- Zander stays, Maureen Fergus ; [illustrations] Scot Ritchie
- The lost whale, Hannah Gold ; illustrated by Levi Pinfold
- Stay, Bobbie Pyron
- The Minecraft-inspired misadventures of Frigiel and Fluffy, writers: Jean-Christophe Derrien, Frigiel ; artists: Arianna Sabella ; translation, Fabrice Sapolsky ; letters, Nathan Kempf, V. 5
- Elmer and the talent show, Danny Robertshaw & Ron Danta ; written by Crystal Velasquez ; illustrated by Laura Catrinella
- El paseo, Celia Sacido
- Noodle conquers Comfy Mountain, written by Jonathan Graziano ; illustrated by Dan Tavis
- Look at Rollo!, by Reed Duncan ; illustrated by Keith Frawley
- Harvey and the collection of impossible things, Garret Weyr, illustrations by Minnie Phan
- The puppy who ran away, Holly Webb ; illustrated by Sophy Williams
- Pax, journey home, Sara Pennypacker ; illustrated by Jon Klassen
- Pug the prince, by Kyla May
- Storm dog, L.M. Elliott
- New Eden, Ruth Fox
- Leonard (my life as a cat), Carlie Sorosiak
- Stormy, a story about finding a forever home, by Guojing
- The miniature world of Marvin & James, Elise Broach ; illustrated by Kelly Murphy
- Dark sunshine, Terri Farley
- Under the heavens, a journey to a new world, Ruth Fox
- When you adopt a pandarina, by Matilda Rose ; illustrated by Tim Budgen
- Hurricane rescue, Jennifer Li Shotz
- Alice's farm, a rabbit's tale, Maryrose Wood
- I do not like stories, written by Andrew Larsen ; illustrated by Carey Sookocheff
- Lacey's story, W. Bruce Cameron ; illustrations by Richard Cowdrey
- Chica Lobo, Perdidos en el bosque, Anh Do ; illustraciones de Jeremy Ley ; traducción de Núria Saurina Eudaldo
- Hooves or hands, Rosie Haine
- Snow White's forest friends, by Nicholas Tana ; adapted by Nicole Johnson ; illustrated by the Disney Storybook Art Team
- Sentinels in the deep ocean, Stacy Hinojosa aka StacyPlays ; illustrated by Vivienne To
- Harvey comes home, by Colleen Nelson ; illustrations by Tara Anderson
- Better with Butter, Victoria Piontek
- Shiloh, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
- Buster undercover, Caleb Zane Huett
- La burrita Baldomera, Enrique G. Ballesteros & Ismael F. Arias ; ilustrado por Ayesha L. Rubio
- The last bear, Hannah Gold ; illustrations by Kate Slater
- Rise of Zombert, Kara LaReau ; illustrated by Ryan Andrews
- Snow foal, Susanna Bailey
- The reindeer girl, by Holly Webb ; cover illustration by Simon Mendez and illustrations by Artful Doodlers
- Scaredy pug, by Kyla May
- Sometimes cake, Edwina Wyatt ; illustrated by Tamsin Ainslie
- The fox and the forest fire, Danny Popovici
- Wild born, Brandon Mull
- Luigi, the spider who wanted to be a kitten, Michelle Knudsen ; illustrated by Kevin Hawkes
- The girl who lost a leopard, Nizrana Farook
- Coo, by Kaela Noel
- El canto de los elefantes, Margarita Engle ; ilustraciones de cubierta, Oriol Vidal ; traducción de Alexis Romay
- Starla Jean takes the cake, Elana K. Arnold ; illustrated by A. N. Kang
- Evie Brooks is marooned in Manhattan, Sheila Agnew
- Just Gus, McCall Hoyle ; illustrations by Vivienne To
- Something like home, Andrea Beatriz Arango
- People are wild, Margaux Meganck