Our April 2023 children and young adult bestsellers

  1. Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea (The Adventures of Dog Man, Book 11) by Dav Pilkey
  2. Pasta! by Felice Arena & Beatrice Cerocchi
  3. The Garden at the End of the World by Cassy Polimeni and Briony Stewart (illus)
  4. Robodog by David Williams
  5. The Sugarcane Kids and the Red-Bottomed Boat by Charlie Archbold
  6. The Bowerbird by Julia Donaldson and Catherine Rayner (illus)
  7. The Glow by Sofie Laguna & Marc McBride (illus)
  8. Moon Rising (Wings of Fire graphic novel 6) by Tui T. Sutherland
  9. A Hunger of Thorns by Lili Wilkinson
  10. Philomella and the Impossible Forest by Doris Brett
  11. The Way of Dog by Zana Fraillon
  12. Thank you Rain! by Sally Morgan
  13. Off to the Market by Alice Oehr
  14. Forever Weird! (Weird 20) by Anh Do
  15. Finding Our Heart by Thomas Mayor
  16. Nightbirds by Kate J. Armstrong
  17. A Message Through Time by Anna Cidor
  18. Democracy! By Philip Bunting
  19. The Sinister Booksellers of Bath by Garth Nix
  20. Grace Notes by Karen Comer

Our bestselling title in April was the latest installment of Dog Man! An epic new adventure with new villians for the Supa Buddies to defeat.

Coming in second place again this month is a wonderfully interactive picture book all about pasta. This story is a wonderful read aloud for the whole family through its engaging rhyme and tongue-twisting pasta lists! And in third place is a beautifully illustrated story about protecting nature's treasures for the future. You can read our staff review here.

Other notable inclusions include our Readings Children's Prize winner for 2022, an exciting adventure story for readers aged 9 and up; the second instalment in Garth Nix's bestselling The Left Handed Booksellers of London series; and not one but two brand new Australian YA fantasy titles – A Hunger of Thorns by Lili Wilkinson and Nightbirds by Kate J. Armstrong.

Cover image for Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea (The Adventures of Dog Man, Book 11)

Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea (The Adventures of Dog Man, Book 11)

Dav Pilkey

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