The On-Sale Calendar: February 2026 Children’s Books

February 3

123s of Kindness at Bedtime by Patricia Hegarty, illus. by Summer Macon (Rodale Kids, $10.99 board; ISBN 979-8-217-12047-5). 50,000 copies.

According to Plan by Christen Randall (Atheneum, $21.99; ISBN 978-1-665-93984-3). 50,000 copies.

The Aftermyth by Tracy Wolff (Aladdin, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-665-98546-8). 350,000 copies.

All We Once Had by Katy Upperman (Sourcebooks Fire, $13.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-4642-1781-4). 100,000 copies.

America As It Happened by What on Earth and Washington Post (What on Earth, $30; ISBN 978-1-804-661673-0).

America the Beautiful, illus. by Jill De Haan (Wide Eyed Editions, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-83600-877-4).

America Celebrates by Aubre Andrus (becker&mayer! kids, $14.99; ISBN 978-0-7603-9860-9).

Animal Actions: Buzz Like a Bee by Nosy Crow, illus. by Guilherme Karsten (Nosy Crow, $10.99 board; ISBN 979-88-8777-237-0).

The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness (Candlewick Press, $14.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-763-67617-9). 50,000 copies.

Because of a Shoe by Julie Fogliano, illus. by Marla Frazee (Knopf, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-593-70740-1). 50,000 copies.

Beyond Seven Forests by Amanda McCrina (Lerner/Carolrhoda Lab, $18.99; ISBN 979-8-7656-7081-1).

The Big Book of Pi: The Famous Number You Can Never Know by Anita Lehmann and Jean-Baptiste Aubin, illus. by Joonas Sildre (Helvetiq, $22.95; ISBN 978-3-03-964089-8).

A Blood Moon (Snowlands #1) by Morr Meroz, illus. by Collin Fogel (Scholastic/Graphix, $14.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-546-17173-7). 100,000 copies.

Bread Is Love by Pooja Makhijani, illus. by Lavanya Naidu (Roaring Brook, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-250-90688-5). 50,000 copies.

Camp Monster by Kate Messner, illus. by Falynn Koch (Bloomsbury, $14.99; ISBN 978-1-681-60941-3). 100,000 copies.

Can Crabs and Crustaceans Survive Anywhere? by Rosie Rowntree, illus. by Valeria Abatzoglu (Cicada, $14.99 ISBN 978-1-835-691540-0).

Carnival Fantástico by Angela Montoya (Joy Revolution, $19.99; ISBN 979-8-217-02446-9). 75,000 copies.

The Chase by Jenny Bloomfield (Frances Lincoln, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-83600-860-6).

Dante N. Ferno Is Not a Loser by Brian Gordon (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $14.99; ISBN 978-0-374-39501-8). 50,000 copies.

Darkness Greeted Her by Christina Ferko (Sourcebooks Fire, $12.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-4642-3631-0). 50,000 copies.

The Day the Mac ’n’ Cheese Ran Out (The Terrible Trio #2) by Swapna Haddow, illus. by Minky Stapleton (Scholastic, $7.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-546-18302-0). 100,000 copies.

Decoy Saves Opening Day by Shohei Ohtani and Michael Blank, illus. by Fanny Liem (Harper, $21.99; ISBN 978-0-06-346077-5). 150,000 copies.

Detective Stanley and the Green Thumbed Thief by Hannah Tunnicliffe, illus. by Erica Harrison (Flying Eye, $12.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-838-74297-3).

Diary of a Marine Biologist by Anita Thomas, illus. by Sarah Wilkins and Anita Thomas (Walker Books Australia, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-76160-253-5).

Faster Than a Jet, Bigger Than a Whale: An Illustrated Guide to Measuring Our World by Andrea Minoglio, illus. by Bethany Lord (Helvetiq, $22.95; ISBN 978-3-03-964101-7).

Few Blue Skies by Carolina Ixta (Quill Tree, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-06-328791-4). 75,000 copies.

Hilo Presents: The Mighty by Judd Winick (Random House Graphic, $14.99; ISBN 978-0-593-30530-0). 75,000 copies.

Holi by Sital Gorasia Chapman, illus. by Pranami Bora (words & pictures, $14.99; ISBN 978-1-83600-805-7).

Home Away from Home by Nazneen Akbari, illus. by Rashin Kheiriyeh (Barefoot, $17.99; ISBN 979-8-888-59896-2).

A Home on the Page by Kao Kalia Yang, illus. by Seo Kim (Lerner/Carolrhoda Books, $18.99; ISBN 979-8-7656-1985-8).

Hypergifted by Gordon Korman (Harper, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-06-342929-1). 150,000 copies.

I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 (I Survived Graphic Novel #13) by Lauren Tarshis, illus. by Cassie Anderson (Scholastic/Graphix, $14.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-546-13771-9). 150,000 copies.

I’m So Happy You’re Here: A Celebration of Library Joy by Mychal Threets, illus. by Lorraine Nam (Random House, $18.99; ISBN 979-8-217-02602-9). 75,000 copies.

A Kid Like Me by Norm Feuti (HarperAlley, $15.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-06-335410-4). 75,000 copies.

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness (Candlewick Press, $14.99 paper, ISBN 978-0-763-67618-6). 50,000 copies.

Leaf Thief: 1, 2, 3, Can You Count Along? by Alice Hemming, illus. by Nicola Slater (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, $8.99 board; ISBN 978-1-4642-3941-0). 75,000 copies.

Lights Out by Jenni Fletcher (McElderry, $12.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-665-99056-1). 50,000 copies.

The Lions’ Run by Sara Pennypacker; illus. by Jon Klassen (Macmillan/Balzer + Bray, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-250-39281-7). 200,000 copies.

Love Me Tomorrow by Emiko Jean (S&S/Sarah Barley, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-665-97437-0). 150,000 copies.

Maya’s Big Question by Meena Harris, illus. by Marissa Valdez (Little, Brown, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-316-56134-1). 50,000 copies.

The Mighty Macy by Kwame Alexander, illus. by Kitt Thomas (Little, Brown, $16.99; ISBN 978-0-316-44216-9). 75,000 copies.

Mister Norton’s New Truck by Huw Lewis Jones, illus. by Corey Egbert (Tiger Tales, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-66430-080-4).

Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness (Candlewick, $14.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-763-67619-3). 50,000 copies.

Mousse’s Treasures by Claire Lebourg (Transit Children’s Editions, $18.95; ISBN 979-8-893-380293-0).

Mysterious Magic of Lighthouse Lane by Erin Stewart (Aladdin, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-665-95228-6). 50,000 copies.

The Princess and the Unicorn by A.M. Luzzader (Sourcebooks Wonderland, $14.99; ISBN 978-1-4642-6885-4). 50,000 copies.

Queen of Faces by Petra Lord (Henry Holt, $21.99; ISBN 978-1-250-36297-1). 200,000 copies.

Relic Hamilton, Genie Hunter by Joseph Coelho, illus. by Hyun Song We (Candlewick, $19.99 and $8.99 simultaneous hardcover and paper; ISBN 978-1-536-24797-8 and ISBN 978-1-536-24798-5). 55,000 copies.

Revenants Return by James Riley (Labyrinth Road, $9.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-593-81322-5). 60,000 copies.

Rumpelstiltskin by Mac Barnett, illus. by Carson Ellis (Scholastic/Orchard Books, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-338-67385-2). 150,000 copies.

Space Chasers: To the Moon by Leland Melvin and Joe Caramagna, illus. by Alison Acton (First Second, $14.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-250-78279-3; $22.99; ISBN 978-1-250-78278-6). 60,000 copies.

Steam by Shaenon K. Garrity, illus. by Emily Holden (McElderry, $14.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-534-49585-2). 50,000 copies.

Stolen Midnights by Katherine Quinn (Delacorte, $21.99; ISBN 979-8-217-11721-5). 100,000 copies.

This Ain’t Our First Rodeo by Liara Tamani (Greenwillow, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-06-309333-1). 40,000 copies.

Unsettling Salad! by Aaron Reynolds, illus. by Peter Brown (S&S, $13.99; ISBN 978-1-665-96111-0). 250,000 copies.

Unstoppable Us, Vol. 3: How Enemies Become Friends by Yuval Noah Harari, illus. by Ricard Zaplana Ruiz (Bright Matter, $24.99; ISBN 979-8-217-11568-6). 50,000 copies.

Until the Clock Strikes Midnight by Alechia Dow (Feiwel and Friends, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-250-37577-3). 75,000 copies.

Venus! Fierce and Fabulous by Stacy McAnulty, illus. by Stevie Lewis (Odd Dot, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-250-33447-3). 75,000 copies.

Why Do We Sleep? by Cathy Evans, illus. by Polya Plavinskaia (Cicada, $21.99; ISBN 978-1-800-660588-0).

Wildspeak by Sangma Francis, illus. by Lexi Vangsnes (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-4642-6129-9). 50,000 copies.

The Wish Ring Cipher (Codebreakers #1) by Alexandra Ott (Norton Young Readers, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-324-08355-9).

Young Discoverers by Stephen Davies, illus. by Violaine Leroy (Wide Eyed Editions, $23.99; ISBN 978-0-7112-9830-9).

February 10

Abdullah’s Bear Needs a Name! by Yasmin Hanif, illus. by Sophie Benmouyal (Floris, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-78250-958-5).

Attack Bunnies by Laura Gehl, illus. by Julia Patton (Beaming, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-506-49225-4).

Call Me Moby by Lars Kenseth (Macmillan/Balzer + Bray, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-250-40874-7). 50,000 copies.

The Creatures Cases: Welcome, New Cadets! by Alexandra West (HarperPop, $6.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-06-343943-6). 75,000 copies.

Don’t Do It, Doug! by Maudie Powell-Tuck, illus. by Duncan Beedie (Tiger Tales, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-66430-079-8).

Escape Room: Game Zero by Christopher Edge (Nosy Crow, $7.99 paper; ISBN 979-88-8777-276-9).

Europa by James Ponti (Aladdin, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-665-95998-8). 100,000 copies.

H Is for Hiking by Greg Paprocki (Gibbs Smith/BabyLit, $12.99 board; ISBN 978-1-4236-6804-6).

Here Come the Aunties! by Cynthia Leitich Smith, illus. by Aphelandra (Heartdrum, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-06-337469-0). 50,000 copies.

It’s Spring! by Renée Kurilla (Little, Brown, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-316-57015-2). 50,000 copies.

Lulu and the Others by Eliot Schrefer, illus. by AG Ford (Clarion, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-06-320537-6). 60,000 copies.

Marty Moose: First Class Mischief by Claire Powell (Candlewick, $16.99 and $6.99 simultaneous hardcover and paper, ISBN 978-1-536-24780-0 and ISBN 978-1-536-25021-3). 55,000 copies.

Moon Sailors by Naomi Woodward, illus. by Rachel Gregg (Blue Dot Kids, $18.95; ISBN 979-8-9898588-5-9).

Mrs. Granger Is in Danger! My Weirdtastic School #10 by Dan Gutman, illus. by Jim Paillot (Harper, $6.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-06-337402-7). 50,000 copies.

My Name Is Samim by Fidan Meikle (Floris Books/Kelpies, $9.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-78250-930-1).

Pete the Kitty and the Beanstalk by Kimberly and James Dean (Harper, $5.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-06-335051-9). 150,000 copies.

Remember Her Name! Debbie Allen’s Rise to Fame by Tami Charles, illus. by Meredith Lucius (Charlesbridge, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-62354-565-9).

Some of Us Are Brave by Saadia Faruqi (Quill Tree, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-06-338953-3). 50,000 copies.

There’s a Bunny in Your Book by Tom Fletcher (Random House, $12.99; ISBN 979-8-217-11941-7). 50,000 copies.

Unluckiest Leprechaun by Alastair Heim, illus. by Pablo Pino (Simon & Schuster, $12.99; ISBN 978-1-665-97060-0). 75,000 copies.

We All Love by Julie Flett (Greystone Kids; $18.95; ISBN 978-1-77840-327-9).

February 17

All That Glimmers by Laura Baker, illus. by Ramona Kaulitzki (Little, Brown, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-316-58117-2). 50,000 copies.

Angry Girls Will Get Us Through by Rebecca Traister (Simon & Schuster $17.99; ISBN 978-1-665-94335-2). 50,000 copies.

Clock Striker, Volume 3 by Issaka Galadima and Frederick L. Jones (Rockport, $13.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-7603-8925-6).

The Dream by Gideon Sterer, illus. by Nik Henderson (Clarion, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-06-335799-0). 75,000 copies.

Making It Up as You Go Along by Patricia Forde, illus. by Mary Murphy (Little Island, $16.99; ISBN 978-1-915071-90-3).

Mama’s Song by Julie Buchholtz, illus. by Faryn Hughes (Sleeping Bear, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-534-11345-9).

Pass the Parcel by Carly Gledhill (Post Wave, $18.99; ISBN 979-8-89509-039-8).

Sew Much Trouble (InvestiGators: Agents of S.U.I.T. #4) by John Patrick Green and Christopher Hastings, illus. by Pat Lewis (First Second, $12.99; ISBN 978-1-250-35946-9). 500,000 copies.

The Sun and the Starmaker by Rachel Griffin (Sourcebooks Fire, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-7282-5618-4). 100,000 copies.

This Wretched Beauty: A Dorian Gray Remix by Elle Grenier (Feiwel and Friends, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-250-32978-3). 50,000 copies.

Time for a Change by Questlove with S.A. Cosby, illus. by Godwin Akpan (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-374-39317-5). 75,000 copies.

A Year of Kites: Traditions Around the World by Monisha Bajaj, illus. by Amber Ren (Bloomsbury, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-681-61224-6). 75,000 copies.

February 24

Amari and the Metalwork Menace by B.B. Alston (Storytide, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-06-334002-2). 100,000 copies.

The Beasts We Raise by D.L. Taylor (Henry Holt, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-250-33170-0). 60,000 copies.

Can You Find Steve? by Highlights Press (Highlights, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-639-62429-4).

Cat & Cat Adventures: The Lair of the Owl King by Susie Yi (HarperAlley, $8.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-06-338144-5). 75,000 copies.

Daughter of the Cursed Kingdom by Jasmine Skye (Feiwel and Friends, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-250-87261-6). 50,000 copies.

DnDoggos: Spells Like Trouble by Scout Underhill (Feiwel and Friends, $14.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-250-83439-3; $21.99; ISBN 978-1-250-83437-9). 65,000 copies.

Every Last Liar by Kate Francis (Sourcebooks Fire, $12.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-4642-5324-9).

Goal! by Carlos D. Mojica (becker&mayer! kids, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-57715-709-0).

Is It Spring? by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow, $21.99; ISBN 978-0-06-346925-9). 150,000 copies.

Kaiju Gaga by E.C. Myers, illus. by Norm Grock (Chooseco/Choose Your Own Adventure Jr., $8.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-937-13312-2).

Kitty Caterpillar by Annabeth Bondor-Stone and Connor White, illus. by Brigette Barrager (Macmillan/Balzer + Bray, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-250-39289-3). 75,000 copies.

La Golondrina (Books That Sing/Libros que cantan) by Sonia De Los Santos, illus. by Teresa Martínez (Norton Young Readers, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-324-08276-7).

Leave Me Alone! by Dr. Becky Kennedy, illus. by Joanie Stone (Feiwel and Friends, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-250-41311-6). 250,000 copies.

Light That Blinds Us by Andy Darcy Theo (Simon Pulse, $21.99; ISBN 978-1-665-97906-1). 50,000 copies.

Maya’s Journey: A Story of Two Great-Grandmothers by Marcella White Campbell, illus. by Olivia Smith (Kalaniot, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-962-011105-0).

Onward: 16 Climate Fiction Short Stories to Inspire Hope, edited by Nora Shalaway Carpenter (Charlesbridge Teen, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-62354-653-3).

Our Prehistoric Planet by Sue Lowell Gallion, illus. by Lisk Feng (Phaidon Kids, $19.95; ISBN 978-1-837-29039-0).

Paradise Coast by Suzanne Young (Simon & Schuster, $19.99; ISBN 978-1-665-98353-2). 50,000 copies.

Promise Pets by Build-A-Bear and Stacia Deutsch, illus. by Heather Burns (Odd Dot, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-250-33174-8). 50,000 copies.

The Rare Bird by Elisha Cooper (Roaring Brook, $18.99; ISBN 978-1-250-36439-5). 60,000 copies.

The Setback by Lynn Leitch (Pajama Press, $19.95; ISBN 978-1-772-78343-8).

Sometimes We Pray by Mary Wagley Copp, illus. by Felishia Henditirto (Charlesbridge, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-62354-640-3).

Terry’s Many Hats by Terry Crews, illus. by Tanisha Cherislin (Little, Brown, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-316-49999-6). 50,000 copies.

The Twelve by Joey Graceffa (Harper, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-06-333955-2). 50,000 copies.

The Ultimate Unofficial World Cup Book by Maria S. Barbo (HarperPop, $14.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-06-346840-5). 50,000 copies.

The Weedy Garden by Margaret Renkl, illus. by Billy Renkl (Greenwillow, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-06-343281-9). 75,000 copies.

Welcome, Uncle Nowruz!: A Persian New Year’s Story by Rashin Kheiriyeh (NorthSouth, $19.95; ISBN 978-0-7358-4617-3).

What Do You Do When Your Dog Grows Old? by Jackie Short, illus. by Lucy Pickett (Red Comet, $14.99; ISBN 978-1-636-55171-5).

Why, How, and Wow! Space by Stephanie Warren Dimmer and Andrew Brisman (Highlights, $19.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-639-6231-9).