Must Read Kids Books for February 2026

Everyone’s favorite pint-sized dino from the New York Times bestseller Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug celebrates springtime with this heartwarming Easter board book! 

The Easter Bun-Bun visits young dinosaurs and leaves them each a special treat—a basket filled with surprises! But when Tiny realizes that Mother and Father didn’t get anything, he decides that today he is not a mighty rex but an Itty-Bitty Bun-Bun, and sets out to create a sweet surprise for them, too.

From babies to toddlers to five-year-olds, kids love dinosaurs! And Tiny is a dinosaur they understand and respond to because he’s a tiny dinosaur in a big world—just like them. Like every book in the series, this sweet story features the little dino solving common childhood challenges with love, a positive attitude, and help from his friends.

Have a joyous and colorful Holi! Join a joyful and sweet celebration of Holi in this gorgeous board book highlighting a fun Hindu festivity.

Our Neighborhood is a series of board books that celebrates every kid’s culture so kids can find themselves, their family, and their friends in every book.

Introduce little ones to Holi with this beautiful, colorful board book. Children can see a Hindu family come together and celebrate the holiday by picking flowers, throwing colored dye and water, eating snacks, enjoying a bonfire, and more. This irresistible board book is sure to delight and inform, serving both as a mirror and a window into a joyous Hindu household. Perfect for the holiday but precious no matter the season, this is a great addition to any child’s library.

Happy or sad.
Shy or playful.
How are you feeling today?

Meet a host of new friends on the farm! This chunky board book allows little ones to transform the emotion of each animal with the simple flip of a flap, and provides a fun way to talk about feelings together. Curious readers will love learning new words for their emotions and copying the animal’s expressions!

With bright, bold artwork from Lo Cole (Ten on a Twig, Doris) and a bouncy rhyme to share aloud, this book is perfect for keeping little hands and little minds busy. Flip-flap fun for everyone!

Join in the counting musical fun with this brand-new picture book from the author of Giraffes Can’t Dance!

When a music-loving dog meets a fox with a fiddle, they decide to start a BOOGIE-WOOGIE ANIMAL BAND!

Before long, the pair are joined by a lion with a lute, a tiger with a tuba, and a piano-playing penguin. As more friends join them, the band keeps getting bigger and bigger and BIGGER!

But there’s one band member missing . . . Who could it be?

Count and jiggle along with this toe-tapping rhyming celebration of music and rhythm from stand-out pairing Giles Andreae (Giraffes Can’t Dance) and Nick East (Christopher Pumpkin).

As a little girl and her mum discover some dinosaur footprints on the beach – one set small, one set large – they wonder who they could have belonged to . . .

“Come, Little Dino, the world is so wide.
The safe place for you, is here by my side . . .”

Little Dino loves exploring the wide world with Mama, but when they get separated by a storm, can he be brave and find the way back to her side?

Perhaps the kindness of others, and some clues in the sand, will help to lead Little Dino home . . .

A reassuring and beautifully illustrated celebration of the unbreakable parent-child bond. Written by Hollie Hughes, author of The Girl and the Dinosaur, with artwork from award-winning illustrator, Ben Mantle.

Inspired by real dinosaur footprints on the Isle of Skye in Scotland!

‘A rip-roaring delight.’ Anna James

The Famous Five are back as a new group of kids head to Smuggler’s Top to crack their second mystery.

A brand-new adventure by bestselling author Chris Smith, inspired by Enid Blyton and featuring original and new characters.

Maddy, Fran, Tom and Gilbert can’t wait for their holiday with Professor George at Kirrin Cottage. But when they arrive, they realise George is missing.

They follow her to an old house called Smuggler’s Top, full of secret tunnels and ancient hiding places, where they discover a master criminal who must be stopped at all costs.

Sweet or savoury? Donut or bagel? Who will be victorious . . . ?

The battle of the baked goods returns in this latest riotous addition to comics genius, Neill Cameron’s bestselling series. Everybody is going nuts for DONUT SQUAD!

‘Epic! Hilarious! Explosive! A sweeping tale of colourfully-glazed greatness, as ridiculous as it is brilliant, this could well be the most important book of your life! Onwards, donuts!’ Jamie Smart, creator of Bunny vs Monkey


The bagels are lying low, and now the Donut Squad are enjoying making their own malarkey. They’re off camping! And hiding from bears! Anxiety Donut is on an adventure where what happens next is up to YOU! And Lil Timmy learns the Meaning of Life – so you can too! But the bagels can’t be held back for long – their plan is about to be unleashed to kick the Donut Squad out of their own book. Will the Donuts be able to stop them?

Brought to you by comic powerhouse The Phoenix, this hilarious series has become an instant bestseller. It features all the characters from the comic strip that readers know and love and is full of crazy humour and mouthwatering full-colour illustrations that will keep readers going back for seconds!

The next extraordinary magical adventure about family, fate and finding the courage to be truly yourself – perfect for fans of Nevermoor, Lemony Snicket and The Swifts.

At the Founders’ Day Parade in the magical city of New London, a tombstone engraved with Metty’s name mysteriously appears and leads her to an eerie underground cathedral. It’s home to the League of Shadows – a secret society who promise power and protection. But joining their ranks means going against Aunt Mag’s wishes and completing a set of dangerous, magical challenges.

When an inspector threatens to expose the Joneses’ darkest secret, Metty has no choice. The only way to protect her family is to join the League before the next full moon. Racing against time with the help of a magic thief and a sarcastic fire demon, she must find her way back to the cathedral. But will she be too late to save those she loves?

The first book in the sensational, swashbuckling middle-grade fantasy series full of action, adventure and ancient legends from bestselling author Amelia Mellor. Perfect for fans of Pirates of the Darksea and the Dragon Realm series.​

The realm of Aquinta has fallen into a dark age. And no one knows that better than thirteen-year-old Cori, who is fighting for her life in a pirate crew more beastly than Aquinta’s sea monsters.

But Cori’s life changes when she finds the Oceanforged Gauntlet – a piece of armour belonging to the legendary Champions who once ruled the islands. Whoever wears the armour wields the Champions’ magic and has the power to return Aquinta to its lost glory.

Cori must begin a treacherous journey to find the rest of the armour. But first, she’ll have to escape from her captain, who craves the gauntlet’s magic for himself . . .

BLOODTHIRSTY UNICORNS. UNLIKELY HEROES. A MORTAL ENEMY.

Don’t miss this epic final adventure in the number 1 bestselling SKANDAR series, for fans of Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Eragon and Impossible Creatures. 
Pre-order THE FIRST UNICORN RIDER now to be one of the first to read an unmissable new magical adventure set in the incredible WORLD OF SKANDAR

Skandar is in hiding after the Chaos Cup where Rex Manning revealed a game-changing secret. But as Rex prepares to invade the Mainland, the Islanders are not sure who to trust.

With one of Skandar’s closest friends now fighting for the enemy, Skandar must build new alliances – including an uneasy truce with Kenna. To defeat Rex, Skandar and his friends will need to look back to the origins of the Island, and harness the full power of their elemental magic.

Can Skandar become the leader he needs to be – to save the Mainland and the heart of the Island itself?

Get ready for unlikely heroes, elemental magic, sky battles, ancient secrets and ferocious unicorns in this highly anticipated adventure that will keep you reading after lights out!

From bestselling author Sonido Reyes comes a poignant and searingly honest companion novel to the multi-award-winning The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School.

Seventeen-year-old Cesar Flores is finally ready to win back his ex-boyfriend. Since breaking up with Jamal in an attempt to stay in the closet, he’s come out to his mother and his sister Yami, as well as their friends. He’s been diligent in taking medication to help manage his bipolar. And after months of unpacking their relationship in their sessions, Cesar has his therapist’s blessing to reunite with Jamal.

Everything would be perfect if it weren’t for The Thoughts, the ones that won’t let all his Catholic guilt and internalised homophobia stay buried. The louder they become, the more Cesar is once again convinced that he doesn’t deserve someone like Jamal, or anyone for that matter.

Cesar might be able to conceal his shame behind lighthearted jokes and his gifted reputation, but when a manic episode makes his inner turmoil impossible to hide, he’s faced with a stark choice. He can either burn every bridge he has left or, more frighteningly, ask for help.

Is the vulnerability of being loved by the people he’s hurt the most a risk he’s willing to take?

Can you save the world by living for ever? Anders uncovers the sinister truth about Pleekas in this gripping dystopian thriller from award-winning author Steve Cole.

The year is 2070, and the New You Foundation claim to have found the ultimate answer to the climate crisis. They want human beings to transform themselves into Pleekas – perfect artificial replicas. Pleekas can go on for ever but won’t create waste or use the Earth’s resources.

Too good to be true?

When a chance meeting leads young journalist Anders Jones to the sinister truth, he must risk everything to expose New You – if it’s not already too late …

REBELLION HAPPENS IN THE SHADOWS

Vivien Featherswallow has uncovered the secret language of dragons. Now can she use it to end a war?

The extraordinary sequel to the instant #1 Sunday Times Bestseller, A Language of Dragons

“A delicious mix of rebellion, romance and complex female characters, both human and dragon.” The Observer

Vivien Featherswallow has translated a secret language of dragons – sparking an all-out civil war, with dragons and humans fighting on both sides, in the process.

And after defeating Prime Minister Wyvernmire and escaping Bletchley Park, Vivien has become the reluctant face of the rebellion – and been labelled the most wanted criminal in Britain. But what good is a rebel who must remain in hiding, powerless to help her friends?

Unsure of her purpose, and torn with doubt about the life she thought she was meant to lead, Vivien travels to the remote Scottish Isles to find a mysterious, long-forgotten species of dragon – one which might hold the key to ending the war… forever.

James Anderson had a plan. Or half of one. He managed to do what his older brother, the famous Aaron Warner Anderson, never did: infiltrate Ark Island, the last refuge of The Reestablishment. No outsider has breached the stronghold of the authoritarian regime, but James is in. In a prison cell, sure, but as far as James is concerned, a win is a win.

It’s been ten years since the notorious duo Juliette Ferrars and Aaron Warner Anderson led a worldwide rebellion and established the New Republic of the West. But The Reestablishment is ready to make a devastating move, and they have the perfect assassin for the job.

Rosabelle Wolff had a plan. She always has a plan. On Ark Island, where constant surveillance is packaged as security, even emotions must be experienced with caution. Her every movement is monitored―and when she’s given an order to kill, she never hesitates.

Brimming with pulse-pounding action and torturous romance, Watch Me is an explosive journey through a dystopian landscape where enemies-to-lovers has never felt more impossible. Step into a beloved and breathtaking world that demands an answer to a desperate question―

Who are we when no one is watching?