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