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 (6 September to 3 October 2026).

1. Dreamslinger (Slinger 1), by Graci Kim, Penguin Books, $24.00
2. The Comeback Kid (Charlie Boy), by Airana Ngarewa & Story Hemi-Morehouse, Little Moa, $19.99
3. Royalslinger (Slinger 2), by Graci Kim, Penguin Books, $24.00
4. Jake Whyte: Pig Hunter, by JD Crouchley, David Bateman Ltd, $23.99
5. The (Not So) Superheroes (The Terrible Trio 1), by Swapna Haddow and Minky Stapleton, Scholastic New Zealand, $18.99
6. Song of the Saltings, by Rachael King, Allen & Unwin Children's, $27.99
7. The Pōrangi Boy, by Shilo Kino, Huia Publishers, $25.00
8. The Fate of Dragons (Dragonfall 1), by Sarina Clark & Alba Gil Celdran, Little Moa, $21.99
9. Children of the Rush (Book 1) by James Russell, Dragon Brothers Books, $22.00
10. Below, by David Hill, Puffin, $22.00