- Love waves, Rosemary Wells
- Every little thing, adapted by Cedella Marley ; illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
- Go be wonderful!, Donna Gephart ; illustrated by Francesca Chessa
- I wanna go home, Karen Kaufman Orloff ; illustrated by David Catrow
- Millie Fierce sleeps out, Jane Manning
- My big, dumb, invisible dragon, written by Angie Lucas ; illustrated by Birgitta Sif
- I color myself different, Colin Kaepernick ; [illustrations by Eric Wilkerson]
- Here she is!, Catherine Leblanc ; pictures by Eve Tharlet ; English text adaptation by Kate Westerlund
- The invisible boy, by Trudy Ludwig ; illustrated by Patrice Barton
- I have two homes, [written by] Marian De Smet ; [illustrated by] Nynke Talsma
- Mister Yes, [text] Carmen Gil ; [illustrations] Miguel Cerro ; English translation by Jon Brokenbrow
- Home for a while, by Lauren Kerstein ; illustrated by Natalia Moore
- And two boys booed, Judith Viorst ; pictures by Sophie Blackall
- The last loose tooth, Tyler Clark Burke
- Cupcake, a journey to special, Charise Mericle Harper
- Big little mother, Kevin Kling ; Chris Monroe
- Where Lily isn't, Julie Paschkis ; illustrations by Margaret Chodos-Irvine
- You might find yourself, Tai Snaith ; [photography, Matthew Stanton]
- I sleep in a big bed, Maria van Lieshout
- Noni speaks up, Heather Hartt-Sussman ; illustrated by Geneviève Côté
- Sophie's terrible twos, Rosemary Wells
- Waiting together, Danielle Dufayet ; illustrated by Srimalie Bassani
- To the sea, by Cale Atkinson
- Brothers, David McPhail
- I feel teal, Lauren Rille, Aimee Sicuro
- Mr. Lincoln's way, Patricia Polacco
- Big sister, little sister, by LeUyen Pham
- Paul & Antoinette, words and pictures by Kerascoët ; translated from the French by Claudia Zoe Bedrick
- Hey you!, written by Dapo Adeola ; with illustrations by: Dapo Adeola, Alyissa Johnson, Sharee Miller, Jade Orlando, Diane Ewen [and 14 others]
- My name is Elizabeth!, written by Annika Dunklee ; illustrated by Matthew Forsythe
- We just had a baby, by Stephen Krensky ; Illustrated by Amélie Graux
- The day my mom came to kindergarten, Maureen Fergus ; and [illustrated by] Mike Lowery
- Things that go away, Beatrice Alemagna
- The junkyard wonders, Patricia Polacco
- One smart cookie, bite-size lessons for the school years and beyond, written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal ; illustrated by Jane Dyer and Brooke Dyer
- The happiness of a dog with a ball in its mouth, Bruce Handy & [illustrations by] Hyewon Yum
- Frankenbunny, by Jill Esbaum ; illustrated by Alice Brereton
- Perfectly polite penguins not!, by Georgiana Deutsch ; illustrated by Ekaterina Trukhan
- Shelly, Margie Palatini ; illustrated by Guy Francis
- I'm here, Peter H. Reynolds
- The day Abuelo got lost, Diane De Anda ; illustrations by Alleanna Harris
- On the first day of kindergarten, by Tish Rabe ; pictures by Laura Hughes
- Lucy's lovey, Betsy Devany ; illustrated by Christopher Denise
- Chamelia and the new kid in class, by Ethan Long
- I am a thief!, by Abigail Rayner ; illustrated by Molly Ruttan
- Monkey, not ready for kindergarten, Marc Brown
- Tim's big move!, Anke Wagner, Eva Eriksson [illustrator]
- Already a butterfly, a meditation story, Julia Alvarez ; illustrated by Raúl Colón
- This story is for you, Greg Pizzoli
- What's special about me, Mama?, words by Kristina Evans ; pictures by Javaka Steptoe