February 2026 book club picks
February 2026’s book club includes titles by Maudie Powell-Tuck, Laura Dockrill, Kip Alizadeh, Meg McLaren, Hannah Tunnicliffe, Alan Joyce, Emma Slade Edmondson, James Fox, Miranda Reason, K. L. Kettle and Amie Kaufman.
Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Melania Badosa is a freelance illustrator and comic artist represented by The Plum Agency. Her agency biography lists publishing clients including Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Editorial Planeta and Hinkler Australia.
In UK children’s publishing, Badosa is credited as the illustrator of Barrington Stoke’s dyslexia-friendly editions of Sophie McKenzie’s short novels. Trapped (ISBN 9781800902480) was published on 5 October 2023, and Escape (ISBN 9780008758943) was published on 12 February 2026.
Escape (ISBN 9780008758943) was published by Barrington Stoke on 12 February 2026.

February 2026’s book club includes titles by Maudie Powell-Tuck, Laura Dockrill, Kip Alizadeh, Meg McLaren, Hannah Tunnicliffe, Alan Joyce, Emma Slade Edmondson, James Fox, Miranda Reason, K. L. Kettle and Amie Kaufman.
Disclosure: If you buy books linked to our site, we may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookshops, or Waterstones.com.
Keep up to date with our email newsletter and our latest social media posts about reading, children's books and literacy.