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

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