- Lubaya's quiet roar, by Marilyn Nelson ; paintings by Philomena Williamson
- Fly, Nathan Clement
- And the people stayed home, by Kitty O'Meara ; illustrated by Stefano Di Cristofaro and Paul Pereda
- The sheep who hatched an egg, Gemma Merino
- The manic panic, Richa Jha ; Mithila Ananth
- Sulwe, written by Lupita Nyong'o ; illustrated by Vashti Harrison
- It is (not) perfect, by Anna Kang ; illustrated by Christopher Weyant
- The better tree fort, Jessica Scott Kerrin ; pictures by Qin Leng
- The boy and the gorilla, Jackie Azúa Kramer ; illustrated by Cindy Derby
- A boy named Isamu, a story of Isamu Noguchi, James Yang
- Grandpa & Jake, Julie Fortenberry
- Wolf cub's song, by Joseph Bruchac ; illustrated by Carlin Bear Don't Walk
- Side by side, Chris Raschka
- The cat on the mat, all about mindfulness, by Bonnie Worth ; illustrated by Aristides Ruiz and Joe Mathieu
- Heroes at work!, help the pups race to the rescue as you turn the pages
- There was an old lady who swallowed a fly, [illustrated by Stuart Lynch]
- The detective dog, Julia Donaldson ; illustrated by Sara Ogilvie
- Frida Kahlo and her animalitos, by Monica Brown ; illustrated by John Parra
- The day the earth rose up, written and illustrated by Alfreda Beartrack-Algeo
- I really want to win, Simon Philip, Lucia Gaggiotti
- Summer green to autumn gold, uncovering leaves' hidden colors, Mia Posada
- Rappy goes to the library, by Dan Gutman ; illustrated by Tim Bowers
- The faith of Elijah Cummings, the north star of equal justice, written by Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Laura Freeman
- Rudas: Niño's horrendous hermanitas, Yuyi Morales
- Grandma's purse, Vanessa Brantley-Newton
- Out of sight till tonight!, all about nocturnal animals, by Tish Rabe ; illustrated by Aristides Ruiz and Joe Mathieu
- The Berenstain Bears meet the Easter Bunny, Mike Berenstain
- Poem in my pocket, written by Chris Tougas ; illustrated by Josée Bisaillon
- A place inside of me, a poem to heal the heart, written by Zetta Elliott ; illustrated by Noa Denmon
- Q & U call it quits, written by Stef Wade ; illustrations by Jorge Martin
- Climb on!, written by Baptiste Paul ; illustrated by Jacqueline Alcantara
- Grandparents day!, by Candice Ransom ; illustrated by Ashley Evans
- Princess party, Joy Allen
- Finding fire, Logan S. Kline
- The frog in the well, by Alvin Tresselt ; illustrated by Roger Duvoisin
- The great chicken escape, Nikki McClure
- Georgia rises /, by Kathryn Lasky ; pictures by Ora Eitan
- Journey of the Midnight Sun, Shazia Afzal ; illustrated by Aliya Ghare
- Our shed, a father-daughter building story, Robert Broder ; illustrated by Carrie O'Neill
- I'm sorry, Michael Ian Black ; illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi
- Watch out for muddy puddles!, by Ben Faulks ; illustrated by Ben Cort
- Animals that dig, by Pearl Markovics ; consultant, Beth Gambro, Reading Specialist, Yorkville, Illinois
- Hair, Angela C. Styles ; JQ Sirls
- The Museum of Everything, Lynne Rae Perkins
- Hungry Jim, by Laurel Snyder ; illustrated by Chuck Groenink
- Imagine, John Lennon ; Jean Jullien ; with a foreword by Yoko Ono Lennon
- I'm brave! I'm strong! I'm five!, Cari Best ; pictures by Boris Kulikov
- Don't blink!, by Amy Krouse Rosenthal ; illustrated by David Roberts
- Unicorn club, by Suzy Senior ; illustrated by Leire Martin
- Batman 5-minute stories