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 (22 March to 18 April 2026).

1. Stepping Upby David Hill,Penguin Books,$22.00
2. The Case of the Missing Stuff (Violet and the Velvets 1)by Rachael King,A&U Children's,$18.99
3. Spark Hunterby Sonya Wilson,A&U Children's,$24.99
4. The (Not So) Superheroes (The Terrible Trio 1)by Swapna Haddow & Minky Stapleton,Scholastic,$18.99
5. Spider Games (Spider Games 1)by Brian Falkner,David Bateman,$27.99
6. Nine Girlsby Stacy Gregg, Penguin Books,$22.00
7. Children of the Rush (Book 1)by James Russell,Dragon Brothers Books,$22.00
8. Leonardo's Dragonby Donovan Bixley,Upstart Press,$29.99
9. Secrets at Red Rocksby Rachael King,Penguin Books,$22.00
10. Counting Down with Theodore Brownby Daniel Devenney,A&U Children's,$24.99