Visit your local library for these exciting titles from the NYTimes Bestseller List! (November 2025) Children's Picture Books - Top 10 1 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) 2 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) 3 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) 4 CREEPY PAIR OF UNDERWEAR by Aaron Reynolds. Illustrated by Peter Brown. (Simon & Schuster) Jasper Rabbit deals with a pair of glowing underwear that won't go away. (Ages 4 to 8) 5 CHICKA CHICKA TRICKA TREAT by Julien Chung. (Beach Lane) The alphabet letters climb the creaky old tree for Halloween. (Ages 4 to 8) 6 CREEPY CARROTS! by Aaron Reynolds. Illustrated by Peter Brown. (Simon & Schuster) A rabbit's comeuppance. (Ages 4 to 8) 7 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) 8 CREEPY CRAYON! by Aaron Reynolds. Illustrated by Peter Brown. (Simon & Schuster) Jasper finds a crayon that helps him in school, or so it seems. (Ages 4 to 8) 9 HOW TO CATCH A TURKEY by Adam Wallace. Illustrated by Andy Elkerton. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) Students try to catch a runaway turkey before their Thanksgiving play. (Ages 4 to 8) 10 THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU WILL BE by Emily Winfield Martin. (Random House) A celebration of future possibilities. (Ages 3 to 7) Children's Middle Grade (Hardcover) - Top 10 1 TROUBLING TONSILS! by Aaron Reynolds. Illustrated by Peter Brown. (Simon & Schuster) Charlie Marmot's infected tonsils have disappeared before surgery! (Ages 6 to 9) 2 THE COURT OF THE DEAD by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro. (Disney Hyperion) Nico, Will and Hazel delve into the mysterious disappearances of monsters at Camp Jupiter. (Ages 10 to 14) 3 THE POISONED KING by Katherine Rundell. Illustrated by Ashley Mackenzie. (Knopf) Christopher and Anya must save the dragons of the Archipelago from a strange new threat. (Ages 10 and up) 4 WONDER by R.J. Palacio. (Knopf) A boy with a facial deformity starts school. (Ages 8 to 12) 5 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) 6 THE WHEEL OF THE YEAR by Fiona Cook. Illustrated by Jessica Roux. (Andrews McMeel) An interactive guide to ancient, nature-based holidays and customs. (Ages 8 to 12) 7 WAR GAMES by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) During the 1936 Olympic Games, a young American gymnast is recruited to rob a Nazi bank. (Ages 4 to 8) 8 POCKET BEAR by Katherine Applegate. Illustrated by Charles Santoso. (Feiwel & Friends) Zephyrina brings a rare stuffed bear back to the Second Chances Home for the Tossed and Treasured. (Ages 8 to 12) 9 REFUGEE by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) Three children in three different conflicts look for safe haven. (Ages 9 to 12) 10 DRAGONBORN by Struan Murray. (Dutton) Alex Evans, once thought to be only human, has the dragon within her awakened. (Ages 8 to 12) Young Adult Books (Hardcover) - Top 10 1 FAKE SKATING by Lynn Painter. (Simon & Schuster) After years of separation, the childhood friends Alec and Dani reunite and face their true feelings toward each other. (Ages 14 and up) 2 HOUR OF THE PUMPKIN QUEEN by Megan Shepherd. (Random House/Disney) After a potion demonstration goes awry, Sally and Luna fall through a portal to Time Town. (Ages 12 and up) 3 BITTEN by Jordan Stephanie Gray. (Little, Brown) Vanessa seeks vengeance against the werewolves who attacked her and changed her life forever. (Ages 14 to 18) 4 THORN SEASON by Kiera Azar. (Storytide) In the Kingdom of Daradon, where wielding magic is treason, Alissa Paine must conceal her magical abilities or face persecution. (Ages 14 and up) 5 THE DEMON AND THE LIGHT by Axie Oh. (Feiwel & Friends) With the threat of war still looming from the Volmaran Empire, Ren also wants to save her friend Sunho from the demon that has consumed him. (Ages 13 to 18) 6 HEKATE: THE WITCH by Nikita Gill. (Little, Brown) To avoid enslavement by the Olympians, Hekate is hidden in the underworld to make a life for herself. (Ages 14 to 18) 7 IMMORTAL CONSEQUENCES by I.V. Marie. (Delacorte) At Blackwood Academy, six students compete to change their fate in a cutthroat magical competition called the Decennial. (Ages 14 and up) 8 HEARTLESS HUNTER by Kristen Ciccarelli. (Wednesday) Rune, a witch, and Gideon, a witch-hunter, fall in love. (Ages 13 to 18) 9 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) 10 A THEORY OF DREAMING by Ava Reid. (HarperCollins) In the sequel to "A Study in Drowning," Effy and Preston return to the University of Llyr. (Ages 14 and up) Children's and Young Adult Series - Top 10 1 DIARY OF A WIMPY KID written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Amulet) The travails and challenges of adolescence. (Ages 9 to 12) 2 HARRY POTTER by J.K. Rowling. (Scholastic) A wizard hones his conjuring skills in the service of fighting evil. (Ages 10 and up) 3 THE BOOK OF DUST by Philip Pullman. (Knopf) In this series set in the world of "His Dark Materials," Lyra and Malcolm continue the quest to uncover the truth about Dust. (14 and up) 4 THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic) In a dystopia, a girl fights for survival on live TV. (Ages 12 and up) 5 BOYS OF TOMMEN by Chloe Walsh. (Bloom) In Ireland, friends at the private school Tommen College prepare for adulthood. (Ages 16 to 18) 6 THE TWILIGHT SAGA by Stephenie Meyer. (Little, Brown) Vampires and werewolves and their intrigues in high school. (Ages 12 and up) 7 THE WILD ROBOT by Peter Brown. (Little, Brown) Roz the robot adapts to her surroundings on a remote, wild island. (Ages 7 to 12) 8 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) 9 THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY TRILOGY by Jenny Han. (Simon & Schuster) A beach house, summer love and enduring friendships. (Ages 12 and up) 10 PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion) A boy battles mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)