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 (14 June to 11 July 2026).

1. Marlon Foundling and the Circus of Lost Children (PB), by James Russell, Dragon Brothers Books, $24.00
2. Royalslinger (Slinger 2), by Graci Kim, Penguin Books, $24.00
3. Dreamslinger (Slinger 1), by Graci Kim, Penguin Books, $24.00
4. Dawn Raid (The Apology), by Pauline (Vaeluaga) Smith & Brooklyn Taylor, Scholastic New Zealand, $20.99
5. Marlon Foundling and the Circus of Lost Children (HB), by James Russell, Dragon Brothers Books, $30.00
6. The Dragon Defenders (Dragon Brothers 1), by James Russell, Dragon Brothers Books, $22.00
7. Ana & Frog Search for Minty the Missing Horse, by Shelley Burne-Field & Story Hemi-Morehouse, A&U Children's, $19.99
8. Song of the Saltings, by Rachael King, A&U Children's, $27.99
9. The Case of the Viral Video (Violet and the Velvets 3) by Rachael King & Phoebe Morris, A&U Children's, $18.99
10. Children of the Rush (Book 1) by James Russell, Dragon Brothers Books, $22.00