Visit your local library for these exciting titles from the NYTimes Bestseller List! (May 2026) Children's Picture Books - Top 10 1 WHY A SON NEEDS A MOM by Gregory E. Lang. Illustrated by Gail Yerrill. (Sourcebooks Wonderland) The special bond between mother and son. (Ages 4 to 7) 2 MEI MEI THE BUNNY by Laufey. Illustrated by Lauren O'Hara. (Penguin Workshop) Mei Mei tries to shake the butterflies of performing in her first recital. (Ages 3 to 7) 3 IT'S MY BIRD-DAY! by Mo Willems. (Union Square Kids) The pigeon celebrates his birthday, but he's not the only one. (Ages 3 to 5) 4 BECAUSE I HAD A TEACHER by Kobi Yamada. Illustrated by Natalie Russell. (Compendium) An ode to teachers. (Ages 4 to 7) 5 FOR THE FANS! by Angela Song. (Golden) Meet the members of the K-pop group Huntrix. (Ages 2 to 5) 6 WHY A DAUGHTER NEEDS A MOM by Gregory E. Lang. Illustrated by Sydney Hanson. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) The special bond between mother and daughter. (Ages 4 to 8) 7 THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU WILL BE by Emily Winfield Martin. (Random House) A celebration of future possibilities. (Ages 3 to 7) 8 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) 9 THANK YOU, TEACHER FROM THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR by Eric Carle. (World of Eric Carle) The insatiable insect's pedagogue appreciation. (Ages 3 to 6) 10 HEDGEHOGS DON'T WEAR UNDERWEAR by Marissa Valdez. (Roaring Brook) Jacques the hedgehog loves wearing underwear. (Ages 3 to 6) 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 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS by Jessica Yoon. (Random House) Huntrix takes on the Saja Boys, a boy band who happen to be demons in disguise. Based on the movie. (Ages 7 to 10) 3 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) 4 FORBIDDEN MOUNTAIN by Brandon Mull. (Labyrinth Road) Two gifted teens must prevent an ancient evil from re-entering their world. (Ages 8 to 12) 5 UNSETTLING SALAD! by Aaron Reynolds. Illustrated by Peter Brown. (Simon & Schuster) Thadeus and Oliver take a bite out of a salad that may bite back! (Ages 6 to 9) 6 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) 7 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) 8 THEFT OF THE RUBY LOTUS by Sayantani DasGupta. (Scholastic) A diverse group of pre-teens plan a reverse heist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (Ages 8 to 12) 9 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) 10 A POTION, A POWDER, A LITTLE BIT OF MAGIC by Philip Stead. (Neal Porter) Bernadette and friends set off on a wacky mission to find one of her missing herd. (Ages 10 and up) Young Adult Books (Hardcover) - Top 10 1 RELEASE ME by Tahereh Mafi. (Storytide) The romantic tension mounts between Rosabelle and James as the fight in the New Republic continues. (Ages 14 and up) 2 THE ESCAPE GAME by Marissa Meyer and Tamara Moss. (Putnam) A real murder takes place on an escape room-themed game show. (Ages 14 and up) 3 THE THORN QUEEN by Sasha Peyton Smith. (HarperCollins) Ivy Benton, now the queen of England, schemes to dethrone her husband, save her sister and reunite with her true love, Emmett. (Ages 13 and up) 4 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) 5 THE WAY THINGS WORK: NEWLY REVISED EDITION by David Macaulay. (Clarion) A look at how technology impacts our lives. (Ages 11 to 15) 6 DIVINE RIVALS by Rebecca Ross. (Wednesday) Two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection. (Ages 13 to 18) 7 IF ONLY I HAD TOLD HER by Laura Nowlin. (Sourcebooks Fire) In this companion to "If He Had Been With Me," the story of Finn and Autumn is told through three different perspectives. (Ages 14 to 18) 8 THE SUN AND THE STARMAKER by Rachel Griffin. (Sourcebooks Fire) The Starmaker senses a powerful magic within Aurora Finch and requests that she come study under his tutelage. (Ages 14 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 STAGE SET FOR VILLAINS by Shannon J. Spann. (Mayhem) Riven Hesper makes a deal with a "Player," an immortal being, to save her own life. (Ages 16 and up) 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 DIARY OF A WIMPY KID written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Amulet) The travails and challenges of adolescence. (Ages 9 to 12) 3 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) 4 HARRY POTTER by J.K. Rowling. (Scholastic) A wizard hones his conjuring skills in the service of fighting evil. (Ages 10 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 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 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) 9 LIGHTLARK SAGA by Alex Aster. (Amulet) Every 100 years the island of Lightlark appears and a deadly competition called the Centennial takes place. (Ages 13 and up) 10 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)