Best of the Year - Tamariki
Here is a selection of the best new titles for kids and young adults added to our collection each year. You will find something here to excite, enthuse, enthral and inform.
Best of 2024
Best of the Year 2024
Best of 2024: Children's Nonfiction - Art and Activities
Our selectors pick the best books about art and other activities.
Best of 2024: Children's Nonfiction - Science & Technology
Our selectors pick the best books about science and technology.
Best of 2024: Children's Younger Fiction
Our selectors pick the best children's younger fiction titles.
Best of 2024: Children's Older Fiction
Our selectors pick the best older fiction titles for kids.
Best of 2024: Children's Picture Books
Our selectors pick the best picture books of 2024.
Best of 2024: Young Adult
Our selectors pick the best books for teens.
Best of 2024: Children's Nonfiction Books - People & Places
Our selectors pick the best books about people and places - biographies, history, and geography.
Best of 2024:Children's Nonfiction Poetry, Language, Stories
Our selectors pick the best poetry books and titles about language and story.
Best of 2024: Children's Nonfiction Books about Nature
Our selectors pick the best books about the earth and nature.
More Bests of 2024 for Kids
2024 SLJ Best Books - Picture Books
School Library Journal (SLJ) is a magazine and website for school librarians and public librarians who work with young people.
2024 SLJ Best Books - Transitional Books
School Library Journal (SLJ) is a magazine and website for school librarians and public librarians who work with young people.
2024 SLJ Best Books - Middle Grade
School Library Journal (SLJ) is a magazine and website for school librarians and public librarians who work with young people.
2024 SLJ Best Books - Poetry, Non-Fiction
School Library Journal (SLJ) is a magazine and website for school librarians and public librarians who work with young people.
2024 SLJ Best Books - Graphic Novels and Manga (Kids/YA)
School Library Journal (SLJ) is a magazine and website for school librarians and public librarians who work with young people.
Kirkus Reviews - Best Picture Books of 2024
Earning a Kirkus Star is one of the most coveted awards in the publishing industry.
2024 ALA Best Graphic Novels for Children
ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table (GNCRT) nominations for the 2024 Best Graphic Novels for Children (BGNC) Reading List.
Most Popular in 2024
Most Popular
Most Popular 2024: Kids Comics and Graphic Novels
Asterix is number one! See what other comics and graphic novels for kids were popular in 2024.
Most Popular 2024: Tamariki - Kids
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No brainer by Jeff Kinney takes out first place. See the top 20 most popular pukapuka for tamariki in 2024!
Most Popular 2024: Teen Comics and Graphic Novels
One piece by Eiichirō Oda took out top spot - see what other comics and graphic novels were popular with teens in 2024.
Most Popular 2024: Rangatahi - Teens
Sarah J. Maas, Suzanne Collins, and Holly Jackson dominate this year! See what books were popular with teens.
Most Popular 2024: Kids Comics and Graphic Novels
Asterix is number one! See what other comics and graphic novels for kids were popular in 2024.
Most Popular 2024: Tamariki - Kids
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No brainer by Jeff Kinney takes out first place. See the top 20 most popular pukapuka for tamariki in 2024!
Most Popular 2024: Teen Comics and Graphic Novels
One piece by Eiichirō Oda took out top spot - see what other comics and graphic novels were popular with teens in 2024.
Most Popular 2024: Rangatahi - Teens
Sarah J. Maas, Suzanne Collins, and Holly Jackson dominate this year! See what books were popular with teens.
Summertime Reading Challenge
Ages 0 to 18. Keep reading this summer & win. Pick up a postcard, do 3 challenges, & drop the postcard in. Plus enjoy heaps of cool events!
Best of 2023
Best of the Year 2023
Most Popular 2023
Most Popular 2023: Tamariki - Kids
Here are the most popular pukapuka for tamariki in 2023!
Most Popular 2023: Rangatahi - Teens
The Heartstoppers series by Alice Oseman took out the top FOUR spots! See what other books were popular with teens.
Most Popular 2023
Find out what was popular this year - fiction, non-fiction, books for tamariki and rangatahi, and more!
Best of 2023: School Library Journal
SLJ Best Transitional Books 2023
"In these early readers and chapter books, children who are learning to read will see themselves reflected on the pages ..."
SLJ Best Picture Books 2023
School Library Journal (SLJ) is a magazine and website for school librarians and public librarians who work with young people.
SLJ Best Middle Grade Books 2023 (ages 11 to 13)
School Library Journal (SLJ) is a magazine and website for school librarians and public librarians who work with young people.
SLJ Best Young Adult Books 2023
School Library Journal (SLJ) is a magazine and website for school librarians and public librarians who work with young people.
Best of 2022
Best of the Year 2022
Best eBooks for Children 2022
A selection of award winners, bestsellers and well-reviewed eBooks from 2022 for toddlers to 12 year olds.
Ka Mau Te Wehi Ngā Pukapuka o Ngā Pakiwaitara 21/22
To mark the end of the Matariki period we have created Ka Mau Te Wehi Ngā Pukapuka O Ngā Pakiwaitara 21/22 - The Best Story Books of 21/22.