- Way past sad, Hallee Adelman ; illustrated by Karen Wall
- Zola's elephant, Randall de Sève ; illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski
- Lucky broken girl, Ruth Behar
- The Vanderbeekers and the hidden garden, by Karina Yan Glaser
- Thank you, neighbor!, Ruth Chan
- Mercy Watson to the rescue, Kate DiCamillo ; illustrated by Chris Van Dusen
- The way home in the night, written and illustrated by Akiko Miyakoshi ; English translation by Kids Can Press
- What are your words?, a book about pronouns, by Katherine Locke ; illustrated by Anne Passchier
- Ivy and Bean, Annie Barrows ; illustrated by Sophie Blackall
- The Vanderbeekers lost and found, by Karina Yan Glaser
- The apartment house on Poppy Hill, by Nina LaCour ; illustrated by Sònia Albert
- Welcome to the neighborhood!, by Becky Friedman
- The great pumpkin contest, Angela Rozelaar
- Stop feedin' da boids!, written by James Sage ; illustrated by Pierre Pratt
- On the night of the shooting star, Amy Hest ; illustrated by Jenni Desmond
- November night, by Ron Roy ; illustrated by John Steven Gurney
- Mr. Putter & Tabby spill the beans, Cynthia Rylant ; illustrated by Arthur Howard
- The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street, Karina Yan Glaser
- The misadventures of the family Fletcher, Dana Alison Levy
- Helpers in your neighborhood, by Alexandra Cassel Schwartz ; poses and layouts by Jason Fruchter
- Douglas, you're a genius!, by Ged Adamson
- The astonishing maybe, Shaunta Grimes
- Chik chak Shabbat, Mara Rockliff ; illustrated by Kyrsten Brooker
- An ordinary day, Elana K. Arnold ; illustrated by Elizabet Vukovic
- Goodnight already!, Jory John [text] & Benji Davies [illustrations]
- The ninth night of Hanukkah, by Erica S. Perl ; illustrated by Shahar Kober
- Katie the catsitter, Colleen Af Venable ; Illustrated by Stephanie Yue
- Bruce's big storm, Ryan T. Higgins
- Quinny & Hopper, written by Adriana Brad Schanen ; illustrations by Greg Swearingen
- Cake, Joyce Magnin
- Red and green and blue and white, words by Lee Wind ; pictures by Paul O. Zelinsky
- Khalil and Mr. Hagerty and the backyard treasures, Tricia Springstubb ; illustrated by Elaheh Taherian
- Neighbors, Kasya Denisevich
- Those pesky rabbits, Ciara Flood
- Liz and the nosy neighbor, by Callie Barkley ; illustrated by Marsha Riti
- Macy McMillan and the rainbow goddess, by Shari Green
- The Mercy Watson collection, Kate DiCamillo, Vol. 1
- Home away from home, Cynthia Lord
- The goldfish boy, Lisa Thompson
- This story is not about a kitten, written by Randall de Seve ; illustrated by Carson Ellis
- Ivy and Bean, no news is good news, by Annie Barrows ; [illustrated by] Sophie Blackall
- Wish upon a stray, Yamile Saied Méndez
- Snow birds, Norm Feuti
- Pug's snow day, by Kyla May
- The Vanderbeekers make a wish, by Karina Yan Glaser
- The nightmare next door, Joel A. Sutherland
- Mouse & Giraffe, by Kelly DiPucchio ; illustrated by Jen Corace
- Mr. Putter & Tabby make a wish, Cynthia Rylant ; illustrated by Arthur Howard