- Little Bear's friend, by Else Holmelund Minarik ; pictures by Maurice Sendak
- The stranger, Chris Van Allsburg
- Press here, Hervé Tullet ; [translated by Christopher Franceschelli]
- Escape goat, by Ann Patchett ; illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser
- The shark book, Steve Jenkins & Robin Page
- The mouse who wasn't scared, Petr Horác̆ek
- The cheese, by Margie Palatini ; paintings by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher
- From the stars in the sky to the fish in the sea, written by Kai Cheng Thom ; illustrated by Wai-Yant Li and Kai Yun Ching
- Is this your class pet?, Troy Cummings
- Princess Charming, written by Zibby Owens ; illustrated by Holly Hatam
- Mr. Watson's chickens, written by Jarrett Dapier ; illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi
- Amy Wu and the warm welcome, by Kat Zhang ; illustrated by Charlene Chua
- Waiting for mama, Gianna Marino
- Llama Llama mad at mama, by Anna Dewdney
- Every year on your birthday, written by Rose Lewis ; illustrated by Jane Dyer
- Jabari jumps, Gaia Cornwall
- Weird!, by Erin Frankel ; illustrated by Paula Heaphy
- Julius, the baby of the world, by Kevin Henkes
- I love you more, by Laura Duksta ; illustrated by Karen Keesler
- Grandpa is here, Tanya Rosie ; illustrated by Chuck Groenink
- Olivia the spy, written and illustrated by Ian Falconer
- Marley and the family band, Cedella Marley with Tracey Baptiste ; illustrated by Tiffany Rose
- Love you when--, by Linda Kranz ; photography by Klaus Kranz
- "Slowly, slowly, slowly," said the sloth, Eric Carle
- Dim sum for everyone!, Grace Lin
- I will take a nap!, by Mo Willems
- I believe I can, Grace Byers ; pictures by Keturah A. Bobo
- My bindi, written by Gita Varadarajan ; Illustrated by Archana Sreenivasan
- Roaring rockets, Tony Mitton and Ant Parker
- Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
- You made me a mother, written by Laurenne Sala ; illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser
- Clifford at the circus, story and pictures by Norman Bridwell
- The Petes go marching, by James Dean
- There was an old lady who swallowed a chick!, by Lucille Colandro ; illustrated by Jared Lee
- Uncle John's city garden, by Bernette G. Ford ; illustrated by Frank Morrison
- Madeline and the bad hat, written and illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans
- Loose tooth, story by Lola M. Schaefer ; pictures by Sylvie Wickstrom
- A dog needs a bone, story and pictures by Audrey Wood
- My dog spot, written and illustrated by Jack E. Levin and Norma R. Levin ; ; with a preface by their son Mark R. Levin
- Glass slipper, gold sandal, a worldwide Cinderella, Paul Fleischman ; illustrated by Julie Paschkis
- The wonky donkey, words and music by Craig Smith ; illustrations by Katz Cowley
- Ruby's hope, a story of how the famous "Migrant Mother" photograph became the face of the Great Depression, Monica Kulling ; illustrated by Sarah Dvojack
- Richard Scarry's Cars and trucks and things that go
- Hooray for you!, Marianne Richmond
- Kicks, written by Van G. Garrett ; illustrated by Reggie Brown
- The little green hen, Alison Murray
- She's got this, Laurie Hernandez ; pictures by Nina Mata
- Abdul's story, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow ; illustrated by Tiffany Rose
- At the pond, David Elliott ; illustrated by Amy Schimler-Safford
- Dear teacher, a celebration of people who inspire us, by Paris Rosenthal ; illustrated by Holly Hatam