Whirby
By Molly Harris
Illustrated by Jacob Souva
HarperCollins Children’s
Out Feb 17, 2026. Preorder now!
Whirby the robot is all systems go for his favorite school activity: bot battles! All that clinking, clanging, beeping, and banging makes Whirby so excited.
So excited that he forgets to recharge at night. He stays up practicing his best moves and building the coolest contraptions before the big battle.
But when it’s finally his turn to compete…BWOMP! BZZZ! ZZT!
With his battery on 0%, will Whirby find a way to still be the bot battle champion? Find out in this funny new offering from The Big Squeeze author, Molly Harris, and the illustrator of Big Bike, Little Bike, Jacob Souva!
“Cleverly reinforces the dangers of running on empty. ... Younger ones will be charmed by Whirby. Harris employs well-flowing sentences that make effective use of alliteration while playfully incorporating technical jargon.”
