- The mighty Miss Malone, Christopher Paul Curtis
- Like so, written by Ruth Forman ; illustrated by Raissa Figueroa
- Forever and always, written by Brittany J. Thurman ; pictures by Shamar Knight-Justice
- Leo on a hike, Anna McQuinn ; illustrated by Ruth Hearson
- Conjure Island, Eden Royce
- Bob, not Bob!, written by Liz Garton Scanlon & Audrey Vernick ; pictures by Matthew Cordell
- Clean getaway, Nic Stone
- The patchwork quilt, by Valerie Flournoy ; pictures by Jerry Pinkney
- Sounder, by William H. Armstrong ; illustrated by James Barkley
- Lola plants a garden, Anna McQuinn ; illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw
- Ellis Johnson might be famous, Shawn Amos ; illustrated by Tracy Nishimura Bishop
- Isaiah Dunn is my hero, Kelly J. Baptist
- Jabari jumps, Gaia Cornwall
- Parker's big feelings, by Parker Curry & Jessica Curry ; illustrated by Brittany Jackson & Tajaé Keith
- We love you, Rosie!, written by Cynthia Rylant ; illustrated by Linda Davick
- Keeping it real, by Paula Chase
- Take back the block, Chrystal D. Giles
- Together we ride, written by Valerie Bolling ; illustrated by Kaylani Juanita
- Clean getaway, Nic Stone
- Shhh! The baby's asleep, JaNay Brown-Wood ; illustrated by Elissambura
- Leo, sleep tight, Anna McQuinn ; illustrated by Ruth Hearson
- Ways to make sunshine, Renée Watson ; illustrated by Nina Mata
- The real Santa, by Nancy Redd ; illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow
- Grandma's tiny house, a counting story!, JaNay Brown-Wood ; illustrated by Priscilla Burris
- Boyogi, how a wounded family learned to heal, David Barclay Moore ; illustrated by Noa Denmon
- A soft place to land, Janae Marks
- Brown, the many shades of love, by Nancy Johnson James ; illustrated by Constance Moore
- Ways to grow love, Renée Watson ; illustrated by Nina Mata
- The well, David's story, Mildred D. Taylor
- Lola planta un jardín, Anna McQuinn ; illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw ; translated by Carlos E. Calvo
- Mommy time, Monique James-Duncan ; illustrated by Ebony Glenn
- Tight, Torrey Maldonado
- Lola loves stories, Anna McQuinn ; illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw
- Zora, the story keeper, written by Ebony Joy Wilkins ; illustrated by Dare Coulter
- Roll of thunder, hear my cry, Mildred D. Taylor ; frontispiece by Jerry Pinkney
- Why?, a conversation about race, written by Taye Diggs ; illustrated by Shane W. Evans
- Jabari tries, Gaia Cornwall
- Root magic, Eden Royce
- January's sparrow, Patricia Polacco
- Fun with our family
- Grace at Christmas, written by Mary Hoffman ; illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu
- The ring bearer, Floyd Cooper
- Okra stew, a Gullah Geechee family celebration, by Natalie Daise
- The big bed, Bunmi Laditan ; pictures by Tom Knight
- Lola's Nana-Bibi comes to visit, Anna McQuinn ; illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw
- Smile with African style, Mylo Freeman
- What my daddy loves, Raissa Figueroa
- One crazy summer, by Rita Williams-Garcia
- Speculation, Nisi Shawl
- Always with you, always with me, written by Kelly Rowland and Jessica McKay ; illustrated by Fanny Liem