- Everything will be OK, by Anna Dewdney ; pictures by Judy Schachner
- Pumpkin heads, Wendell Minor
- The Dark knight rises, Batman versus Bane, adapted by Jodi Huelin ; illustrated by Andie Tong
- Bonnie & Ben rhyme again, Mem Fox ; illustrated by Judy Horacek
- Beach fleas and other tiny sand animals, by Ellen Lawrence ; consultant: Dr. Daniel W. Beckman
- Black bird yellow sun, Steve Light
- Wolfboy, by Andy Harkness
- Early one morning, Mem Fox ; illustrated by Christine Davenier
- A hundred thousand welcomes, by Mary Lee Donovan ; illustrated by Lian Cho
- Razia's ray of hope, one girl's dream of an education, written by Elizabeth Suneby ; illustrated by Suana Verelst
- Measuring a year, a Rosh Hashanah story, by Linda Elovitz Marshall ; illustrations by Zara González Hoang
- Hop aboard!, baby's first vehicles, Elliot Kruszynski
- I hop, Joe Cepeda
- My first 100 nature words, Chris Ferrie ; pictures by Lindsay Dale-Scott
- Smarter than a monster, a survival guide, written by Brandon Mull ; illustrated by Mike Walton
- The wheels on the bus at Halloween, illustrated by Sarah Kieley
- Kaia and the bees, Maribeth Boelts ; illustrated by Angela Dominguez
- A lion is a lion, Polly Dunbar
- This way, Charlie, by Caron Levis ; illustrated by Charles Santoso
- Birdsong, a story in pictures, James Sturm
- Herbert's first Halloween, by Cynthia Rylant ; illustrated by Steven Henry
- Mars!, Earthlings welcome, by Mars (with Stacy McAnulty) ; illustrated by Mars (and Stevie Lewis)
- Love is a truck, words by Amy Novesky ; pictures by Sara Gillingham
- The Berenstain bears and the bad habit, Stan & Jan Berenstain
- Interrupting chicken, David Ezra Stein
- Maya and Annie on Saturdays and Sundays, Los sábados y domingos de Maya y Annie, by = por Gwendolyn Zepeda ; illustrations by = Ilustraciones de Thelma Muraida ; translation by = traducción de Gabriela Baeza Ventura
- Venetian lullaby, Judith L. Roth ; illustrated by Kendra Binney
- Emergency Kittens!, written by Jody Jensen Shaffer ; illustrated by Dave Mottram
- A gift for Nana, Lane Smith ; design by Molly Leach
- Hattie hates hugs, by Sarah Hovorka ; illustrated by Heather Brockman Lee
- Bear and wolf, by Dan Salmieri
- Door, by JiHyeon Lee
- The new kitten, Joyce Carol Oates ; illustrated by Dave Mottram
- A hat for Mrs. Goldman, a story about knitting and love, by Michelle Edwards ; illustrated by G. Brian Karas
- Ninja Claus!, Arree Chung
- Shine like a unicorn, by Shelli R. Johannes ; illustrated by Maddie Frost
- Dino-dancing, Lisa Wheeler ; illustrations by Barry Gott
- The dog's gardener, words by Patricia Storms ; pictures by Nathalie Dion
- The rabbit, the dark, and the cookie tin, Nicola O'Byrne
- Great polar bear, written and illustrated by Carolyn Lesser
- Friends are friends, forever, written by Dane Liu ; illustrated by Lynn Scurfield
- All kinds of kindness, by Judy Carey Nevin ; illustrated by Susie Hammer
- Christmas treasury
- Pirate stew, Neil Gaiman ; illustrated by Chris Riddell
- Homer Henry Hudson's Curio Museum, Zack Rock
- Biscuit and the great fall day, story by Alyssa Satin Capucilli ; pictures by Rose Mary Berlin ; in the style of Pat Schories
- If you're happy and you know it!, Jane Cabrera
- It had to be you, Loryn Brantz
- Luna, the science and stories of our moon, David A. Aguilar
- Chester Nez and the unbreakable code, a Navajo code talker's story, Joseph Bruchac, pictures by Liz Amini-Holmes