Visit your local library for these exciting titles from the NYTimes Bestseller List! (September 2025) Children's Picture Books - Top 10 1 THE SMART COOKIE by Jory John. Illustrated by Pete Oswald. (Harper) Cookie builds up her self-confidence. (Ages 4 to 8) 2 LITTLE BLUE TRUCK AND RACER RED by Alice Schertle. Illustrated by Jill McElmurry. (Clarion) Red challenges Blue to a race. (Ages 4 to 8) 3 CHICKA CHICKA TRICKA TREAT by Julien Chung. (Beach Lane) The alphabet letters climb the creaky old tree for Halloween. (Ages 4 to 8) 4 GRUMPY MONKEY DON'T BE SCARED by Suzanne Lang. Illustrated by Max Lang. (Random House Studio) Jim Panzee and his friends brave the dark jungle to collect Halloween treats. (Ages 4 to 8) 5 THE PIGEON HAS TO GO TO SCHOOL! by Mo Willems. (Hyperion) Pigeon deals with the anxieties of going to school for the first time. (Ages 3 to 5) 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 DRAGONS LOVE TACOS by Adam Rubin. Illustrated by Daniel Salmieri. (Dial) What to serve your dragon-guests. (Ages 3 to 5) 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 DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT by Drew Daywalt. Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. (Philomel) Problems arise when Duncan's crayons revolt. (Ages 3 to 7) 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 REFUGEE by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) Three children in three different conflicts look for safe haven. (Ages 9 to 12) 3 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) 4 THE SCHOOL FOR THIEVE by Peter Burns. (Aladdin_) A young pickpocket named Tom is invited to an elite school for thieves. (Ages 10 and up) 5 DREAM by Barbara O'Connor. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) Idalee Lovett dreams of becoming a country songwriter. (Ages 8 to 12) 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 SNOOP by Gordon Korman. (Scholastic) Confined and bored at home after a skiing accident, Carter hacks into his town's police cameras. (Ages 9 to 12) 8 BLOOD IN THE WATER by Tiffany D. Jackson. (Scholastic) Kaylani McKinnon investigates a mysterious death on Martha's Vineyard. (Ages 9 to 12) 9 GROUND ZERO by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) Parallel storylines of Brandon and Reshmina take place on Sept. 11th, in 2001 and 2019. (Ages 9 to 12) 10 THE MISFITS: A ROYAL CONUNDRUM by Lisa Yee. Illustrated by Dan Santat. (Random House) Olive is sent to Reforming Arts School and teams up with a group of crime-fighting outcasts. (Ages 8 to 12) Young Adult Books (Hardcover) - Top 10 1 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) 2 DREAM BY THE SHADOWS by Logan Karlie. (Christy Ottaviano) A dreaming plague is spreading throughout the kingdom of Noctis. (Ages 14 to 18) 3 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) 4 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) 5 GLORIOUS RIVALS by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. (Little, Brown) The stakes are raised for the seven players on Hawthorne Island. (Ages 12 to 18) 6 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) 7 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) 8 THE EXECUTIONERS THREE by Susan Dennard. (Tor Teen) Freddie Gellar investigates a string of murders in her neighborhood's forest. (Ages 13 to 18) 9 HEARTLESS HUNTER by Kristen Ciccarelli. (Wednesday) Rune, a witch, and Gideon, a witch-hunter, fall in love. (Ages 13 to 18) 10 LONG LIVE THE PUMPKIN QUEEN by Shea Ernshaw. (Disney) Sally, the new Queen of Halloween Town, must save her town from a sleeping curse. (Ages 12 to 18) Children's and Young Adult Series - Top 10 1 THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY TRILOGY by Jenny Han. (Simon & Schuster) A beach house, summer love and enduring friendships. (Ages 12 and up) 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 PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion) A boy battles mythological monsters. (Ages 9 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 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 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) 8 GIVER QUARTET by Lois Lowry. (Clarion) Exploring human connection in a post-apocalyptic world. (Ages 12 to 18) 9 A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER by Holly Jackson. (Delacorte) Pippa Fitz-Amobi solves murderous crimes. (Ages 14 and up) 10 AWESOME FRIENDLY KID by Jeff Kinney. Illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Amulet) Rowley Jefferson chronicles his life story and adventures. (Ages 9 to 12)