- Soren's seventh song, by Dave Eggers ; illustrated by Mark Hoffmann
- The case of the missing tarts, Christee Curran-Bauer
- Eagles in the end zone, by Heidi E.Y. Stemple ; illustrated by Eva Byrne
- Ghost cat, Kevan Atteberry
- Fox, a circle of life story, Isabel Thomas ; [illustrated by] Daniel Egnéus
- The great truck switcheroo, by Bob Shea & Brian Won
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Too much stuff!, Emily Gravett
- How to party like a snail, written by Naseem Hrab ; illustrated by Kelly Collier
- Pretty perfect kitty-corn, Shannon Hale & LeUyen Pham
- Cinderella and a mouse called Fred, written by Deborah Hopkinson ; illustrations by Paul O. Zelinsky
- The great poop contest, Rafael Ordóñez, Laure du Faÿ ; [English translation: Cecilia Ross]
- Wild orca, the oldest, wisest whale in the world, Brenda Peterson ; paintings by Wendell Minor
- A lamb called Lucky, Helen Peters ; illustrated by Ellie Snowdon
- The mummy's curse, Holly Webb ; illustrated by Sarah Lodge
- The eyes & the impossible, Dave Eggers ; illustrations of Johannes by Shawn Harris
- You go first, written by Ariel Bernstein ; illustrated by Marc Rosenthal
- 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
- Solar bear, words by Beth Ferry ; pictures by Brendan Wenzel
- How to hatch a reader, Kari Ann Gonzalez ; [illustrations by] Rachel Suzanne
- A job for Kingsley, Gabriel Evans
- Grimwood, Nadia Shireen
- 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
- Manatee summer, Evan Griffith
- Jack blasts off!, Mac Barnett & Greg Pizzoli
- Stay, Bobbie Pyron
- Scaredy cats, Jeff Mack
- Bluey
- Doggo and Pupper search for cozy, Katherine Applegate ; illustrated by Charlie Alder
- Frog vs. Toad, Ben Mantle
- Winged heroes, for all birdkind, by Mya Thompson ; illustrated by Virginia Greene
- One mean ant with fly and flea and moth, written by Arthur Yorinks ; illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier
- The emerald forest, story by Catherine Ward ; pictures by Karin Littlewood
- I'm sorry, Michael Ian Black ; illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi
- InvestiGators, written and illustrated by John Patrick Green ; with color by Aaron Polk
- Feathers together, by Caron Levis ; illustrated by Charles Santoso
- The Pumpernickel-Daffodil, Galia Bernstein
- Granny Rex, written by Kurtis Scaletta ; illustrated by Nik Henderson
- Don't eat that, by Drew Sheneman