Most Popular in 2025: Tamariki - Kids
Comics / Graphic Novels
Library staff have compiled reports to discover 2025'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.
- The Scarlet Shedder: Dog Man. [12] Dav Pilkey
- Swing it, Sunny! Jennifer L. Holm
- Warriors. Tigerstar & Sasha Dan Jolley
- Warriors. 1 Dan Jolley
- Astrochimp David Walliams
- Dog Man. [13] Dav Pilkey
- Warriors. Ravenpaw's path Dan Jolley
- Dog Man. [11] Dav Pilkey
- Warriors. 2 Dan Jolley
- Warriors. 3 Dan Jolley
- Asterix and the White Iris Fabcaro
- Wings of fire : the graphic novel. [Book 7] Tui Sutherland
- The Smurfs tales. 7 Peyo
- Dog Man : for whom the ball rolls Dav Pilkey
- The Smurfs tales. 5 Peyo
- The Baby-sitters Club. a graphic novel [14] Ellen T. Crenshaw
- Warriors. Skyclan & the stranger. Dan Jolley
- A Christmas carol : starring Scrooge McDuck Guido Martina
- Baby-sitters little sister. a graphic novel [1] Ann M. Martin
- I survived the sinking of the Titanic, 1912 Georgia Ball
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Best of 2025 booklists
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The Services to Schools' team shares the books that "spark curiosity, invite conversation and offer new ways of seeing."
Rylee's Best of the Year 2025
Rylee's best reads of the year - a mix of kids and YA fiction and graphic novels.
2025 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.
2025 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.
2025 National Library of NZ - Best Children's & YA books
The Services to Schools' team shares the books that "spark curiosity, invite conversation and offer new ways of seeing."
Rylee's Best of the Year 2025
Rylee's best reads of the year - a mix of kids and YA fiction and graphic novels.
2025 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.
2025 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.
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