- At the stroke of goodnight, by Clay Rice
- How it feels to be a boat, written and illustrated by James Kwan
- Jenny Mei is sad, Tracy Subisak
- Light the sky, firefly, by Sheri Mabry Bestor ; illustrated by Jonny Lambert
- Virginia wouldn't slow down!, the unstoppable Dr. Apgar and her life-saving invention, Carrie A. Pearson ; illustrated by Nancy Carpenter
- Escargot, story by Dashka Slater ; pictures by Sydney Hanson
- Glory on ice, a vampire hockey story, by Maureen Fergus ; illustrated by Mark Fearing
- Bye, penguin!, Seou Lee
- And the robot went ..., Michelle Robinson ; illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier
- We are water protectors, written by Carole Lindstrom ; illustrated by Michaela Goade
- Maisy's Chinese New Year, Lucy Cousins
- The snow dancer, by Addie Boswell, illustrated by Mercè López
- Nine months, before a baby is born, Miranda Paul ; illustrations by Jason Chin
- Meet the astronaut, by Steve Foxe ; based on the story by Erica S. Perl ; illustrated by AMEET Studio
- Wishes, by Muon Van ; illustrations by Victo Ngai
- Rainbow shopping, by Qing Zhuang
- We dug up the world, unearth amazing archaeology discoveries, Alexandra Stewart ; [illustrations by] Kitty Harris
- Doris, Sarah Jacoby
- Pig the winner, Aaron Blabey
- She caught the light, Williamina Stevens Fleming : astronomer, written by Kathryn Lasky ; illustrated by Julianna Swaney
- Watch out for the lion!, Brooke Hartman ; illustrated by Anna Süßbauer
- I really want a bigger piece!, Harriet Ziefert ; illustrations by Travis Foster
- Don't eat bees, (life lessons from Chip the dog), written by Dev Petty ; illustrated by Mike Boldt
- My dad is a tree, Jon Agee
- Llama Llama, mother's day present, based on the bestselling children's books series by Anna Dewdney
- Dr. Fauci, how a boy from Brooklyn became America's doctor, Kate Messner ; illustrated by Alexandra Bye
- Bear and wolf, by Dan Salmieri
- Daniel gets his hair cut, adapted by Jill Cozza-Turner ; poses and layouts by Jason Fruchter
- Heart string, by Brooke Boynton-Hughes
- Bluey, Queens
- Why not you?, Ciara and Russell Wilson with JaNay Brown-Wood ; illustrated by Jessica Gibson
- Dreamland, Noah Klocek
- You rule!, Rilla Alexander
- Sunny-side up, by Jacky Davis ; illustrated by Fiona Woodcock
- All the beating hearts, by Julie Fogliano ; illustrated by Cátia Chien
- Hooray for helpers!, first responders and more heroes in action, Mike Austin, [author and illustrator]
- The biggest little boy, a Christmas story, written by Poppy Harlow ; illustrated by Ramona Kaulitzki
- Waiting for tomorrow, words by Susan Yoon ; pictures by Julie Kwon
- Fairy science, Ashley Spires
- Why did the monster cross the road?, by R.L. Stine ; illustrated by Marc Brown
- Carpenter's helper, by Sybil Rosen ; illustrated by Camille Garoche
- Redlocks and the three bears, Claudia Rueda
- Made from stars, adapted by Kathy McCullough ; illustrated by the Disney Storybook Art Team
- Nobody's duck, words and pictures by Mary Sullivan
- The night before Eid, a Muslim family story, Aya Khalil ; illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh
- The pronoun book, she, he, they, and me!, Cassandra Jules Corrigan ; illustrated by Jem Milton
- Ooo, baby baby!, a little book of love, by Sandra Boynton
- I don't like rain!, Sarah Dillard
- The world and everything in it, Kevin Henkes
- Jack Knight's brave flight, how one gutsy pilot saved the U.S. Air Mail Service, by Jill Esbaum ; illustrated by Stacy Innerst