Each month, The Aotearoa Children’s Junior Fiction and Young Adults Bestseller List highlights the bestselling children’s books by New Zealand writers across junior fiction and young adult titles. Sponsored by Storylines. Data collected by NielsenIQ BookScan.

Charts produced by NielsenIQ BookScan NZ using sales data from the NZ panel of participating booksellers. © NielsenIQ BookScan NZ 2026.

View the latest monthly list below (9 August to 5 September 2026).

1. Dreamslinger (Slinger 1), by Graci Kim, Penguin Books, $24.00
2. Royalslinger (Slinger 2), by Graci Kim, Penguin Books, $24.00
3. Jake Whyte: Pig Hunter, by JD Crouchley, David Bateman Ltd, $23.99
4. The (Not So) Superheroes (The Terrible Trio 1), by Swapna Haddow and Minky Stapleton, Scholastic New Zealand, $18.99
5. Children of the Rush (Book 1) by James Russell, Dragon Brothers Books, $22.00
6. The Fate of Dragons (Dragonfall 1), by Sarina Clark & Alba Gil Celdran, Little Moa, $21.99
7. Ana & Frog Search for Minty the Missing Horse, by Shelley Burne-Field & Story Hemi-Morehouse, A&U Children's, $19.99
8. The Dragon Defenders (Dragon Brothers 1), by James Russell, Dragon Brothers Books, $22.00
9. Marlon Foundling and the Circus of Lost Children (PB), by James Russell, Dragon Brothers Books, $24.00
10. Dawn Raid, by Pauline (Vaeluaga) Smith, Scholastic New Zealand, $20.99