Our August 2024 children's and young adult bestsellers

It should be no surprise that the brand new book from Andy Griffiths has topped the charts for August!

Other titles making the list are the first book in a fantastic new graphic-fiction series for junior readers, the latest from the queen of YA mystery, Karen M. McManus and the perfect gift for the new baby in your life. And lastly, the winner's of the 2024 CBCA Book of the Year for Younger Readers and for Early Childhood.


  1. The Land of Lost Things by Andy Griffiths and Bill Hope (illus.)
  2. Big Trouble with Angry Chairs by Lachlann Carter and Douglas Holgate (illus.)
  3. Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus
  4. The Girl with No Reflection by Keshe Chow
  5. Runt by Craig Silvey and Sara Acton (illus.)
  6. The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
  7. Detective Beans and the Case of the Missing Hat by Li Chen
  8. A Wish for Baby by Caz Goodwin
  9. Scar Town by Tristan Bancks
  10. The Skin I’m In by Steph Tisdell
  11. Wurrtoo by Tylissa Elisara and Dylan Finney (illus.)
  12. Taylor Swift (Little People, Big Dreams) by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
  13. Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox, Judy Horacek (illus.)
  14. The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
  15. Bluey: Pull My Finger and other Dad Jokes by Bluey
  16. Wolf Girl: Hide and Seek by Anh Do, illustrated by Lachlan Creagh
  17. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
  18. Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell
  19. Gymnastica Fantastica! by Briony Stewart
  20. The Sugarcane Kids and the Empty Cage by Charlie Archbold

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Cover image for The Land of Lost Things (Adventures Unlimited, Book 1)

The Land of Lost Things (Adventures Unlimited, Book 1)

Andy Griffiths, Bill Hope (illus.)

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