- On a summer night, Deborah Hopkinson ; [illustrated by] Kenard Pak
- Next level, a hymn in gratitude for our differences, written by Samara Cole Doyon ; illustrated by Kaylani Juanita
- Charlie and the preschool prodigal, by Ginger Blomberg ; illustrated by Samara Hardy
- Sour cherries, written by Dezh Azaad ; illustrated by Nan Cao
- Dear you, dream big!, Baptiste Paul ; illustrated by Toni Chambers
- All by myself, Stephanie Shaw ; illustrated by Emilie Gill
- Con Papá, With Papá, written by Frederick Luis Aldama ; illustrated by Nicky Rodriguez
- Wiggles, stomps, and squeezes calm my jitters down, Lindsey Rowe Parker ; illustrated by Rebecca Burgess
- Obioma plays football, written by Chika Unigwe ; illustrated by Chinyere Okoroafor
- Behind my doors, the story of the world's oldest library, by Hena Khan ; illustrated by Nabila Adani
- Summer's magic, written by Kaitlin B. Curtice ; illustrated by Eduardo Marticorena
- Parker's big feelings, by Parker Curry & Jessica Curry ; illustrated by Brittany Jackson & Tajaé Keith
- I see a rat, Paul Meisel
- Milo walking, by James Howe ; illustrated by Sakika Kikuchi
- To see clearly, a portrait of David Hockney, by Evan Turk
- Our woolly bear, Katie Arthur
- Insha'allah, no, maybe so, by Rhonda Roumani and Nadia Roumani ; illustated by Olivia Aserr
- Hope is the thing with feathers, by Emily Dickinsnon ; illustrated by Tatyana Feeney
- My extraordinary face, a celebration of differences, written by Samir Mardini MD and Marissa Suchyta, MD, PhD ; illustrated by Violet Tobacco
- Keep dreaming, black child, written by Nyasha Williams ; illustrated by Sawyer Cloud
- The ferris wheel, text by Tülin Kozikoğlu ; illustrations by Hüseyin Sönmezay
- Mamá Pingüina es la mejor, Chris Haughton ; traducción: Salvador Figueirido
- Peaches, written by Gabriele Davis ; illustrated by Kim Holt
- Look what I found in the woods, Moira Butterfield ; illustrated by Jesús Verona
- Treehouse Town, written by Gideon Sterer ; illustrated by Charlie Mylie
- Hello, Sun, Julie Downing
- Finding grateful, by Dianne White ; illustrated by Faith Pray
- We who produce pearls, an anthem for Asian America, written by Joanna Ho ; illustrated by Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya
- Summer, a solstice story, Kelsey E. Gross ; illustrated by Renata Liwska
- If you spot a shell, Aimee Sicuro
- Carrito de churros, por Karina N. González ; ilustraciones de Krystal Quiles
- More dung!, a beetle's tale, Frank Weber
- Bye land, bye sea, by Renè Spencer ; illustrated by Rodolfo Montalvo
- My Mama is a work of art, written and illustrated by Hana Acabado
- A magical parade, by April Showers ; illustrated by Anthony Conley
- Luz para todos, Margarita Engle ; illustraciones de Raúl Colón ; traducción de Alexis Romay
- Una habitación muy ruidosa, Alicia Acosta ; Lucía Serrano
- You'll always be my chickadee, written by Kate Hosford ; illustrated by Sarah Gonzales
- The spice box, Meera Sriram, Sandhya Prabhat
- Dalmartian, Lucy Ruth Cummins
- Sandcastles are forever, Ellie Peterson
- A story no one has ever heard before, by Avi Steinberg (and also you)
- Letters in charcoal, written by Irene Vasco ; illustrated by Juan Palomino ; translated by Lawrence Schimel
- I do not eat children, Marcus Cutler
- Juneteenth is, by Natasha Tripplett ; illustrated by Daniel J. O'Brien
- Rumie goes rafting, by Meghan Marentette
- Pepita y bebita, escrito por Ruth Behar y Gabriel Frye-Behar ; ilustrado por Maribel Lechuga ; traducción de Yanitzia Canetti
- George & Tao, Claude K. Dubois ; translated by Daniel Hahn
- Finding things, by Kevin Henkes ; illustrated by Laura Dronzek
- What if you had an animal home!?, by Sandra Markle ; illustrated by Howard McWilliam