- Pig the slob, Aaron Blabey
- "No!" said Custard the Squirrel, by Sergio Ruzzier
- A tiger called Tomás, Charlotte Zolotow, Marta Álvarez Miguéns ; afterword by Crescent Dragonwagon
- Wings, written by Cheryl B. Klein ; illustrated by Tomie dePaola
- We are going to be pals!, Mark Teague
- Glory, a novel, NoViolet Bulawayo
- Problem solved!, Jan Thomas
- The king penguin, by Vanessa Roeder
- Pretty perfect kitty-corn, Shannon Hale & LeUyen Pham
- As night falls, creatures that go wild after dark, written by Donna Jo Napoli ; and illustrated by Felicita Sala
- Cinderella and a mouse called Fred, written by Deborah Hopkinson ; illustrations by Paul O. Zelinsky
- The hare-shaped hole, John Dougherty, Thomas Docherty
- 1, 2, 3 Lili's counting, Lucie Albon
- A thing called snow, Yuval Zommer
- Case file, Little claws, by Eliot Schrefer ; illustrated by Daniel Duncan
- Cyril and Pat, Emily Gravett
- This pup is stuck!, by Bob Shea & Brian Won
- The eyes & the impossible, Dave Eggers ; illustrations of Johannes by Shawn Harris
- 5 wild animals, words by Rhiannon Findlay ; illustrated by Margaux Carpentier
- Jack blasts off!, Mac Barnett & Greg Pizzoli
- How to hatch a reader, Kari Ann Gonzalez ; [illustrations by] Rachel Suzanne
- Remarkably bright creatures, a novel, Shelby Van Pelt
- Thankful Thanksgiving, written by Deb Adamson ; illustrated by Benedetta Capriotti
- Monkey-Cam, written by Margie Palatini ; illustrated by Dan Yaccarino
- Maybe..., Chris Haughton
- Pup is lost, by Jody Jensen Shaffer ; art by Clair Rossiter
- Scaredy cats, Jeff Mack
- Doggo and Pupper search for cozy, Katherine Applegate ; illustrated by Charlie Alder
- The Berenstain Bears meet the Easter Bunny, Mike Berenstain
- Norton and the bear, Gabriel Evans
- InvestiGators, written and illustrated by John Patrick Green ; with color by Aaron Polk
- How to put an octopus to bed, by Sherri Duskey Rinker ; illustrated by Viviane Schwarz
- Motor Mouse & Valentino, Cynthia Rylant ; [illustrated by] Arthur Howard
- Owl and Penguin, by Vikram Madan
- The wolves of Elementa, frozen secrets, Sophie Torro
- Vampenguin, Lucy Ruth Cummins
- Farm crimes!, Sandra Dumais
- Little pups in big trucks, by Bob Shea & Brian Won
- Frog can hop, written by Laura Gehl ; illustrated by Fred Blunt
- Rabbit, Duck, and Big Bear, Nadine Brun-Cosme & Olivier Tallec
- The Secret Explorers and the desert disappearance, SJ King ; illustrator, Ellie O'Shea
- I really want to make lemonade!, Harriet Ziefert
- Crocodile hungry, written by Eija Sumner ; illustrated by John Martz
- See Pip flap, David Milgrim
- Maisy goes on a nature walk, Lucy Cousins
- The Library Fish learns to read, written by Alyssa Satin Capucilli ; illustrated by Gladys Jose
- Waiting for mama, Gianna Marino
- Trip to the pumpkin farm, by Rebecca Elliott
- My life at the bottom, the story of a lonesome axolotl, Linda Bondestam ; translated from the Swedish by A. A. Prime
- Rainy day, adapted by Katie Cicatelli-Kuc