1. Mighty, Mighty Construction Site, by Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle - Debut
2. Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper
3. Ada Twist, Scientist, by Andrea Beaty, Harry N. Abrams
4. Love From the Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle, Grosset & Dunlap
5. I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark, by Debbie Levy, Elizabeth Baddeley (Illus.), Simon & Schuster (BYR)
6. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle, Putnam
7. A is for Activist, by Innosanto Nagara, Triangle Square
8. Little Blue Truck, by Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), HMH Books for Young Readers
9. Dragons Love Tacos, by Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri (Illus.), Dial
10. Pat the Bunny, by Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden
11. Not Quite Narwhal, by Jessie Sima, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - Debut
12. Dance, by Matthew Van Fleet, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books - Debut
13. We Found a Hat, by Jon Klassen, Candlewick Press
14. Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak, Harper
15. They All Saw a Cat, by Brendan Wenzel, Chronicle