- Falling for autumn, by Kimberly & James Dean
- Crocodile hungry, written by Eija Sumner ; illustrated by John Martz
- The great bunk bed battle, Tina Kügler
- Wally the world's greatest piano-playing wombat, Ratha Tep ; Camilla Pintonato
- Penguin and Penelope, by Salina Yoon
- Harvey and the collection of impossible things, Garret Weyr, illustrations by Minnie Phan
- Maisy goes on a nature walk, Lucy Cousins
- Waiting for mama, Gianna Marino
- Biscuit and the great fall day, story by Alyssa Satin Capucilli ; pictures by Rose Mary Berlin ; in the style of Pat Schories
- A daring rescue, by Catherine Hapka ; illustrated by Petur Antonsson
- Don't eat bees, life lessons from Chip the dog, by Dev Petty ; illustrated by Mike Boldt
- Little Loon finds his voice, story by Yvonne Pearson ; pictures by Regina Shklovsky
- The Animal Rescue Agency, Case file: Little Claws, by Eliot Schrefer ; illustrated by Daniel Duncan
- Manatee summer, Evan Griffith
- Jack blasts off!, Mac Barnett & Greg Pizzoli
- Stay, Bobbie Pyron
- A thing called snow, Yuval Zommer
- A whale of the wild, Rosanne Parry ; illustrations by Lindsay Moore
- Real Pigeons fight crime!, Andrew McDonald and Ben Wood
- Alone!, Barry Falls
- Pax, journey home, Sara Pennypacker ; illustrated by Jon Klassen
- This pup is stuck!, by Bob Shea & Brian Won
- The wonder of lost causes, a novel, Nick Trout
- A polar bear in the snow, Mac Barnett ; art by Shawn Harris
- Air miles, written by Bill Salaman ; [created by] John Burningham and [illustrated by] Helen Oxenbury
- Cyril and Pat, Emily Gravett
- Flubby will not go to sleep, by J.E. Morris
- The cats and the cake, by Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss ; pictures by Steve Henry
- A tiger called Tomás, Charlotte Zolotow, Marta Álvarez Miguéns ; afterword by Crescent Dragonwagon
- Ghost cat, Kevan Atteberry
- Fox, a circle of life story, Isabel Thomas ; [illustrated by] Daniel Egnéus
- The littlest yak, [text by] Lu Fraser ; [illustrations by] Kate Hindley
- I love you, Cockatoo!, Sarah Aspinall
- "No!" said Custard the Squirrel, by Sergio Ruzzier
- How to catch a reindeer, Alice Walstead & Andy Elkerton
- Brave as a mouse, Nicolò Carozzi
- Thankful Thanksgiving, written by Deb Adamson ; illustrated by Benedetta Capriotti
- Remarkably bright creatures, a novel, Shelby Van Pelt
- The famously funny Parrott, four tales from the bird himself, Eric Daniel Weiner ; illustrated by Brian Biggs
- How to heal a gryphon, Meg Cannistra
- A wolf for a spell, by Karah Sutton ; illustrated by Pauliina Hannuniemi
- Maybe..., Chris Haughton
- Switched, Bruce Hale
- The Worm family has its picture taken, Jennifer Frank & David Ezra Stein
- Don't worry, Murray, David Ezra Stein
- Good night, fruit bat
- The dog I loved, Susan Wilson
- Glory, a novel, NoViolet Bulawayo
- Literary Critters, William Shakesbear's journey for inspiration, Sophie Corrigan
- Wings, written by Cheryl B. Klein ; illustrated by Tomie dePaola