- A pup called Trouble, Bobbie Pyron
- Lily, Whitney Sanderson ; illustrated by Ruth Sanderson
- Moo, Sharon Creech
- Elf dog & owl head, M.T. Anderson ; illustrated by Junyi Wu
- Tiger, Jeff Stone
- The dragon's eye, Sarwat Chadda
- Hunted, by Maggie Stiefvater
- A twisty-turny journey, Mike Nawrocki ; illustrated by Luke SeĢguin-Magee
- The homeless kitten, Holly Webb
- Yatimah, Catherine Hapka ; illustrated by Ruth Sanderson
- Fenway and Hattie and the Evil Bunny Gang, Victoria J. Coe ; illustrations by Kristine Lombardi
- Wildoak, by C.C. Harrington ; drawings by Diana Sudyka
- Walkin' the dog, by Chris Lynch
- My own lightning, Lauren Wolk
- The return, Varian Johnson
- Chester and Gus, Cammie McGovern
- A donkey called Mistletoe, Helen Peters ; illustrated by Ellie Snowdon
- Cinders, Kate Klimo ; illustrated by Ruth Sanderson
- Dragon, Jeff Stone
- Pug's snow day, by Kyla May
- The diamond horse, Stacy Gregg
- Alice's farm :, a rabbit's tale, Maryrose Wood
- The perfect princess, E. D. Baker
- The spacedog cometh, by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth ; illustrated by Robb Mommaerts
- Outlaws, Jen Calonita
- Sentinels in the deep ocean, Stacy Hinojosa aka Stacy Plays ; illustrated by Vivienne To
- Moo, Sharon Creech
- An owl called Star, Helen Peters ; illustrated by Ellie Snowdon
- Guardians of the taiga, Stacy Hinojosa aka StacyPlays ; illustrated by Vivienne To
- Old Yeller, Fred Gipson
- Pug's road trip, by Kyla May
- Finding Bear, Hannah Gold ; illustrated by Levi Pinfold
- The tilting house, by Tom Llewellyn ; illustrations by Sarah Watts
- Wish, Barbara O'Connor
- Stella, McCall Hoyle
- Stubby, by Kate Klimo ; illustrated by Tim Jessell
- Arabel and Mortimer, Joan Aiken ; illustrated by Quentin Blake
- Duet, Elise Broach ; with illustrations by Ziyue Chen
- Charley's first night, Amy Hest
- Expedition on the tundra, Stacy Hinojosa aka StacyPlays ; illustrated by Vivienne To
- Saving Winslow, Sharon Creech
- Fancy Nancy :, oodles of kittens, written by Jane O'Connor ; illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser
- Heroes, Jen Calonita
- Leroy Ninker saddles up, Kate DiCamillo ; illustrated by Chris Van Dusen
- Linger, Maggie Stiefvater
- Among the beasts & briars, Ashley Poston
- Rise of Zombert, Kara LaReau ; illustrated by Ryan Andrews
- Something like home, Andrea Beatriz Arango
- My own lightning, Lauren Wolk
- Black Cloud, Patricia Hermes ; illustrated by Astrid Sheckels