Visit your local library for these exciting titles from the NYTimes Bestseller List! (October 2026) Children's Picture Books - Top 10 1 THE LEAF THIEF by Alice Hemming. Illustrated by Nicola Slater. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) Squirrel attempts to figure out who has stolen his leaves. (Ages 4 to 8) 2 FRANKENKITTY by Maudie Powell-Tuck. Illustrated by Mini Grey. (Tiger Tales) When Frankenkitty is banished from the castle, it's Olive to the rescue. (Ages 3 to 7) 3 THE PUMPKIN THIEF by Alice Hemming. Illustrated by Nicola Slater. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) Squirrel and Bird investigate the disappearance of pumpkins from the vegetable garden. (Ages 4 to 8) 4 SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR! by Sally Hopgood. Illustrated by Emma Levey. (Sky Pony) A departing tortoise says goodbye to all his animal friends. (Ages 3 to 6) 5 HOW TO CATCH A MONSTER by Adam Wallace. Illustrated by Andy Elkerton. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) A boy attempts to catch the monster in his closet. (Ages 4 to 8) 6 HOW TO CATCH A WITCH by Alice Walstead. Illustrated by Megan Joyce. (Sourcebooks Wonderland) The Catch Club Kids attempt to snare a witch on Halloween. (Ages 4 to 7) 7 HOW TO CATCH A DINOSAUR by Adam Wallace. Illustrated by Andy Elkerton. (Sourcebooks Wonderland) The How to Catch Kids try to wrangle a dinosaur for their school science fair. (Ages 4 to 10) 8 THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU WILL BE by Emily Winfield Martin. (Random House) A celebration of future possibilities. (Ages 3 to 7) 9 THE BAD SEED PRESENTS: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE SPOOKY by Jory John. Illustrated by Pete Oswald. (HarperCollins) Bad Seed seeks the perfect Halloween costume. (Ages 4 to 8) 10 CREEPY CARROTS! by Aaron Reynolds. Illustrated by Peter Brown. (Simon & Schuster) A rabbit's comeuppance. (Ages 4 to 8) Children's Middle Grade (Hardcover) - Top 10 1 WONDER by R.J. Palacio. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing) A boy with a facial deformity enters a mainstream school. 2 THE COMPLETE COOKBOOK FOR YOUNG CHEFS by America's Test Kitchen Kids. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) Over 100 kid-tested recipes from America's Test Kitchen. (Ages 8 and up) 3 KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE by Eiko Kadono. Illustrated by Yuta Onoda. (Delacorte) When Kiki turns 13, she follows the witches' tradition of living in another town for a year, the seaside village of Koriko; translated by Emily Balistrieri. (Ages 8 to 12) 4 MATCH DAY MAYHEM by Dude Perfect with Allan Woodrow. Illustrated by Genevieve Kote. (Tommy Nelson) The crew are set to perform at a London soccer match. (Ages 8 to 12) 5 KIKI AND THE NEW MAGIC by Eiko Kadono. Illustrated by Yuta Onoda. (Delacorte) Kiki faces the challenges of growing up as an honest-to-goodness witch; translated by Emily Balistrieri. (Ages 8 to 12) 6 SPOOKY RIVERS by Geo Rutherford. (Abrams) The histories of 25 mysterious rivers around the world. (Ages 8 to 11) 7 WOMBAT WAITING by Katherine Applegate. (Storytide) A homeless pup patiently waits for her "special person." (Ages 8 to 12) 8 GROWING HOME by Beth Ferry. Illustrated by Terry Fan and Eric Fan. (Simon & Schuster) Talking plants, a grumpy goldfish and an inquisitive spider save the Tupper family from utter ruin. (Ages 6 to 9) 9 GHOST IN THE NIGHT by Tiffany D. Jackson. (Scholastic) Harmony Roundtree stumbles upon a murder mystery in Savannah, Ga. (Ages 9 to 12) 10 REALLY RUBIE by Maddie Frost. (Aladdin) When Rubie's best friend breaks her ankle and can't make it to summer camp, Rubie must go by herself. (Ages 8 to 12) Young Adult Books (Hardcover) - Top 10 1 EMPIRE by Sabaa Tahir. (Putnam) In the conclusion to the "Heir" duology, a fractured empire faces a grim reckoning. (Ages 14 and up) 2 BARBIE: DREAMSCAPE by Alex Aster. (Mattel) When Barbie graduates from Swancrest Academy without a "fate," she sets out on a quest to find her own. (Ages 12 and up) 3 OUR STRANGE DUET by Erin A. Craig. (Delacorte) Christine Daae is visited by the Opera Ghost. Inspired by "The Phantom of the Opera." (Ages 12 and up) 4 WINGS OF REVERIE by Anna Bright. (Random House/Disney) Periwinkle and Weaver embark on a quest to find the magic tools to save the Pixie Dust Tree. (Ages 12 and up) 5 STYX by Nikita Gill. (Little, Brown) A lifelong bond of sisterhood forms between the goddesses Styx and Asteria. (Ages 14 to 18) 6 FALLING LIKE LEAVES by Misty Wilson. (Margaret K. McElderry) Ellis and Cooper fall in love during the Falling Leaves Festival in Connecticut. (Ages 12 and up) 7 ANGER IS ONLY A SHADOW by Elizabeth Acevedo. (Quill Tree) A teenage girl risks violating her probation to help her older brother. (Ages 14 and up) 8 RUINOUS ENDS by I.V. Marie. (Delacorte) Even though the Decennial is over, the fate of Blackwood Academy rests in the hands of six former students. (Ages 14 and up) 9 WINTERVEIL by Ava Reid. (HarperCollins) Four teenagers with unique skill sets are recruited by the C.I.A. for a dangerous secret mission. (Ages 14 and up) 10 BLIGHTFALL by Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson. (Delacorte) Arturo Mendez and his team escort diplomats to the planet of Blightfall, where things are not what they appear to be. (Ages 12 and up) Children's and Young Adult Series - Top 10 1 ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART by Stephanie Garber. (Flatiron) The story of Evangeline Fox, Jacks, the Prince of Hearts and the pursuit of true love. (Ages 13 to 18) 2 THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic) In a dystopia, a girl fights for survival on live TV. (Ages 12 and up) 3 DIARY OF A WIMPY KID written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Amulet) The travails and challenges of adolescence. (Ages 9 to 12) 4 AWESOME FRIENDLY KID by Jeff Kinney. Illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Amulet) Rowley Jefferson chronicles his life story and adventures. (Ages 9 to 12) 5 HARRY POTTER by J.K. Rowling. (Scholastic) A wizard hones his conjuring skills in the service of fighting evil. (Ages 10 and up) 6 THE WILD ROBOT by Peter Brown. (Little, Brown) Roz the robot adapts to her surroundings on a remote, wild island. (Ages 7 to 12) 7 PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion) A boy battles mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12) 8 GIVER QUARTET by Lois Lowry. (Clarion) Exploring human connection in a post-apocalyptic world. (Ages 12 to 18) 9 MAGIC TREE HOUSE by Mary Pope Osborne. Illustrated by Sal Murdocca. (Stepping Stone/Random House) These siblings can overcome space and time. (Ages 6 to 9) 10 I SURVIVED by Lauren Tarshis (Scholastic) Youngsters' tales of living through dangerous historical events. (Ages 9 to 11)