Visit your local library for these exciting titles from the NYTimes Bestseller List! (February 2026) Children's Picture Books - Top 10 1 LITTLE BLUE TRUCK'S VALENTINE by Alice Schertle. Illustrated by Jill McElmurry. (Clarion) Little Blue Truck delivers Valentine's Day cards to all his farm animal friends. (Ages 4 and up) 2 FOR THE FANS! by Angela Song. (Golden) Meet the members of the K-pop group Huntrix. (Ages 2 to 5) 3 HOW TO CATCH A LOVEOSAURUS by Alice Walstead. Illustrated by Andy Elkerton (Sourcebooks Wonderland) The Catch Club Kids attempt to catch a dinosaur that wants to spread love and kindness. (Ages 4 to 8) 4 GRUMPY MONKEY VALENTINE GROSS-OUT by Suzanne Lang. Illustrated by Max Lang. (Random House Studio) Jim Panzee believes that Valentine's Day is gross, especially kissing! (Ages 4 to 8) 5 CHICKA CHICKA I LOVE YOU by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault. Illustrated by Julien Chung. (Little Simon) The alphabet letters express their love. (Ages 0 and up) 6 LOVE FROM THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR by Eric Carle. (Grosset & Dunlap) A ravenous insect returns with its appetite intact. (Ages 3 to 5) 7 LOVE FINDS A WAY by Vern Kousky. (Roaring Brook) Oscar the bird hires a guard dog to protect his heart. (Ages 3 to 6) 8 LOVE FROM BLUEY by Suzy Brumm. (Penguin) The love between parents and their children. (Ages 5 to 8) 9 THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU WILL BE by Emily Winfield Martin. (Random House) A celebration of future possibilities. (Ages 3 to 7) 10 DRAGONS LOVE TACOS by Adam Rubin. Illustrated by Daniel Salmieri. (Dial) What to serve your dragon-guests. (Ages 3 to 5) Children's Middle Grade (Hardcover) - Top 10 1 WONDER by R.J. Palacio. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing) A boy with a facial deformity enters a mainstream school. 2 REFUGEE by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) Three children in three different conflicts look for safe haven. (Ages 9 to 12) 3 THE COURT OF THE DEAD by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro. (Disney Hyperion) Nico, Will and Hazel delve into the mysterious disappearances of monsters at Camp Jupiter. (Ages 10 to 14) 4 THE COMPLETE COOKBOOK FOR YOUNG CHEFS by America's Test Kitchen Kids. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) Over 100 kid-tested recipes from America's Test Kitchen. (Ages 8 and up) 5 GROWING HOME by Beth Ferry. Illustrated by Terry Fan and Eric Fan. (Simon & Schuster) Talking plants, a grumpy goldfish and an inquisitive spider save the Tupper family from utter ruin. (Ages 6 to 9) 6 THE POISONED KING by Katherine Rundell. Illustrated by Ashley Mackenzie. (Knopf) Christopher and Anya must save the dragons of the Archipelago from a strange new threat. (Ages 10 and up) 7 POCKET BEAR by Katherine Applegate. Illustrated by Charles Santoso. (Feiwel & Friends) Zephyrina brings a rare stuffed bear back to the Second Chances Home for the Tossed and Treasured. (Ages 8 to 12) 8 THE MOON WITHOUT STARS by Chanel Miller. (Philomel) Luna struggles with the social dynamics of middle school. (Ages 10 and up) 9 WAR GAMES by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) During the 1936 Olympic Games, a young American gymnast is recruited to rob a Nazi bank. (Ages 4 to 8) 10 TROUBLING TONSILS! by Aaron Reynolds. Illustrated by Peter Brown. (Simon & Schuster) Charlie Marmot's infected tonsils have disappeared before surgery! (Ages 6 to 9) Young Adult Books (Hardcover) - Top 10 1 FAKE SKATING by Lynn Painter. (Simon & Schuster) After years of separation, the childhood friends Alec and Dani reunite and face their true feelings toward each other. (Ages 14 and up) 2 IF ONLY I HAD TOLD HER by Laura Nowlin. (Sourcebooks Fire) In this companion to "If He Had Been With Me," the story of Finn and Autumn is told through three different perspectives. (Ages 14 to 18) 3 DRAGON CURSED by Elise Kova. (Mayhem) At age 18 in the city of Vinguard, humans are brought before the Tribunal to determine if they are dragon cursed. (Ages 16 to 17) 4 BETTER THAN THE MOVIES by Lynn Painter. (Simon & Schuster) Hopeless romantic Liz has a crush on Michael but finds out that she likes being around her neighbor Wes. (Ages 12 and up) 5 WINGS OF STARLIGHT by Allison Saft. (Disney) Clarion, the successor to the throne of Pixie Hollow, is determined to confront a monster that threatens the land. (Ages 12 to 18) 6 HOUR OF THE PUMPKIN QUEEN by Megan Shepherd. (Random House/Disney) After a potion demonstration goes awry, Sally and Luna fall through a portal to Time Town. (Ages 12 and up) 7 YOU'VE FOUND OLIVER by Dustin Thao. (Dutton) In this companion to "You've Reached Sam" Oliver accidentally hits the call button, but someone else picks up. (Ages 12 and up) 8 BETH IS DEAD by Katie Bernet. (Sarah Barley / Simon & Schuster) Beth March’s sisters are determined to find her killer. (Ages 12 and up) 9 BETTER IN BLACK by Cassandra Clare. (Knopf) Ten love stories featuring characters from the Shadowhunter Chronicles. (Ages 14 and up) 10 GLORIOUS RIVALS by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. (Little, Brown) The stakes are raised for the seven players on Hawthorne Island. (Ages 12 to 18) Children's and Young Adult Series - Top 10 1 DIARY OF A WIMPY KID written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Amulet) The travails and challenges of adolescence. (Ages 9 to 12) 2 THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic) In a dystopia, a girl fights for survival on live TV. (Ages 12 and up) 3 PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion) A boy battles mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12) 4 HARRY POTTER by J.K. Rowling. (Scholastic) A wizard hones his conjuring skills in the service of fighting evil. (Ages 10 and up) 5 THE POWERLESS TRILOGY by Lauren Roberts. (Simon and Schuster) A story of forbidden love between Paedyn, an Ordinary, and Kai, an Elite, in the kingdom of Ilya. (Ages 14 and up) 6 BOYS OF TOMMEN by Chloe Walsh. (Bloom) In Ireland, friends at the private school Tommen College prepare for adulthood. (Ages 16 to 18) 7 LIGHTLARK SAGA by Alex Aster. (Amulet) Every 100 years the island of Lightlark appears and a deadly competition called the Centennial takes place. (Ages 13 and up) 8 THE WILD ROBOT by Peter Brown. (Little, Brown) Roz the robot adapts to her surroundings on a remote, wild island. (Ages 7 to 12) 9 A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER by Holly Jackson. (Delacorte) Pippa Fitz-Amobi solves murderous crimes. (Ages 14 and up) 10 THE INHERITANCE GAMES by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. (Little, Brown) Avery Grambs tries to figure out why an inheritance from a stranger was bestowed upon her. (Ages 12 to 18)