February 2026 list by K. Pearson |
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Box Tales: Grow, Strawberries, Grow!
by James Burks
Beatrix and Box want to eat a million strawberries! But their only way to do it is to grow their own strawberry garden! But well, how do you plant a garden? Do fruits grow in the ground? Is there a pickle tree? Or a blueberry muffin bush? Where are the magic beans? And what do you talk to your plants about if you want them to grow big and strong? The two friends plant. They water. They wait, and they wait, and they wait some more. They had no idea it takes this long for plants to grow.
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Dear Jackie
by Jessixa Bagley
Jackie and her friend Milo deal with all the pressures of everyday life as they begin middle school.
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Detective Beans: Adventures in Cat Town Vol. 2
by Li Chen
Detective Beans is back on the case! In this series of mysteries and adventures, the world's cutest cat detective comes to the aid of her fellow villagers, searching for a cookie thief (with surprising results!), aiding a deceptive duck in the recovery of lost goods, and even doing his best to help a confused bear prove that the moon is made of cheese.
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Ducky the Spy: Expect the Unexpected
by Sean E. Avery
A thief on the farm. A goat kidnapped by a gang of cats. A giant chicken. Ducky the Spy and Donny The Distraction Donkey are on the case.
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Gracie's Ghost
by Dawn Brown
In order to move on from the afterlife, a selfish ghost must make amends by helping a young girl build her confidence in a frustrating world full of school bullies, moms who just don't understand, scary teachers, and a younger brother who always gets what he wants.
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Hooves of Death Vol. 1
by Sam Bragg
Humanity, on the brink of collapse after a devastating zombie outbreak, has retreated to its last refuge--a camp hidden within Yellowstone National Park. Supplies are scarce and hope is fading fast. That is, until an unexpected savior arrives: a herd of unicorns. Though the situation has been stabilized, the war against the undead is far from over. Determined to prove herself, Sergeant Glitter volunteers for a mission to find food but instead stumbles upon Kate, a lone survivor who may hold the secret to ending the conflict once and for all.
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Howl at the Moon
by LIV Livingston
Liv's were-pup friend Howl becomes tired of being called cute, so in attempt to transform himself into a real werewolf, he joins the local junior soccer team.
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Ilustra: Daybreaker Vol. 1
by Tori Tadiar
Mika doesn't fit in at the prestigious Ateneum Academy in Manila, but when a moth speaks to her in her grandmother's voice, Mika begins manifesting powers and casting spells that get her into trouble. She soon learns to trust new friends and try to make sense of what her budding powers mean for her and for the world.
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The Many Misfortunes of Eugenia Wang
by Stan Yan
Twelve-year-old Eugenia Wang, who has never celebrated her birthday on April 4th due to her mom's superstition, starts to question whether she's cursed when troubling visions of doom begin to surface as she approaches her thirteenth birthday.
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Minecraft: The Manga Vol. 3
by Kazuyoshi Seto
Peaceful life in a perfectly constructed town bores ten-year-old Nico into mischief. Riding creepers while they explode is fun and all, but what he really wants is to escape the blocky confines of his home and take his crafting skills on an adventure to the end of the world. Just how big is the world, anyway, and what could possibly stand in his way?
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North for the Winter
by Bobby Podesta
What would you think if you saw a reindeer fly? When this happens to Virginia, she isn't sure what to do - she's just lost her mom, she's in a new city, and everything seems so hard. But when she reluctantly confesses what she saw to her neighbor, Benny, he's convinced that flying reindeer can only mean one thing: this is Santa business.
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Paisley & Peck: Jurassic Farm
by J. Torres
Paisley is not only a neat and tidy pig, he's also a foodie who refuses to eat slop and dreams of becoming a food critic. Peck is an enthusiastic chick who is not a morning bird and refuses to grow up to be the farm's alarm clock. When Peck learns that chickens evolved from dinosaurs, he's delighted! He might not have to become a rooster, after all--instead, he can grow up to be a Ty-rooster-saurus rex! But when Peck goes Jurassic and starts to take his new career a little too seriously, Paisley and the other farm animals realize they might have created a monster ...
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The Queen's Favorite Witch Vol. 3: A Charm of Magpies
by Benjamin Dickson
Cursed! Elizabethan England was a time of superstition and strange goings on. If you had a problem, it was common to go to a witch for help. And Queen Elizabeth I is no different. Daisy, Queen Elizabeth's Royal Witch, has protected the monarch against evil for two years, and is now very good at her job. When Daisy goes home to attend the wedding of her childhood friend Jerome, she struggles with the ways her friend and hometown have changed. Unfortunately things quickly go from bad to worse when an incident of dark magic leads to Daisy and her mother being put on trial for malevolent witchcraft. The penalty is death! But who really caused the incident...and why?
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Rise of the G.E.M.S. (Genetically Engineered Mice in Space)
by Marian Dealy
Rise of the G.E.M.S. is an exhilarating and colorful graphic novel series opener about a group of lab mice who must embrace their newfound superpowers and learn to work as a team, perfect for fans of DOG MAN and INVESTIGATORS!
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Super Business! (Simon and Chester Vol. 6)
by Cale Atkinson
After a lot of ghosts get released from a ghost trap, Simon gets a promotion. He's now a BUSINESS GHOST with a briefcase, suit and tie, and super fancy office (the shed). But he and Chester soon discover that big business is a big bummer. Nobody cares whether the ghosts are happy in their new homes, all the kids at Chester's school are annoyed at their ghosts, and the ghost assigned to Chester in Simon's absence is WAY too good at his job. Can Simon and Chester find a way to match kids and ghosts so everyone's happy?
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