- Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor Book 2) by Jessica Townsend
- The Meltdown (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 13) by Jeff Kinney
- All the Ways to be Smart by Allison Colpoys & Davina Bell
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass Book 7) by Sarah J. Maas
- Tales from the Inner City by Shaun Tan
- Wakestone Hall (Stella Montgomery Book 3) by Judith Rossell
- Lenny’s Book of Everything by Karen Foxlee
- Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
- Real Pigeons Eat Danger (Book 2) by Andrew McDonald & Ben Wood
Queensland author Jessica Townsend is our bestselling children’s author of last week with the much-anticipated release of Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow – the second book in her brilliant fantasy series for ages 9+. This new story follows on directly from the first book, Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow, and if you haven’t entered the magical world of Nevermoor we encourage you to do so. You can read a collection of staff raves about the series here.
Other bestselling children’s and YA books of last week include a gorgeous picture book celebrating the many talents of children, the thrilling seventh book in Sarah J. Maas’s Throne of Glass series, a funny and highly illustrated tale about pigeon spies for early readers, and an entirely wonderful new novel from award-winning author Karen Foxlee that will appeal to ages 10 through to adults.