Visit your local library for these exciting titles from the NYTimes Bestseller List! (July 2025) Children's Picture Books - Top 10 1 WHY A DAUGHTER NEEDS A DAD by Gregory E. Lang. Illustrated by Sydney Hanson. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) A father's love for his daughter. (Ages 4 to 8) 2 I LOVE DAD WITH THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR by Eric Carle. (Grosset & Dunlap) Celebrating dad with help from that insatiable insect. (Ages 3 to 5) 3 NOBODY HUGS A CACTUS by Carter Goodrich. (Simon & Schuster) A cantankerous cactus needs a hug. (Ages 4 to 8) 4 WHY A SON NEEDS A DAD by Gregory E. Lang. Illustrated by Gail Yerrill. (Sourcebooks Wonderland) The bond between father and son. (Ages 4 to 7) 5 THE DAY THE CRAYONS MADE FRIENDS by Drew Daywalt. Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. (Philomel) Duncan throws a dinner party to meet all his crayons' new friends. (Ages 4 to 8) 6 THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU WILL BE by Emily Winfield Martin. (Random House) A celebration of future possibilities. (Ages 3 to 7) 7 LITTLE BLUE TRUCK AND RACER RED by Alice Schertle. Illustrated by Jill McElmurry. (Clarion) Red challenges Blue to a race. (Ages 4 to 8) 8 DRAGONS LOVE TACOS by Adam Rubin. Illustrated by Daniel Salmieri. (Dial) What to serve your dragon-guests. (Ages 3 to 5) 9 THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT by Drew Daywalt. Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. (Philomel) Problems arise when Duncan's crayons revolt. (Ages 3 to 7) 10 WILL THE PIGEON GRADUATE? by Mo Willems. (Union Square Kids) The Pigeon questions his academic future. (Ages 3 to 5) Children's Middle Grade (Hardcover) - Top 10 1 WONDER by R.J. Palacio. (Knopf) A boy with a facial deformity starts school. (Ages 8 to 12) 2 IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES by Katherine Rundell. Illustrated by Ashley Mackenzie. (Knopf) A young boy is enlisted to save a place where magical creatures reside. (Ages 10 and up) 3 REFUGEE by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) Three children in three different conflicts look for safe haven. (Ages 9 to 12) 4 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) 5 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) 6 ODDER by Katherine Applegate. Illustrated by Charles Santoso. (Feiwel & Friends) After a shark attack, Odder recuperates at the aquarium with the scientists who raised her. (Ages 8 to 12) 7 HEROES by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) The friends Frank and Stanley give a vivid account of the Pearl Harbor attack. (Ages 8 to 12) 8 WINGS OF FIRE: A GUIDE TO THE DRAGON WORLD by Tui T. Sutherland. Illustrated by Joy Ang. (Scholastic) A deeper dive into the legends of the 10 dragon tribes. (Ages 8 to 12) 9 RESIST by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) Samira goes on a dangerous mission to save her mother on D-Day. (Ages 9 to 12) 10 J VS. K by Kwame Alexander and Jerry Craft. (Little, Brown) An intense rivalry ensues when two talented fifth graders vie for Dean Ashley Public School's annual creative storytelling competition. (Ages 8 to 12) Young Adult Books (Hardcover) - Top 10 1 WINGS OF STARLIGHT by Allison Saft. (Disney) Clarion, the successor to the throne of Pixie Hollow, is determined to confront a monster that threatens the land. (Ages 12 to 18) 2 WATCH ME by Tahereh Mafi. (Storytide) After 10 years, the Reestablishment looks to make a move on the New Republic of the West. (Ages 14 and up) 3 NOTHING LIKE THE MOVIES by Lynn Painter. (Simon & Schuster) In this sequel to "Better Than the Movies," Wes tries to win back the heart of Liz. (Ages 14 and up) 4 A FORGERY OF FATE by Elizabeth Lim. (Knopf) A girl agrees to marry a dragon lord to ensure her family's safety. (Ages 12 to 17) 5 HEARTLESS HUNTER by Kristen Ciccarelli. (Wednesday) Rune, a witch, and Gideon, a witch-hunter, fall in love. (Ages 13 to 18) 6 REBEL WITCH by Kristen Ciccarelli. (Wednesday) Rune and Gideon must join forces to stop a sinister plot by Cressida Roseblood. (Ages 13 to 18) 7 IF HE HAD BEEN WITH ME by Laura Nowlin. (Sourcebooks Fire) The coming-of-age love story of Autumn and Phineas. (Ages 14 to 18) 8 THE REAPPEARANCE OF RACHEL PRICE by Holly Jackson. (Delacorte) Annabel Price's mother was presumed dead, until she reappears during the filming of a documentary about her disappearance. (Ages 14 to 17) 9 DIVINE RIVALS by Rebecca Ross. (Wednesday) Two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection. (Ages 13 to 18) 10 OUR INFINITE FATES by Laura Steven. (Wednesday) Evelyn and Arden are doomed souls who repeatedly fall in love and kill each other. (Ages 13 to 18) Children's and Young Adult Series - Top 10 1 THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic) In a dystopia, a girl fights for survival on live TV. (Ages 12 and up) 2 THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY TRILOGY by Jenny Han. (Simon & Schuster) A beach house, summer love and enduring friendships. (Ages 12 and up) 3 THE POWERLESS TRILOGY by Lauren Roberts. (Simon and Schuster) A story of forbidden love between Paedyn, an Ordinary, and Kai, an Elite, in the kingdom of Ilya. (Ages 14 and up) 4 THE WILD ROBOT by Peter Brown. (Little, Brown) Roz the robot adapts to her surroundings on a remote, wild island. (Ages 7 to 12) 5 DIARY OF A WIMPY KID written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Amulet) The travails and challenges of adolescence. (Ages 9 to 12) 6 BOYS OF TOMMEN by Chloe Walsh. (Bloom) In Ireland, friends at the private school Tommen College prepare for adulthood. (Ages 16 to 18) 7 PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion) A boy battles mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12) 8 HARRY POTTER by J.K. Rowling. (Scholastic) A wizard hones his conjuring skills in the service of fighting evil. (Ages 10 and up) 9 A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER by Holly Jackson. (Delacorte) Pippa Fitz-Amobi solves murderous crimes. (Ages 14 and up) 10 WINGS OF FIRE by Tui T. Sutherland. (Scholastic) Only the five dragonets of destiny can unite the seven warring dragon tribes. (Ages 9 to 12)