Most Popular in 2024: Tamariki - Kids
Library staff have compiled reports to discover 2024'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.
- No brainer Jeff Kinney
- Spot goes to school Eric Hill
- The Gruffalo's child Julia Donaldson
- The 13-storey treehouse Andy Griffiths
- Captain Underpants and the tyrannical retaliation of the Turbo Toilet 2000 : the eleventh epic novel Dav Pilkey
- Hairy Maclary's hat tricks Lynley Dodd [NZ]
- The Bad Guys: Intergalactic gas Aaron Blabey
- A squash and a squeeze Julia Donaldson
- Spot goes to the farm Eric Hill
- George's marvellous medicine Roald Dahl
- Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets J.K. Rowling
- Diper Överlöde Jeff Kinney
- Hairy Maclary, sit Lynley Dodd [NZ]
- The Blunders David Walliams
- Spot visits his grandparents Eric Hill
- The deep end Jeff Kinney
- Hairy Maclary's caterwaul caper Lynley Dodd [NZ]
- Hairy Maclary's rumpus at the vet Lynley Dodd [NZ]
- Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban J.K. Rowling
- The world's worst monsters David Walliams
Top in 2024
Top in 2024
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Kirkus Reviews 2024 - Best Middle Grade Non-Fiction
Kirkus Reviews is an American book review magazine founded in 1933. They review over 10,000 books a year before their release.
Kirkus Reviews - Best Middle Grade Books of 2024
Kirkus Reviews is an American book review magazine founded in 1933. They review over 10,000 books a year before their release.
The Spinoff's best NZ Books of 2024 - Children's Literature
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