The 100 bestselling kids & YA books of 2022

We’ve run the reports and done the maths. Here are our 100 bestselling kids & YA books from the past year.


  1. The 156-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton
  2. The Sugarcane Kids and the Red-bottomed Boat by Charlie Archbold
  3. Heartstopper: Volume One by Alice Oseman
  4. Guardians: Wylah the Koorie Warrior by Jordan Gould & Richard Pritchard
  5. One Of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
  6. Maybe by Kobi Yamada & Gabriella Barouch
  7. Barefoot Kids by Scott Pape
  8. Where is The Green Sheep? by Mem Fox & Judy Horacek
  9. Off to the Market by Alice Oehr
  10. The Bookseller's Apprentice by Amelia Mellor
  11. Heartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman
  12. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
  13. Heartstopper: Volume Three by Alice Oseman
  14. Australian Animals by Matt Chun
  15. Heartstopper: Volume Four by Alice Oseman
  16. The World’s Worst Pets by David Walliams
  17. Possum Magic by Mem Fox & Julie Vivas
  18. The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
  19. A Tiny Light by Alison Lester
  20. Ten Little Fingers & Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox & Helen Oxenbury
  21. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
  22. Ceremony: Welcome to Our Country by Adam Goodes, Ellie Laing & David Hardy
  23. Little Gem by Anna Zobel
  24. How to Tackle Your Dreams by Fiona Hardy
  25. Unnecessary Drama by Nina Kenwood
  26. Treehouse Tales by Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton
  27. Diper Överlöde: Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
  28. Spaceboy by David Walliams
  29. Magic Beach by Alison Lester
  30. Kissed by the Moon by Alison Lester
  31. A Glasshouse of Stars by Shirley Marr
  32. Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief by Katrina Nannestad
  33. The Book That No One Wanted to Read by Richard Ayoade & Tor Freeman
  34. Come Together by Isaiah Firebrace, Jaelyn Biumaiwai & Keisha Leon
  35. Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus
  36. Somebody's Land by Adam Goodes, Ellie Laing & David Hardy
  37. Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
  38. The Baddies by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler
  39. Mim and the Baffling Bully by Katrina Nannestad
  40. The First Scientists by Corey Tutt & Blak Douglas
  41. Treasure in the Lake by Jason Pamment
  42. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
  43. My Strange Shrinking Parents by Zeno Sworder
  44. Real Pigeons #1: Real Pigeons Fight Crime by Andrew McDonald & Ben Wood
  45. The Bad Guys: Episode 15 by Aaron Blabey
  46. Starting School by Jane Godwin & Anna Walker
  47. Dragon Skin by Karen Foxlee
  48. You'll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus
  49. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
  50. The Jolly Christmas Postman by Allan Ahlberg & Janet Ahlberg
  51. What to Say When You Don't Know What to Say by Davina Bell & Hilary Jean Tapper
  52. Floof by Heidi McKinnon
  53. Wolf Girl 7: Crash Course by Anh Do
  54. Wandi by Favel Parrett
  55. Solitaire by Alice Oseman
  56. Wings of Fire #15: Flames of Hope by Tui T Sutherland
  57. The 143-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton
  58. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley Dodd
  59. Meanwhile Back on Earth by Oliver Jeffers
  60. The Museum of Broken Things by Lauren Draper
  61. The Detective's Guide to Ocean Travel by Nicki Greenberg
  62. The Bad Guys: Episode 16 by Aaron Blabey
  63. Polly & Buster: The Wayward Witch and the Feelings Monster by Sally Rippin
  64. Cat Kid Comic Club #3: On Purpose by Dav Pilkey
  65. Where's Spot? by Eric Hill
  66. Tiger Daughter by Rebecca Lim
  67. The Way of Dog by Zana Fraillon
  68. My Brother Ben by Peter Carnavas
  69. All the Little Tricky Things by Karys McEwen
  70. The Killing Code by Ellie Marney
  71. Wings of Fire #5: Brightest Night (Graphic Novel) by Tui T Sutherland
  72. Snap! by Anna Walker
  73. Only a Monster by Vanessa Len
  74. The Bad Guys: Episode 1 by Aaron Blabey
  75. Tomorrow is a Brand-New Day by Davina Bell & Allison Colpoys
  76. Bluey: The Pool by Bluey
  77. They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
  78. It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han
  79. Wings of Fire #1: Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T Sutherland
  80. A Walk in the Dark by Jane Godwin
  81. Real Pigeons #9: Real Pigeons Duck Trouble by Andrew McDonald & Ben Wood
  82. Cat Kid Comic Club #2: Perspectives by Dav Pilkey
  83. Scythe by Neal Shusterman
  84. The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
  85. Dancing Barefoot by Alice Boyle
  86. The Goodbye Year by Emily Gale
  87. The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
  88. Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens
  89. Wolf Girl 6: Animal Train by Anh Do
  90. Wings of Fire #1: The Dragonet Prophecy (Graphic Novel) by Tui T Sutherland
  91. Loveless by Alice Oseman
  92. Welcome To Country by Aunty Joy Murphy & Lisa Kennedy
  93. The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
  94. Lightfall: Shadow of the Bird by Tim Probert
  95. If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang
  96. Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon by Gabrielle Wang
  97. All the Ways to be Smart by Allisin Colpoys & Davina Bell
  98. The Jammer by Nova Weetman
  99. What We All Saw by Mike Lucas
  100. Come Over to My House by Eliza Hull, Sally Rippin & Daniel Gray-Barnett

Please note this list combines sales from all Readings shops and our website. The list covers sales from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022.

Cover image for The 156-Storey Treehouse

The 156-Storey Treehouse

Andy Griffiths,Terry Denton

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