Most Popular in 2023: Tamariki - Kids
Library staff have compiled reports to discover 2023's popular items at Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi. The books are listed in order of how many times they were borrowed.
- Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban J.K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets J.K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and the goblet of fire J.K. Rowling
- A squash and a squeeze Julia Donaldson
- Hairy Maclary, sit Lynley Dodd [New Zealand]
- Hairy Maclary's caterwaul caper Lynley Dodd [New Zealand]
- Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone J.K. Rowling
- Hairy Maclary's hat tricks Lynley Dodd [New Zealand]
- Scarface Claw, hold tight! Lynley Dodd [New Zealand]
- Captain Underpants and the tyrannical retaliation of the Turbo Toilet 2000 : the eleventh epic novel Dav Pilkey
- Hairy Maclary's rumpus at the vet Lynley Dodd [New Zealand]
- What the ladybird heard next Julia Donaldson
- Diper Överlöde Jeff Kinney
- The smallest turtle Lynley Dodd [New Zealand]
- Swing it, Sunny! Jennifer L. Holm
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J.K. Rowling
- Hairy Maclary's showbusiness Lynley Dodd [New Zealand]
- Minecraft : combat handbook Craig Jelley
- I survived the sinking of the Titanic, 1912 : the graphic novel Georgia Ball
- Room on the broom Julia Donaldson
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