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 (17 May to 13 June 2026).

1. Song of the Saltings, by Rachael King, A&U Children's, $27.99
2. Dreamslinger (Slinger 1), by Graci Kim, Penguin Books, $24.00
3. Leonardo's Dragon, by Donovan Bixley. Upstart Press, $29.99
4. Ariā and the Kūmara God: The Rising of Whānui, by Witi Ihimaera-Smiler & Isobel Joy Te Aho-White, Puffin, $25
5. Stepping Up, by David Hill, Penguin Books, $22.00
6. Lonasei and the Mystery of Origin Grove (Lonasei Nix 1), by Kenneth Chapman, David Bateman, $27.99
7. The Case of the Missing Stuff (Violet and the Velvets 1) by Rachael King, A&U Children's, $18.99
8. The Destiny of Dragons (Dragonfall 2), by Sarina Clark & Alba Gil Celdran, Little Moa, $21.99
9. Flame in the Dark, by Maria Gill, OneTree House, $30.00
10. The Fate of Dragons (Dragonfall 1), by Sarina Clark & Alba Gil Celdran, Little Moa, $21.99