New & Notable Kids' Books - February Highlights

Published this month and new to the collection

Updated March 6, 2026
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Lucky New Year: Colors
Wan, Joyce
Celebrate Lunar New Year with Joyce Wan's irresistable petite picture book that will introduce kids (ages 3-5) to the colors of the holiday. Features a book jacket that opens into a poster! From the RED of lucky envelopes and the ORANGE of tangerines to lovely PINK plum blossoms,...
Ramadan for Everyone: A Muslim Community Story
Khalil, Aya
Paper Book
Celebrate Ramadan with this heartwarming picture book about sisterhood, faith, and acts of service. Ramadan is here! And this year, Habeeba is finally going to fast all day, every day, and pray all the special Ramadan prayers at night at the masjid, just like her...
Where there is love : a story in African proverbs
Grant, Shauntay
Food, family, love, and laughter make for the perfect recipe in this sweet picture book from acclaimed author Shauntay Grant. Taking place over the course of a summer day, we follow a young girl as she and her family gather at her nana's house for a get-together where lessons are...
Forty the Fortune Teller
Daywalt, Drew
Paper Book
A laugh-out-loud funny graphic novel-style picture book about a paper fortune teller left behind at recess who ends up saving the day, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Day the Crayons Quit. What's a fortune teller to do when she's dropped on the...
The Mighty Macy
Alexander, Kwame
Paper Book
A young girl finds her voice--and discovers the power of speaking up for herself and her community--in this sweet and humorous chapter book by award-winning and #1 bestselling author Kwame Alexander, perfect for fans of Ivy + Bean and Ruby and the Booker Boys. When...
Europa
Ponti, James
Paper Book
In this seventh installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies works to prevent a dangerous criminal from escaping prison in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Charlie Thorne.
The Lions' Run
Pennypacker, Sara
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times Bestseller and Indie Bestseller "Lucas DuBois is proof that a mere kitten can be the bravest of lions by always standing up for what's right." --Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee ...
Rumpelstiltskin
Barnett, Mac
In the follow-up to the highly acclaimed, instant bestseller, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, comes the second ​brilliant and highly anticipated fairy tale retelling from the New York Times bestselling and Caldecott Award-winning creators, Mac Barnett and Carson Ellis. ...

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