Visit your local library for these exciting titles from the NYTimes Bestseller List! (August 2026) Children's Picture Books - Top 10 1 MAC & CHEESE by Michael L. Benner. Illustrated by Alison Hawkins. (Orchard) Mac & Cheese search for true friendship. (Ages 4 to 8) 2 DON'T TRUST FISH by Neil Sharpson. Illustrated by Dan Santat. (Dial) A hilarious and educational manifesto about the treachery of fish. (Ages 3 to 7) 3 SING THE 50 UNITED STATES! by Dr. Seuss. (Random House) A song that helps children remember the names of the 50 states of America. (Ages 3 to 7) 4 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) 5 ON THE FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN by Tish Rabe. Illustrated by Laura Hughes. (HarperCollins) A little girl's first 12 days of kindergarten. (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 DRAGONS LOVE TACOS by Adam Rubin. Illustrated by Daniel Salmieri. (Dial) What to serve your dragon-guests. (Ages 3 to 5) 8 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) 9 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) 10 DISNEY AND PIXAR TOY STORY 5 by Luna Chi. Illustrated by Mario Oscar Gabriele. (Golden/Disney) It's toys versus tech in this adaptation of the latest "Toy Story" film. (Ages 2 to 5) 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 WOMBAT WAITING by Katherine Applegate. (Storytide) A homeless pup patiently waits for her "special person." (Ages 8 to 12) 3 WAR GAMES by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) During the 1936 Olympic Games, a young American gymnast is recruited to rob a Nazi bank. (Ages 9 to 12) 4 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) 5 REFUGEE by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) Three children in three different conflicts look for safe haven. (Ages 9 to 12) 6 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) 7 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) 8 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) 9 SLEEPLESS by Gordon Korman. (Scholastic) Five suburban tweens try to solve the mystery behind their insomnia. (Ages 8 to 12) 10 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) Young Adult Books (Hardcover) - Top 10 1 RUINOUS ENDS by I.V. Marie. (Delacorte) Even though the Decennial is over, the fate of Blackwood Academy rests in the hands of six former students. (Ages 14 and up) 2 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) 3 US DEADLY FEW by Alexis Patton. (Bloom) After breaking out of prison, Khalani, Takeshi and a band of criminals travel across a postapocalyptic desert known as the Death-Zone. (Ages 15 to 18) 4 US DARK FEW by Alexis Patton. (Bloom) Khalani Kanes struggles to survive in an underground prison for a crime she did not commit. (Ages 15 to 18) 5 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) 6 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) 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 SECRET WORLD OF BRIAR ROSE by Cindy Pham. (Kokila) Two sisters discover an underground, magical dreamworld. (Ages 14 and up) 9 A PRINCE AMONG PIRATES by Katie Abdou. (Atheneum) In order to avoid an arranged marriage, Kit Davenport ends up aboard the Deliverance and meets the charismatic Captain Sharpe. (Ages 14 and up) 10 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) 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 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 THE GRANDEST GAME by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. (Little, Brown) A prize worth $26 million is up for grabs for seven players sequestered on a private island. (Ages 12 to 18) 6 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) 7 BOYS OF TOMMEN by Chloe Walsh. (Bloom) In Ireland, friends at the private school Tommen College prepare for adulthood. (Ages 16 to 18) 8 THE WILD ROBOT by Peter Brown. (Little, Brown) Roz the robot adapts to her surroundings on a remote, wild island. (Ages 7 to 12) 9 SHATTER ME by Tahereh Mafi. (HarperCollins) In a crumbling dystopian world, dark forces want to use Juliette's superhuman powers. (Ages 14 and up) 10 THE PUMPKIN QUEEN by Megan Shepherd. (Random House/Disney) The adventures of Sally, the Pumpkin Queen of Halloween Town. (Ages 12 and up)