Visit your local library for these exciting titles from the NYTimes Bestseller List! (November 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 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) 3 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) 4 CREEPY CARROTS! by Aaron Reynolds. Illustrated by Peter Brown. (Simon & Schuster) A rabbit's comeuppance. (Ages 4 to 8) 5 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) 6 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) 7 CHICKA CHICKA TRICKA TREAT by Julien Chung. (Beach Lane) The alphabet letters climb the creaky old tree for Halloween. (Ages 4 to 8) 8 THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU WILL BE by Emily Winfield Martin. (Random House) A celebration of future possibilities. (Ages 3 to 7) 9 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) 10 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) Children's Middle Grade (Hardcover) - Top 10 1 THE WILD ZONE by Rick Riordan and Annabelle Oh. (Random House) Campers venture into the forest's forbidden Wild Zone. (Ages 10 to 14) 2 BUILDING 903 by Lois Lowry. (Clarion) Tessa delves into the mystery of her missing twin brother, Theo. (Ages 8 to 12) 3 DRAGONBORN: THE TWILIGHT CHILD by Struan Murray. (Dutton) In this sequel to "Dragonborn," Alex and her friends undertake a perilous journey to stop Drak Midna's plot to kill all humans. (Ages 8 to 12) 4 WONDER by R.J. Palacio. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing) A boy with a facial deformity enters a mainstream school. 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 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) 7 GAME OF PETS: THE BOY WHO KNEW TOO MUCH by Aaron Blabey. (Odd Dot) An 11-year-old named Griff is Earth's last hope against an extraterrestrial threat. (Ages 8 to 12) 8 LICORICE by Kara LaReau. Illustrated by Kelly Murphy. (Scholastic) Kitty feels like she's living in the shadow of Max's former cat, Licorice. (Ages 8 to 12) 9 WOMBAT WAITING by Katherine Applegate. (Storytide) A homeless pup patiently waits for her "special person." (Ages 8 to 12) 10 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) Young Adult Books (Hardcover) - Top 10 1 TRUST FALL by Lynn Painter. (Simon & Schuster) As a condition of a surprise inheritance, a small-town Nebraskan girl and her family move to New York City. (Ages 14 and up) 2 THE SIXTH FACTION by Veronica Roth. (HarperCollins) When Beatrice Prior's choosing ceremony is interrupted by rebels, her life is changed. (Ages 13 and up) 3 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) 4 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) 5 DEVOURED by Jordan Stephanie Gray. (Little, Brown) Vanessa secretly hones her werewolf skills to exact revenge on the Wolf Queen's court. (Ages 14 to 18) 6 THE POOLS by E. Lockhart. (Delacorte) In a small New England town known for its natural hot springs, five people go for a swim and a horrific event takes place. (Ages 12 and up) 7 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) 8 WONDROUS by Heather Fawcett. (Random House/Disney) Alice returns to Wonderland to find out there are other Alices there! (Ages 12 and up) 9 THE WAY THINGS WORK: NEWLY REVISED EDITION by David Macaulay. (Clarion) A look at how technology impacts our lives. (Ages 11 to 15) 10 EVERYTHING'S NOT LOST by Frederick Joseph. (Viking) Sixteen-year-old Ella Washington deals with mental illness, grief and bullying. (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 THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic) In a dystopia, a girl fights for survival on live TV. (Ages 12 and up) 3 HARRY POTTER by J.K. Rowling. (Scholastic) A wizard hones his conjuring skills in the service of fighting evil. (Ages 10 and up) 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 THE TWILIGHT SAGA by Stephenie Meyer. (Little, Brown) Vampires and werewolves and their intrigues in high school. (Ages 12 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 GIVER QUARTET by Lois Lowry. (Clarion) Exploring human connection in a post-apocalyptic world. (Ages 12 to 18) 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 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) 10 PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion) A boy battles mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)