- The wheels on the bus at Halloween, illustrated by Sarah Kieley
- Venetian lullaby, Judith L. Roth ; illustrated by Kendra Binney
- Bob, Wendy Mass & Rebecca Stead ; with illustrations by Nicholas Gannon
- Dessert island, Ben Zhu
- A thousand questions, Saadia Faruqi
- Bear against time, Jean-Luc Fromental ; Joëlle Jolivet
- This way, Charlie, by Caron Levis ; illustrated by Charles Santoso
- Splat says thank you!, Rob Scotton
- Cece loves science, push and pull, by Kimberly Derting and Shelli R. Johannes ; pictures based on the art of Vashti Harrison
- Bird house, Blanca Gómez
- My tree, Hope Lim ; pictures by Il Sung Na
- Extraordinary birds, by Sandy Stark-McGinnis
- You, me, and our heartstrings, Melissa See
- Pumpkin day at the zoo, Susan Meissner ; illustrated by Pablo Pino
- Once upon a tide, a mermaid's tale, by Stephanie Kate Strohm
- Bedtime for Little Bulldozer, Elise Broach ; illustrated by Barry E. Jackson
- A hundred thousand welcomes, by Mary Lee Donovan ; illustrated by Lian Cho
- I had ten hats, David McPhail
- Almond, Allen Say
- I really want a bigger piece!, Harriet Ziefert ; illustrations by Travis Foster
- Meow, Chris Raschka
- In the palm of my hand, written by Jennifer Raudenbush ; illustrated by Isabella Conti
- The great bunk bed battle, Tina Kügler
- After life, Melissa de la Cruz
- At the end of everything, Marieke Nijkamp
- Don't tell!, Tom Booth
- Dream to me, Megan Paasch
- You're loved, Liz Climo
- Breakout, Kate Messner
- Banana dream, Hasan Namir ; pictures by Daby Zainab Faidhi
- The queen of nothing, Holly Black ; illustrations by Kathleen Jennings
- Cupig, the Valentine's day pig, by Claire Tattersfield ; illustrated by Rob Sayegh Jr
- Of salt and shore, written and illustrated by Annet Schaap ; translated by Laura Watkinson
- Pie in the sky, Remy Lai
- This is MY fort!, by Drew Daywalt ; illustrated by Olivier Tallec
- Focused, Alyson Gerber
- The word for friend, Aidan Cassie
- The night tent, Landis Blair
- Halloween is coming!, words by Cal Everett ; pictures by Lenny Wen
- When I'm bigger, Mama Bear, Rachel Bright
- Grief is an elephant, by Tamara Ellis Smith & Nancy Whitesides
- See this little dot, Jane Yolen ; [illustrated by] Laëtitia Devernay
- The Headmaster's List, Melissa de la Cruz
- Oh no, the aunts are here, written by Adam Rex ; illustrated by Lian Cho
- I love my magic!, Kelly Leigh Miller
- Secondhand wishes, Anna Staniszewski
- I am not a dog toy, written by Ethan T. Berlin ; illustrated by Jared Chapman
- How to send a hug, Hayley Rocco and John Rocco ; illustrations by John Rocco
- Nothing ever happens on a gray day, Grant Snider
- You rule!, Rilla Alexander