books i've read february 2026

 2.1.26

• The Girl in the Green Silk Gown by Seanan McGuire (A)
• We Want Leaves!: A Fall Chant by Jamie A. Swenson & Emilie Boon (PB)
• You and Me, Anemone by Rachel Vail & Chris Raschka (PB)
• An Excessive Alphabet: Avalanches of As to Zillions of Zs by Judi Barrett & Ron Barrett (PB)
• Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing. by Judi Barrett & Ron Barrett (PB)
• Drawing Is...: Your Guide to Scribbled Adventure by Elizabeth Haidle (YNF)

2.2.26

• Funny Story by Emily Henry (A)
• Furry Fortunes by Danielle Garrett (A)
• Ivy and Bearlock Holmes: The Case of the Missing Flower by Kristyna Litten (Y)

2.3.26

• Alchemy and a Cup of Tea by Rebecca Thorne (A)
• So Many Books! by Sue Fliess, Ann Marie Stephens, & Alexandra Colombo (PB)
• Elvis the Squirrel by Tony Bradman & Ashley King (Y)
• CATawampus!: A Story of Shapes by Ann Marie Stephens & Jenn Harney (PB)

2.4.26

• Talisman Tails by Danielle Garrett (A)
• Sapiens: Our Human Evolution by J.R. Becker & Max Rambaldi (YNF)
• The Rickety Barn Show by Jemma Beeke & Lynne Chapman (PB)

2.5.26

• Spring Story by Jill Barklem (PB)
• Laundry Day by Jessixa Bagley (PB)
• Artist Ted by Andrea Beaty & Pascal Lemaitre (PB)
• This World Was Made for Me! by J.R. Becker & Max Rambaldi (YNF)
• What Happens When We Die? by J.R. Becker & Max Rambaldi (YNF)
• Worlds Within Us by J.R. Becker & Max Rambaldi (YNF)

2.6.26

• Siren Queen by Nghi Vo (A)
• Firefighter Ted by Andrea Beaty & Pascal Lemaitre (PB)
• William Bee's Wonderful World of Things That Go! by William Bee (PB)
• Halal Hot Dogs by Susannah Aziz & Parwinder Singh (PB)
• Hector the Collector by Emily Beeny & Stephanie Graegin (PB)
• Oh, the Things We Believed! by J.R. Becker & Max Rambaldi (YNF)
• The Story of Life by J.R. Becker (YNF)
• Up in the Tree by Margaret Atwood (PB)
• Doctor Ted by Andrea Beaty & Pascal Lemaitre (PB)

2.7.26

• The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson (A)

2.8.26

• Call Me Max by Kyle Lukoff & Luciano Lozano (PB)
• Just What to Do by Kyle Lukoff & Hala Tahboub (PB)
• Princesses Are Not Quitters! by Kate Lem & Sue Hellard (PB)
• Aunt Lucy Went to Buy a Hat by Alice Low & Laura Huliska-Beith (PB)
• Confessions of a Former Bully by Trudy Ludwig & Beth Adams (YNF)
• Mashle: Magic and Muscles #8 by Hajime Komoto (M)
• Stay by My Side After the Rain #1 by Shoko Rakuta (M)
• The Marble Queen by Anna Kopp & Gabrielle Kari (GN)
• Pocket Peaches: At the Fair by Dora Wang (GN)
• Heart of Iron by C.M. Alongi (A)

2.9.26

• Quiet Please, Owen McPhee! by Tracy Ludwig & Patrice Barton (PB)
• Just Right Family: An Adoption Story by Silvia Lopez & Ziyue Chen (PB)
• Ayobami and the Names of the Animals by Pilar Lopez Avila & Mar Azabal (PB)
• Little Red Cowboy Hat by Susan Lowell & Randy Cecil (PB)
• The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (A)
• Tiny T. Rex and the Itty-Bitty Bun-Bun by Jonathan Stutzman & Jay Fleck (PB)
• The Big Monster Bake by Fiona Barker & Eve O'Brien (PB)
• Sometimes When I'm Mad by Deborah Serani & Kyra Ties (PB)
• Never Give a Baby a Library Card by Erin Sandberg & Tom Booth (PB)
• From Bam! to Burp!: A Carbon Atom's Never-Ending Journey Through Space and Time and YOU by Melissa Stewart & Marta Alvarez Miguens (YNF)
• Cereal Superfan by Julia Donaldson & Garry Parsons (Y)

2.10.26

• The Lady & the Lion by Laurel Long & Jacqueline K. Ogburn (PB)
• Henry's First-Moon Birthday by Lenore Look & Yumi Heo (PB)
• The Baseball Player and the Walrus by Ben Loory & Alex Latimer (PB)
• What the Animals Were Waiting for by Jonathan London & Paul Morin (PB)
• The Lion Who Had Asthma by Jonathan London & Nadine Bernard Westcott (PB)
• In! Over! And On! (the Farm) by Ethan Long (PB)
• Haru: Fall by Joe Latham (GN)
• The Keeper of Lonely Spirits by E.M. Anderson (A)
• Batman and Robin and Howard: Summer Breakdown by Jeffrey Brown (GN)

2.11.26

• Girl Crush #3 by Midori Tayama (M)
• The Dashing Zaddy and His Icy Protege #3 by Fumito (M)
• Taproot: A Story About a Gardener and a Ghost by Keezy Young (GN)

2.12.26

• Atana and the Firebird by Vivian Zhou (GN)

2.13.26

• Cranky Right Now by Julie Berry & Holly Hatam (PB)
• What's So Bad About Being an Only Child? by Cari Best & Sophie Blackall (PB)
• Tia Fortuna's New Home: A Jewish Cuban Journey by Ruth Behar & Devon Holzwarth (PB)
• Trevor the Daring Duck: A True Tale from Niue by Lynda Finn & Nikki Slade Robinson (YNF)
• Perla and the Pirate by Isabel Allende & Sandy Rodriguez (PB)
• Strange Bedfellows by Ariel Slamet Ries (GN)
• My Two Grannies by Floella Benjamin & Margaret Chamberlain (PB)
• One Chicken Nugget by Tadgh Bentley (PB)
• Hop at Swimming Class by Esther van den Berg (PB)
• Mabel Wants a Friend by Ariel Bernstein & Marc Rosenthal (PB)
• Big Papa and the Time Machine by Daniel Bernstrom & Shane W. Evans (PB)
• Give Back by Gina Bellisario & Alicia Mas (PB)
• Bridget Fidget and the Most Perfect Pet by Joe Berger (PB)
• The Tall Man and the Small Mouse by Mara Bergman & Birgitta Sif (PB)
• The Wizard, the Ugly, and the Book of Shame by Pablo Bernasconi (PB)
• Rabbit & Robot: The Sleepover by Cece Bell (Y)

2.14.26

• Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor (A)
• Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid (A)

2.15.26

• Muscles & Monsters by Ashley Bennett (A)
• Tough Guy by Rachel Reid (A)
• Spring Is Here by Taro Gomi (PB)
• Little Plane by Taro Gomi (PB)
• Robot's First Snow by Billy Sharff & Hannah Abbo (PB)
• A Lost Cause by Felicita Sala (PB)
• All the Cats by Nicola Kent (PB)
• Authoritarianism: A Very Short Introduction by James Loxton (ANF)

2.16.26

• Mood Swings by Frankie Barnet (A)

2.17.26

• Parrotfish Has a Superpower by Jill Esbaum & Bob Shea (YNF)
• We Want Snow!: A Wintry Chant by Jamie A. Swenson & Emilie Boon (PB)

2.18.26

• Warrior Princess Assassin by Brigid Kemmerer (A)
• Something in the Woods Loves You by Jarod A. Anderson (ANF)

2.19.26

• Stay by My Side After the Rain #2 by Shoko Rakuta (M)
• The Missing Magic by Kallie George & Alexandra Boiger (Y)

2.20.26

• How Can I Help You by Laura Sims (A)
• Calico Critters: A Treasury of Tales: 15 Stories of Family and Friendship by Macmillan Children's Books (Y)

2.21.26

• Stinkbird Has a Superpower by Jill Esbaum & Bob Shea (YNF)
• Ramadan for Everyone: A Muslim Community Story by Aya Khalil & Rashin Kheiriyeh (PB)
• Hairstory by Sope Martins & Briana Mukodiri Uchendu (YNF)
• Stay by My Side After the Rain #3 by Shoko Rakuta (M)
• Frieren: Beyond Journey's End #3 by Kanehito Yamada & Tsukasa Abe (M)
• Our Not-So Lonely Planet Travel Guide #3 by Mone Sorai (M)
• Common Goal by Rachel Reid (A)

2.22.26

• A Knot Is Not a Tangle by Daniel Nayeri & Vesper Stamper (PB)
• The Cave Downwind of the Cafe by Mikey Please (PB)
• Hansel and Gretel by Stephen King & Maurice Sendak (PB)
• Dragon Flower by Chen Jiang Hong (PB)
• Billie Jean Peet, Athlete by Andrea Beaty & David Roberts (PB)
• Love on the Horizon #2 by Machi Yamashita (M)
• Frieren: Beyond Journey's End #4 by Kanehito Yamada & Tsukasa Abe (M)
• A Man and His Cat #14 by Umi Sukurai (M)
• Kaiju No. 8 #2 by Naoya Matsumoto (M)
• Kaiju No. 8 #3 by Naoya Matsumoto (M)

2.23.26

• Soul Food Sunday by Winsome Bingham & C.G. Esperanza (PB)
• Coffee Rabbit Snowdrop Lost by Betina Birkjaer & Anna Margrethe Kjaergaard (PB)
• Papa Seahorse's Search by Anita Bijsterbosch (PB)
• The Housemaid by Freida McFadden (A)
• Blind Date with a Werewolf by Patricia Briggs (A)
• Our Not-So Lonely Planet Travel Guide #4 by Mone Sorai (M)
• Our Not-So Lonely Planet Travel Guide #5 by Mone Sorai (M)
• Kaiju No. 8 #4 by Naoya Matsumoto (M)

2.24.26

• We Always Had Wings by Jess X. Snow (PB)
• Mrs. Armitage, Queen of the Road by Quentin Blake (PB)
• The Moose of Ewenki by Gerelchimeg Blackcrane & Jiu Er (PB)
• Z Is for Moose by Kelly Bingham & Paul O. Zelinsky (PB)
• Blueblood: A Fairy Tale Revolution by Malorie Blackman & Laura Barrett (Y)
• Ron's Big Mission by Rose Blue, Corinne J. Naden, & Don Tate (PB)
• Bailey by Harry Bliss (PB)
• Summer Fun by Anita Bijsterbosch (PB)
• Winter Fun by Anita Bijsterbosch (PB)
• Fall Fun by Anita Bijsterbosch (PB)
• Mary Can! by Mary J. Blige & Ashleigh Corrin (PB)

2.25.26

• Recipes for an Unexpected Afterlife by Deston J. Munden (A)
• The Complete Brambly Hedge by Jill Barklem (Y)

2.26.26

• Mashle: Magic and Muscles #9 by Hajime Komoto (M)
• Mr. Villain's Day Off #1 by Yuu Morikawa (M)

2.27.26

• Stray Spells by Danielle Garrett (A)
• Mr. Villain's Day Off #2 by Yuu Morikawa (M)

2.28.26

• Mr. Villain's Day Off #3 by Yuu Morikawa (M)
• Mr. Villain's Day Off #4 by Yuu Morikawa (M)
• Mr. Villain's Day Off #5 by Yuu Morikawa (M)
• Mr. Villain's Day Off #6 by Yuu Morikawa (M)

02.26 total: 147

22 adult fiction; 72 picture books; 13 youth nonfiction; 8 youth fiction; 23 manga; 7 graphic novels; 2 adult nonfiction