Visit your local library for these exciting titles from the NYTimes Bestseller List! (June 2025) Children's Picture Books - Top 10 1 WHY A DAUGHTER NEEDS A DAD by Gregory E. Lang. Illustrated by Sydney Hanson. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) A father's love for his daughter. (Ages 4 to 8) 2 I LOVE DAD WITH THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR by Eric Carle. (Grosset & Dunlap) Celebrating dad with help from that insatiable insect. (Ages 3 to 5) 3 WILL THE PIGEON GRADUATE? by Mo Willems. (Union Square Kids) The Pigeon questions his academic future. (Ages 3 to 5) 4 WHY A SON NEEDS A DAD by Gregory E. Lang. Illustrated by Gail Yerrill. (Sourcebooks Wonderland) The bond between father and son. (Ages 4 to 7) 5 BECAUSE I HAD A TEACHER by Kobi Yamada. Illustrated by Natalie Russell. (Compendium) An ode to teachers. (Ages 4 to 7) 6 THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU WILL BE by Emily Winfield Martin. (Random House) A celebration of future possibilities. (Ages 3 to 7) 7 HOW TO CATCH A DADDYSAURUS by Alice Walstead. Illustrated by Andy Elkerton. (Sourcebooks Wonderland) The Catch Club Kids attempt to snare the Daddysaurus, known for his acts of kindness and bravery. (Ages 4 to 8) 8 I WISH YOU MORE by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld. (Chronicle) A bounty of good wishes. (Ages 5 to 8) 9 LITTLE BLUE TRUCK AND RACER RED by Alice Schertle. Illustrated by Jill McElmurry. (Clarion) Red challenges Blue to a race. (Ages 4 to 8) 10 THANK YOU, TEACHER FROM THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR by Eric Carle. (World of Eric Carle) The insatiable insect's pedagogue appreciation. (Ages 3 to 6) Children's Middle Grade (Hardcover) - Top 10 1 WONDER by R.J. Palacio. (Knopf) A boy with a facial deformity starts school. (Ages 8 to 12) 2 IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES by Katherine Rundell. Illustrated by Ashley Mackenzie. (Knopf) A young boy is enlisted to save a place where magical creatures reside. (Ages 10 and up) 3 REFUGEE by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) Three children in three different conflicts look for safe haven. (Ages 9 to 12) 4 GROWING HOME by Beth Ferry. Illustrated by Terry Fan and Eric Fan. (Simon & Schuster) Talking plants, a grumpy goldfish and an inquisitive spider save the Tupper family from utter ruin. (Ages 6 to 9) 5 THE COMPLETE COOKBOOK FOR YOUNG CHEFS by America's Test Kitchen Kids. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) Over 100 kid-tested recipes from America's Test Kitchen. (Ages 8 and up) 6 RIVER OF SPIRITS by Shana Targosz. (Aladdin) Senka and Poppy get lost together in the Underworld. (Ages 8 to 12) 7 ODDER by Katherine Applegate. Illustrated by Charles Santoso. (Feiwel & Friends) After a shark attack, Odder recuperates at the aquarium with the scientists who raised her. (Ages 8 to 12) 8 WINGS OF FIRE: A GUIDE TO THE DRAGON WORLD by Tui T. Sutherland. Illustrated by Joy Ang. (Scholastic) A deeper dive into the legends of the 10 dragon tribes. (Ages 8 to 12) 9 THE GATE, THE GIRL, AND THE DRAGON by Grace Lin. (Little, Brown) Three unlikely characters join forces to retrieve the lost Sacred Sphere. (Ages 8 to 12) 10 J VS. K by Kwame Alexander and Jerry Craft. (Little, Brown) An intense rivalry ensues when two talented fifth graders vie for Dean Ashley Public School's annual creative storytelling competition. (Ages 8 to 12) Young Adult Books (Hardcover) - Top 10 1 WATCH ME by Tahereh Mafi. (Storytide) After 10 years, the Reestablishment looks to make a move on the New Republic of the West. (Ages 14 and up) 2 WINGS OF STARLIGHT by Allison Saft. (Disney) Clarion, the successor to the throne of Pixie Hollow, is determined to confront a monster that threatens the land. (Ages 12 to 18) 3 NOTHING LIKE THE MOVIES by Lynn Painter. (Simon & Schuster) In this sequel to "Better Than the Movies," Wes tries to win back the heart of Liz. (Ages 14 and up) 4 WHEN DEVILS SING by Xan Kaur (Holt) Four teens investigate the disappearance of a fellow local in Carrion, Ga. (Ages 14 to 18) 5 HEARTLESS HUNTER by Kristen Ciccarelli. (Wednesday) Rune, a witch, and Gideon, a witch-hunter, fall in love. (Ages 13 to 18) 6 REBEL WITCH by Kristen Ciccarelli. (Wednesday) Rune and Gideon must join forces to stop a sinister plot by Cressida Roseblood. (Ages 13 to 18) 7 AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES by Page Powars. (Roaring Brook) A closeted transgender teen shares a dorm room with the boy who broke his heart. (Ages 14 to 18) 8 OUR INFINITE FATES by Laura Steven. (Wednesday) Evelyn and Arden are doomed souls who repeatedly fall in love and kill each other. (Ages 13 to 18) 9 HIS FACE IS THE SUN by Michelle Jabes Corpora. (Sourcebooks Fire) In the kingdom of Khetara, a prophecy brings together four teens from different walks of life. (Ages 14 to 18) 10 THE REAPPEARANCE OF RACHEL PRICE by Holly Jackson. (Delacorte) Annabel Price's mother was presumed dead, until she reappears during the filming of a documentary about her disappearance. (Ages 14 to 17) Children's and Young Adult Series - Top 10 1 THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic) In a dystopia, a girl fights for survival on live TV. (Ages 12 and up) 2 PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion) A boy battles mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12) 3 THE POWERLESS TRILOGY by Lauren Roberts. (Simon and Schuster) A story of forbidden love between Paedyn, an Ordinary, and Kai, an Elite, in the kingdom of Ilya. (Ages 14 and up) 4 DIARY OF A WIMPY KID written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Amulet) The travails and challenges of adolescence. (Ages 9 to 12) 5 THE WILD ROBOT by Peter Brown. (Little, Brown) Roz the robot adapts to her surroundings on a remote, wild island. (Ages 7 to 12) 6 THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY TRILOGY by Jenny Han. (Simon & Schuster) A beach house, summer love and enduring friendships. (Ages 12 and up) 7 BOYS OF TOMMEN by Chloe Walsh. (Bloom) In Ireland, friends at the private school Tommen College prepare for adulthood. (Ages 16 to 18) 8 HARRY POTTER by J.K. Rowling. (Scholastic) A wizard hones his conjuring skills in the service of fighting evil. (Ages 10 and up) 9 WINGS OF FIRE by Tui T. Sutherland. (Scholastic) Only the five dragonets of destiny can unite the seven warring dragon tribes. (Ages 9 to 12) 10 A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER by Holly Jackson. (Delacorte) Pippa Fitz-Amobi solves murderous crimes. (Ages 14 and up)