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18 October 2021

The Weekly Top 10 Children's Bestseller List

Q&A with Karen Foxlee, Award-Winning Author of Dragon Skin

Review | Author Related | News

14 October 2021

Q&A with Karen Foxlee, Award-Winning Author of Dragon Skin

A Fantastical Realm: Extract from A Clock of Stars: Beyond the Mountains by Francesca Gibbons, illustrated by Chris Riddell

Review | Extract

14 October 2021

A Fantastical Realm: Extract from A Clock of Stars: Beyond the Mountains by Francesca Gibbons, illustrated by Chris Riddell

Action and Adventure: Read an Extract from Seven Wherewithal Way by Samantha-Ellen Bound

Review | Extract

14 October 2021

Action and Adventure: Read an Extract from Seven Wherewithal Way by Samantha-Ellen Bound

Classroom Ideas: The Worst Sleepover in the World by Sophie Dahl, illustrated by Luciano Lozano

Review | Extract | News

14 October 2021

Classroom Ideas: The Worst Sleepover in the World by Sophie Dahl, illustrated by Luciano Lozano

Spooktacular October: 10 New and Timeless Books for Kids to Read this Halloween

Book Lists

13 October 2021

Spooktacular October: 10 New and Timeless Books for Kids to Read this Halloween

Heartbreaking and Heart-Mending: Read Our Review of Dragon Skin by Karen Foxlee

Review | Our Review

13 October 2021

Heartbreaking and Heart-Mending: Read Our Review of Dragon Skin by Karen Foxlee

An Epic Portal Fantasy Series: Read Our Review of Seven Wherewithal Way by Samantha-Ellen Bound

Review | Our Review

12 October 2021

An Epic Portal Fantasy Series: Read Our Review of Seven Wherewithal Way by Samantha-Ellen Bound

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Heartbreaking and Heart-Mending: Read Our Review of Dragon Skin by Karen Foxlee
Karen Foxlee

Heartbreaking and Heart-Mending: Read Our Review of Dragon Skin by Karen Foxlee

BREAKING NEWS: Announcing Better Reading’s 2021 Top 50 Kids’ Books!

BREAKING NEWS: Announcing Better Reading’s 2021 Top 50 Kids’ Books!

Don't miss our 6-Part Podcast Series: A Conversation about Diversity in Children’s Books
Deborah Abela, Laura Bloom, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Randa Abdel-Fattah, Will Kostakis

Don't miss our 6-Part Podcast Series: A Conversation about Diversity in Children’s Books

Join the Virtual Celebration: Indigenous Literacy Day, Wednesday 1 September 2021

Join the Virtual Celebration: Indigenous Literacy Day, Wednesday 1 September 2021

The Weekly Top 10 Children's Bestseller List

The Bad Guys Episode #14: They're Bee-Hind You!
Aaron Blabey

The Bad Guys Episode #14: They're Bee-Hind You!

Do Not Open This Book or Else
Andy Lee

Do Not Open This Book or Else

Bluey: Hooray, It's Christmas!

Bluey: Hooray, It's Christmas!

Bluey: Charades

Bluey: Charades

Disney Storybook Collection: Advent Calendar

Disney Storybook Collection: Advent Calendar

The Prison Healer #2: The Gilded Cage
Lynette Noni

The Prison Healer #2: The Gilded Cage

Skydragon #3: Ride the Wind
Anh Do

Skydragon #3: Ride the Wind

Bluey: Verandah Santa

Bluey: Verandah Santa

WeirDo #17: Spinning Weird
Anh Do

WeirDo #17: Spinning Weird

Claris: Palace Party
Megan Hess

Claris: Palace Party

2021 Top 50 Kids' Books: Read The Full List Here

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Possum Magic
Julie Vivas, Mem Fox

Possum Magic

Faraway Tree Series #2: The Magic Faraway Tree
Enid Blyton

Faraway Tree Series #2: The Magic Faraway Tree

Nevermoor #1: The Trials of Morrigan Crow
Jessica Townsend

Nevermoor #1: The Trials of Morrigan Crow

The Gruffalo
Axel Scheffler, Julia Donaldson

The Gruffalo

Where is The Green Sheep?
Judy Horacek, Mem Fox

Where is The Green Sheep?

Room on the Broom
Axel Scheffler, Julia Donaldson

Room on the Broom

The Chronicles of Narnia #2: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C.S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia #2: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Charlotte's Web
E.B. White, Garth Williams

Charlotte's Web

Matilda
Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl

Matilda

The Grandest Bookshop in the World
Amelia Mellor

The Grandest Bookshop in the World

Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy
Lynley Dodd

Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy

Anne of Green Gables
L.M. Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables

Pig the Pug
Aaron Blabey

Pig the Pug

Invisible Boys
Holden Sheppard

Invisible Boys

Alice-Miranda #1: Alice-Miranda at School
Jacqueline Harvey

Alice-Miranda #1: Alice-Miranda at School

Keeper of the Lost Cities #1: Keeper of the Lost Cities
Shannon Messenger

Keeper of the Lost Cities #1: Keeper of the Lost Cities

The Treehouse Series #1: The 13-Storey Treehouse
Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton

The Treehouse Series #1: The 13-Storey Treehouse

The BFG
Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl

The BFG

WeirDo #1
Anh Do

WeirDo #1

The Snail and the Whale
Axel Scheffler, Julia Donaldson

The Snail and the Whale

The Complete Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie
May Gibbs

The Complete Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie

Oh, The Places You'll Go!
Dr Seuss

Oh, The Places You'll Go!

The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Secret Garden

Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
Helen Oxenbury, Mem Fox

Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes

Kissed by the Moon
Alison Lester

Kissed by the Moon

The Very Cranky Bear
Nick Bland

The Very Cranky Bear

Wimpy Kid #1: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney

Wimpy Kid #1: Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

The Tomorrow Series #1: Tomorrow, When the War Began
John Marsden

The Tomorrow Series #1: Tomorrow, When the War Began

Wombat Stew 35th Anniversary Edition
Marcia Vaughan, Pamela Lofts

Wombat Stew 35th Anniversary Edition

Wonder
R. J. Palacio

Wonder

Green Eggs and Ham
Dr Seuss

Green Eggs and Ham

The Twits
Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl

The Twits

Where The Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak

Where The Wild Things Are

Wolf Girl #1: Into the Wild
Anh Do

Wolf Girl #1: Into the Wild

The Wonky Donkey
Craig Smith, Katz Cowley

The Wonky Donkey

Percy Jackson #1: Percy Jackson and the Lighting Thief
Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson #1: Percy Jackson and the Lighting Thief

Each Peach Pear Plum
Janet and Allan Ahlberg

Each Peach Pear Plum

Bluey: The Beach
Bluey

Bluey: The Beach

Hotdog! #1
Anh Do

Hotdog! #1

Lenny's Book of Everything
Karen Foxlee

Lenny's Book of Everything

Once
Morris Gleitzman

Once

The Wizards of Once #1
Cressida Cowell

The Wizards of Once #1

Dog Man #1
Dav Pilkey

Dog Man #1

Dear Zoo
Rod Campbell

Dear Zoo

The Bad Guys: Episode 1
Aaron Blabey

The Bad Guys: Episode 1

Sing Me the Summer
Alison Lester, Jane Godwin

Sing Me the Summer