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 (4 - 31 October 2026).

1. The Fate of Dragons (Dragonfall 1), by Sarina Clark & Alba Gil Celdran, Little Moa,$21.99
2. Children of the Rush (Book 1), by James Russell, Dragon Brothers Books Ltd, $22.00
3. The Comeback Kid (Charlie Boy), by Airana Ngarewa & Story Hemi-Morehouse, Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand, $19.99
4. The Dragon Defenders (Book 1), by James Russell & Yongtao Zhang, Dragon Brothers Books Ltd, $22.00
5. Dreamslinger (Slinger 1), by Graci Kim, Penguin Books (NZ), $24.00
6. Royalslinger (Slinger 2), by Graci Kim, Penguin Books (NZ), $24.00
7. Dawn Raid, by Pauline (Vaeluaga) Smith, Scholastic New Zealand, $20.99
8. Marlon Foundling and the Circus of Lost Children, by James Russell, Dragon Brothers Books Ltd, $24.00
9. Jake Whyte Pig Hunter, by J D Crouchley, David Bateman Ltd, $23.99
10. The Day of the Dinosaur Disaster (Miles and Jones 4), by Sam Smith & César Lador, Little Moa, $14.99