Our children's & YA top 10 bestsellers of the week
- Wilam: A Birrarung Story by Aunty Joy Murphy, Andrew Kelly & Lisa Kennedy
- Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson’s Journal by Jeff Kinney
- The Peacock Detectives by Carly Nugent
- Bad Guys Episode 9: The Big Bad Wolf by Aaron Blabey
- Real Pigeons Nest Hard by Andrew McDonald and Ben Wood
- Real Pigeons Fight Crime by Andrew McDonald and Ben Wood
- Elementals: Ice Wolves (Book 1) by Amie Kaufman
- Peppa Pig: Peppa Loves Australia
- Fing by David Walliams
- Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo
Senior Wurundjeri Elder Aunty Joy Murphy’s picture book Wilam: A Birrarung Story was once again our bestselling children’s and YA book last week. An outstanding achievement for this beautifully detailed picture book, detailing one day on a vital, flourishing river – Melbourne’s Yarra River.
Peacocks, wolves, pigeons, pigs; there are animals aplenty among the other children’s and YA bestsellers If you haven’t checked out this year’s Readings Children’s Book Prize winner The Peacock Detectives yet, do – it’s a moving and engaging story for middle-grade readers about dealing with change and finding out who you are. We’re also loving Amie Kaufman’s Elementals: Ice Wolves (Book 1) for its action-packed fantasy adventure and intrigue and the latest instalment in the Real Pigeons series, Real Pigeons Fight Crime. So popular is this pun-loving crime-fighting flock, that the first book in the series is also in our top 10.
Finally, the list is rounded out with Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo’s empowering and enlightening compendium Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls and new books by Aaron Blabey, Jeff Kinney and David Walliams.
