- It's a moose!, Meg Rosoff ; [illustrated by] David Ercolini
- Time for school!, Brian Biggs
- The wild journey of Juniper Berry, Chad Morris & Shelly Brown
- High Top, the sneaker that just can't stop!, by Tom Lacey
- Parker looks up, an extraordinary moment, by Parker Curry & Jessica Curry ; illustrated by Brittany Jackson
- The Pout-Pout fish goes to school, Deborah Diesen ; pictures by Dan Hanna
- Maisy's Chinese New Year, Lucy Cousins
- Windrush child, the tale of a Caribbean child who faced a new horizon, John Agard ; illustrated by Sophie Bass
- Una huna, what is this?, by Susan Aglukark ; illustrated by Amanda Sandland and Danny Christopher
- Hey goose!, what's your excuse?, written and illustrated by Lisa M. Griffin
- The thief who sang storms, Sophie Anderson
- Take a chance, Sujean Rim
- The thief who sang storms, Sophie Anderson
- Wibble wobble boom!, written by Mary Ann Rodman ; illustrated by Holly Sterling
- The pig, the elephant, and the wise-cracking bird, Michael Sampson & Bonnie J. Johnson ; illustrated by Joshua Sampson
- All welcome here, by James Preller ; illustrated by Mary GrandPré
- Waltz of the snowflakes, Elly Mackay
- Hannah Sparkles, hooray for the first day of school!, by Robin Mellom ; illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
- The shape of home, Rashin Kheiriyeh
- What the dog knows, Sylvia McNicoll
- This house is home, written by Deborah Kerbel ; illustrated by Yong Ling Kang
- Cake, Sue Hendra & Paul Linnet
- Katie and the haunted museum, by Fran Manushkin ; illustrated by Tammie Lyon
- Never, not ever!, Beatrice Alemagna ; translation by Jill Davis
- Sad, sad bear!, Kimberly Gee
- Fútbol extremo, [text by Brandon Terrell] ; by Jake Maddox
- Miracle season, Beth Hautala
- Fairy's first day of school, Bridget Heos ; [illustrated by] Sara Not
- The first blade of sweetgrass, a Native American story, story by Suzanne Greenlaw and Gabriel Frey ; illustrations by Nancy Baker
- Don't worry, little crab, Chris Haughton
- Herbert's first Halloween, by Cynthia Rylant ; illustrated by Steven Henry
- Garden project, written by Margaret McNamara ; illustrated by Mike Gordon
- Khalil and Mr. Hagerty and the backyard treasures, Tricia Springstubb ; illustrated by Elaheh Taherian
- Parker looks up, an extraordinary moment, by Parker Curry & Jessica Curry ; illustrated by Brittany Jackson
- Shy Willow, Cat Min
- The one and only Sparkella, Channing Tatum ; illustrated by Kim Barnes
- This beach is loud!, by Samantha Cotterill
- Flower girl Katie, by Fran Manushkin ; illustrated by Tammie Lyon
- Back to school with Bigfoot, by Samantha Berger and Martha Brockenbrough ; illustrated by Dave Pressler
- Everything I know about you, Barbara Dee
- Meow or never, Jazz Taylor
- Soul food Sunday, written by Winsome Bingham ; illustrated by C. G. Esperanza
- Stay, little seed, Cristiana Valentini ; Philip Giordano
- Una huna?, Ukpik learns to sew, by Susan Aglukark ; illustrated by Amiel Sandland and Rebecca Brook
- Ducks!, Deborah Underwood ; illustrated by T.L. McBeth
- Becoming Charley, Kelly DiPucchio ; [illustrated by] Loveis Wise
- Lena's shoes are nervous, a first-day-of-school dilemma, Keith Calabrese and Juana Medina
- Home away from home, Cynthia Lord
- The Underhills, a Tooth Fairy story, Bob Graham
- 1, 2, 3, off to school!, Marianne Dubuc ; translated by Yvette Ghione