- Half a chance, Cynthia Lord
- Noelle at sea, a Titanic survival story, by Nikki Shannon Smith ; cover art by Alessia Trunfio ; interior illustration by Matt Forsyth
- Hair love/, Matthew A. Cherry ; illustrated by Vashti Harrison
- Daddy and the beanstalk, written by Andrew Weiner ; illustrated by Bethany Crandall
- Interrupting chicken, David Ezra Stein
- One for all, Lillie Lainoff
- Crescendo, Becca Fitzpatrick
- Why?, a sciencey, rhymey guide to rainbows, written by Billy Dunne ; illustrated by Rhys Jefferys
- Hurricane child, Callender, Kacen
- Pax, journey home, Sara Pennypacker ; illustrated by Jon Klassen
- The lucky list, Rachael Lippincott
- Interrupting Chicken, Cookies for breakfast, David Ezra Stein
- The year we fell from space, Amy Sarig King
- On air with Zoe Washington, Janae Marks
- Together we ride, written by Valerie Bolling ; illustrated by Kaylani Juanita
- In the blue, Erin Hourigan
- The left-handed booksellers of London, Garth Nix
- Wild blue, taming a big-kid bike, Dashka Slater ; illustrated by Laura Hughes
- The things she's seen, Ambelin and Ezekiel Kwaymullina
- From the desk of Zoe Washington, Janae Marks
- Stellar stargazer!, by Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser
- My papi has a motorcycle, Isabel Quintero ; illustrated by Zeke Peña
- I am still alive, Kate Alice Marshall
- Big rig, Louise Hawes
- Each tiny spark, by Pablo Cartaya
- A midsummer's nightmare, a novel by Kody Keplinger
- A Christmas tree for Pyn, Olivier Dunrea
- Mirror's edge, Scott Westerfeld
- The problem with pajamas, Lauren Stohler
- My city speaks, written by Darren Lebeuf ; illustrated by Ashley Barron
- JoJo and Daddy bake a cake, by Jane O'Connor ; cover illustration by Robin Preiss Glasser ; interior illustrations by Rick Whipple
- Out there, Seaerra Miller
- Daddy can't dance, by Fran Manushkin ; illustrated by Tammie Lyon
- Me and Ms. Too, by Laura Ruby ; illustrated by Dung Ho
- Pockets full of rocks, by Yair Engelberg ; illustrated by MacKenzie Haley
- Funeral songs for dying girls, Cherie Dimaline
- Girl dad, written by Sean Williams ; illustrated by Jay Davis
- Sable, Karen Hesse ; illustrated by Marcia Sewall
- Sofi and the bone song, Adrienne Tooley
- Yasmin the doctor, written by Saadia Faruqi ; illustrated by Hatem Aly
- Seeking an aurora, written by Elizabeth Pulford ; illustrated by Anne Bannock
- Shatter city, Scott Westerfeld
- The remarkable journey of Coyote Sunrise, Dan Gemeinhart
- Angela's glacier, written by Jordan Scott ; illustrated by Diana Sudyka
- Wind daughter, Joanna Ruth Meyer
- Wishing upon the same stars, Jacquetta Nammar Feldman
- La música del mar, Susanna Isern & Marta Chicote
- Top secret anniversary, written by Mitali Banerjee Ruths ; illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel
- Zoe and the fawn, words by Catherine Jameson ; pictures by Julie Flett
- Ginny off the map, Caroline Hickey ; illustrations by Kelly Murphy