- Whistle for Willie, Ezra Jack Keats
- All thirteen, the incredible cave rescue of the Thai boys' soccer team, Christina Soontornvat
- Framed!, James Ponti
- The Vanderbeekers lost and found, Karina Yan Glaser
- Little cloud, by Eric Carle
- Keeper of wild words, by Brooke Smith ; illustrated by Madeline Kloepper
- The Book with No Pictures, B. J. Novak
- Beasts of prey, Ayana Gray
- Greenglass House, Kate Milford
- Roy digs dirt, David Shannon
- The elephant in the room, Holly Goldberg Sloan
- Call of the sound dragon, Tracey West
- How do dinosaurs say good night?, Jane Yolen ; illustrated by Mark Teague
- Amina's song, Hena Khan
- The snowy day, Ezra Jack Keats
- Charming as a werb, Ben Philippe
- Maybe something beautiful, how art transformed a neighborhood, by F. Isabel Campoy and Theresa Howell ; illustrated by Rafael López
- Little blue truck, Alice Schertle ; illustrated by Jill McElmurry
- Bear came along, by Richard T. Morris ; illustrated by LeUyen Pham
- A big mooncake for Little Star, Grace Lin
- Saturday, Oge Mora
- Good night owl, Greg Pizzoli
- Ada Twist, scientist, by Andrea Beaty ; illustrated by David Roberts
- Raybearer, Jordan Ifueko
- Eyes that kiss in the corners, by Joanna Ho ; illustrated by Dung Ho
- Charlie Thorne and the curse of Cleopatra, Stuart Gibbs
- Iris and Walter, by Elissa Haden Guest
- Miss Rumphius, story and pictures by Barbara Cooney
- Snack, snooze, skedaddle, how animals get ready for winter, Laura Purdie Salas ; illustrated by Claudine Gevry
- Heat of the lava dragon, Tracey West
- Instructions for dancing, Nicola Yoon
- Front desk, Kelly Yang
- The Star of Kazan /, Eva Ibbotson
- Change sings, a children's anthem, Amanda Gorman ; illustrated by Loren Long
- Show me a sign, Ann Clare LeZotte
- The very busy spider, Eric Carle
- Firekeeper's daughter, Angeline Boulley
- Things we couldn't say, Jay Coles
- Alma and how she got her name, Juana Martinez-Neal
- The Westing game /, Ellen Raskin
- Panda Bear, Panda Bear, what do you see?, by Bill Martin Jr. ; pictures by Eric Carle
- The cricket in Times Square /, by George Selden
- Dinosaur kisses, David Ezra Stein
- Blueberries for Sal, Robert McCloskey
- The book hog, Greg Pizzoli
- Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?, by Bill Martin, Jr. ; pictures by Eric Carle
- The swallows' flight, Hilary McKay
- Charlie Thorne and the lost city, Stuart Gibbs
- Pax, journey home, Sara Pennypacker
- Charlie Thorne and the last equation, Stuart Gibbs