1. Obsidio (The Illuminae Files Book 3) by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
2. Terry’s Dumb Dot Story (A Treehouse Tale) by Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton
3. Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli & Francesca Cavallo
4. Ninja Kid (Ninja Kid Book 1) by Anh Do & Jeremy Ley
5. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
6. The Silver Sea by children at the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne with Alison Lester & Jane Godwin
7. Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls: Volume 2 by Elena Favilli & Francesca Cavallo
8. Shout Out to the Girls by various
9. The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone by Jaclyn Moriarty
10. Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth by Oliver Jeffers

Obsidio is the final book of the Illuminae Files, a thrilling space adventure series from Australian authors Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, and it tops last week’s list of bestselling children’s and YA books. Read our review of the novel here, and you can listen to a fantastic interview with Kaufman and Kristoff on the Readings Podcast.

We’re also thrilled to see so many YA readers snapping up copies of Tomi Adeyemi’s incredibly fantasy debut, Children of Blood and Bone. Think Game of Thrones level of politics and intrigue, but set in a world that’s rooted in West African history and mythology. Read why our staff love this book here.

Bestselling children’s books include a stunning picture book with art from the children at the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne (The Silver Sea), the first book in a funny, action-packed new series from staff favourite Anh Do (Ninja Kid), and one of the fabulous books shortlisted for this year’s Readings Children’s Book Prize (The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone).