- Flibbertigibbety words, young Shakespeare chases inspiration, Donna Guthrie ; illustrated by Åsa Gilland
- Anna and Johanna, Géraldine Elschner, Florence Koenig
- And the people stayed home, by Kitty O'Meara ; illustrated by Stefano Di Cristofaro and Paul Pereda
- Max explains everything, grocery store expert, Stacy McAnulty ; illustrated by Deborah Hocking
- Follow me down to Nicodemus town, based on the history of the African American pioneer settlement, A. LaFaye ; illustrated by Nicole Tadgell
- Someone builds the dream, written by Lisa Wheeler ; illustrated by Loren Long
- Me and Momma and Big John, Mara Rockliff ; illustrated by William Low
- Alika, Paco Ortega
- In your hands, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney
- The day Saida arrived, written by Susana Gómez Redondo ; illustrated by Sonja Wimmer ; translated by Lawrence Schimel
- I, too, am America, Langston Hughes ; illustrated by Bryan Collier
- My name is Sangoel, written by Karen Lynn Williams and Khadra Mohammed ; illustrated by Catherine Stock
- Everything Naomi loved, written by Katie Yamasaki and Ian Lendler ; illustrated by Katie Yamasaki
- Papa's mark, Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert ; illustrated by Colin Bootman
- A likkle Miss Lou, how Jamaican poet Louise Bennett Coverley found her voice, written by Nadia Hohn ; illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes
- The world's longest licorice rope, Matt Myers
- Peppe the lamplighter, by Elisa Bartone ; illustrations by Ted Lewin
- We are one, Ysaye M. Barnwell ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney
- Out of the way! out of the way!, Uma Krishnaswami ; Uma Krishnaswamy, illustrator
- The little house, story and pictures by Virginia Lee Burton
- Frida Kahlo and the bravest girl in the world, Laurence Anholt
- Love and the rocking chair, Leo & Diane Dillon
- Yuvi's candy tree, by Lesley Simpson ; illustrated by Janice Lee Porter
- Sakura's cherry blossoms, Robert Paul Weston ; Misa Saburi
- Dylan the doctor, Guy Parker-Rees
- Ming Lo moves the mountain, written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel
- Papa and the pioneer quilt, Jean Van Leeuwen ; pictures by Rebecca Bond
- Sadiq wants to stitch, Mamta Nainy ; Niloufer Wadia
- Idia of the Benin Kingdom, written by Ekiuwa Aire ; illustrated by Alina Shabelnyk
- Encounter, written by Brittany Luby ; illustrated by Michaela Goade
- Anita and the dragons, Hannah Carmona ; [illustrations by] Anna Cunha
- Somewhere in the world right now, by Stacey Schuett
- Ho'onani, hula warrior, Heather Gale ; illustrated by Mika Song
- The glassmaker's daughter, written by Dianne Hofmeyr ; illustrated by Jane Ray
- I am a story, by Dan Yaccarino
- Sami and the time of the troubles, Florence Parry Heide & Judith Heide Gilliland ; illustrated by Ted Lewin
- The Welcome Chair, written by Rosemary Wells ; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
- Fire drill, Paul DuBois Jacobs and Jennifer Swender ; illustrated by Huy Voun Lee
- Nana, Nenek & Nina, Liza Ferneyhough
- Sing, don't cry, Angela Dominguez
- Ritu weds Chandni, Ameya Narvankar
- Rescue squad no. 9, by Mike Austin
- Lilah Tov, good night, Ben Gundersheimer (also known as Mister G) ; illustrated by Noar Lee Naggan
- Teacup, Rebecca Young ; illustrated by Matt Ottley
- The quickest kid in Clarksville, by Pat Zietlow Miller ; illustrations by Frank Morrison
- Magnus at the fire, by Jennifer Armstrong ; illustrated by Owen Smith
- Wonder horse, [the true story of the world's smartest horse], Emily Arnold McCully
- My powerful hair, written by Carole Lindstrom ; illustrated by Steph Littlebird
- We are water protectors, written by Carole Lindstrom ; illustrated by Michaela Goade
- Old man of the sea, Stella Elia ; Weberson Santiago