
- Miles Morales Spider-Man, through a hero's eyes, written by Denene Millner ; picture by illustrated by Mónica Paola Rodríguez
- Peekaboo, Spot!, written by Marileta Robinson ; illustrated by Ron Zalme
- On the job, by Elle Stephens ; illustrated by Dave Aikins
- The smart cookie, written by Jory John ; illustrated by Pete Oswald
- The book of hugs, written by Tim Harris ; illustrated by Charlie Astrella
- Share, big bear, share!, by Maureen Wright ; illustrated by Will Hillenbrand
- I will take a nap!, by Mo Willems
- Ojiichan's gift, written by Chieri Uegaki ; illustrated by Genevieve Simms
- The BugaBees, friends with food allergies, by Amy Recob ; illustrated by 64 Colors
- The night before Eid, a Muslim family story, Aya Khalil ; illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh
- En̲ kaikaḷilē marutāṇi, Katai, Fausiyā Kilān̲i-Villiyams ; paṭaṅkaḷ, Ajantā Kuhaṭākurtā ; mol̲ipeyarppu, Ramyā Catīṣ
- Cinderella's rat, Susan Meddaugh
- The Haunted Mansion, adapted by Lauren Clauss ; illustrated by Glen Brogan ; designed by Winnie Ho
- Peg + Cat, the Eid al-Adha adventure, Jennifer Oxley + Billy Aronson
- How to catch a turkey, from the New York times bestselling author and illustrator Adam Wallace & Andy Elkerton
- The sea monster, by Kyle Lukoff ; illustrated by Kat Uno
- Sleepy Bird, by Jeremy Tankard
- The mermaid with no tail, story by Jessica Long ; illustrated by Airin O'Callaghan ; foreword by Michael Phelps
- Lubaya's quiet roar, by Marilyn Nelson ; paintings by Philomena Williamson
- Olppaemi kisa, K'ŭrisŭt'op'ŏ Tenisŭ kŭl·kŭrim; No Ŭn-jŏng omgim
- Fly, Nathan Clement
- Lola goes to school, Anna McQuinn
- Me and the boss, a story about mending and love, Michelle Edwards & April Harrison
- There was an old mermaid who swallowed a shark!, by Lucille Colandro ; illustrated by Jared Lee
- Unicorns in uniforms and other tales, Russell Punter and Lesley Sims ; illustrated by David Semple
- Prince & knight, words by Daniel Haack ; pictures by Stevie Lewis
- And the people stayed home, by Kitty O'Meara ; illustrated by Stefano Di Cristofaro and Paul Pereda
- Bats, by Gail Gibbons
- Too much, my great big Native family, written by Laurel Goodluck ; illustrated by Bridget George
- The reasons for seasons, by Gail Gibbons
- Ricky, the rock that just couldn't rhyme, written by Ricky the Rock (with a little help from Mr. Jay) ; illustrated by Erin Wozniak
- Sulwe, written by Lupita Nyong'o ; illustrated by Vashti Harrison
- Escargot and the search for spring, story by Dashka Slater ; pictures by Sydney Hanson
- Lily and the secret of the forest, by Luc Foccroulle ; illustration by Annick Masson ; translated by Park Ji
- One step further, my story of math, the moon, and a life-long mission, by NASA Computer Katherine Johnson ; with her daughters Joylette Hylick and Katherine Moore ; illustrations by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow
- Snaky rencontre le nouvel élève, Jean-Baptiste Rogé et Lou Attal ; illustrée par Margaux Kuhn
- A boy named Isamu, a story of Isamu Noguchi, James Yang
- Wild for Winnie, written by Laura Marx Fitzgerald ; illustrated by Jenny Løvlie
- Hullabaloo at the zoo, Zanna Davidson ; illustrated by Alison Friend
- The day the earth rose up, written and illustrated by Alfreda Beartrack-Algeo