Our children's and YA top ten bestsellers of the week

  1. The Beast of Hushing Wood by Gabrielle Wang
  2. Really Weird! (WeirDo Book 8) by Anh Do and Jules Faber
  3. Slow Down, World by Tai Snaith
  4. A Most Magical Girl by Karen Foxlee
  5. I’m Australian Too by Mem Fox and Ronojoy Ghosh
  6. The Red Book by Beck and Matt Stanton
  7. Florette by Anna Walker
  8. Escape to the Moon Islands (Quest of the Sunfish Book 1) by Mardi McConnochie
  9. Grover Finds a Home (Grover McBane, Rescue Dog Book 1) by Claire Garth and Johannes Leak
  10. The Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillon

Gabrielle Wang’s imaginative new book, The Beast of Hushing Wood, is our bestselling children’s book of last week. Our reviewer recommends it for readers 8 and up, and you can read her full review here.

Two brand-new picture books are also proving popular with customers. Slow Down, World is a whimsical journey towards mindfulness from the multi-talented Tai Snaith, and The Red Book is another book to drive your kids crazy from the bestselling duo behind This Is a Ball.

We’re very pleased that three of the books listed here have been shortlisted for the 2017 Readings Children’s Book Prize.

Grover Finds a Home is a heartwarming chapter book for animal lovers of 7 and up (or a read-aloud for 5 and up), Escape to the Moon Islands is an action-packed seafaring adventure tale for 8 and up, and A Most Magical Girl is a compelling fantasy tale for 9 and up.

We strongly recommend every one of the books on our 2017 shortlist – find all six titles here.

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Cover image for The Beast of Hushing Wood

The Beast of Hushing Wood

Gabrielle Wang

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