Top 10 Children’s fiction November 2015

Andy Griffith’s Tree House has reached 65 stories!  So popular! I really recommend reserving this latest edition to get your copy to your favourite branch.  There is a room full of exploding eyeballs, a lollipop shop, a quicksand pit, an ant farm, a time machine… just a few sources of adventure for our intrepid Tree House readers.  

Diary of a Wimpy kid is in at number one.  And the newest title Big Nate blasts off will be in the library soon after the release date: 16 February 2016. Check out the author Lincoln Perice’s post dated 12/15/2015 for more information.  Its’ written in the American format where they order the date by month/day/year. So pop your reserve in and get the jump on your mates

1. Diary of a wimpy kid series by Jeff Kinney
2. Tom Gates series by Liz Pichon
3. Storey treehouse series by Andy Griffiths
4. Where’s Wally? by Martin Handford
5. Dirty Bertie series by Alan MacDonald
6. Gangsta granny by David Walliams
7. Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce
8. Ruby Redfort series by Lauren Child
9. Percy Jackson and the Greek heroes by Rick Riordan
10. Ratburger by David Walliams

 

    

Top 10 Children’s comics October 2015

Charlie Brown and the gang have topped the charts. A winning combination of great characters and cool dialogue this classic comic strip remains a favourite.

Want to find out more about comics and graphic novels? The brother sister team responsible for Babymouse, Matthew and Jennifer L. Holm, have some info and links on their Babymouse website.  If you like their style check out their new title, Sunny Side Up set in Florida.   Jennifer is the writer for Babymouse, and she’s written some great books as well.  She won a Newbery Honor award for a couple of books, we have one of them,  Turtle in Paradise right here.

Jennifer and Matthew Holms’ new comic is really popular so remember its free to reserve on your kids card.  So if you’re looking through the catalogue and you see something you like use your library card number to reserve it to the best branch for you to pick up

 

Here’s your Top 10:

1.   The complete Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz

2.   Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce

3.   Pokemon by Hidenori Kusaka and Satoshi Yamamoto

4.   Garfield by Mark Evanier

5.   Adventure time by Ryan North

6.   Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi

7.   Asterix omnibus by Goscinny and Udzero

8.  Chi’s sweet home by Kanata Konami

9.   Babymouse by Jennifer L. Holm and Matt Holm

10. Sonic saga series by Ian Fynn

Top 10 Children’s fiction October 2015

Did you know that these books are banned in some libraries?!  Dav Pilkey’s ninth Captain Underpants book is filled with familiar characters and great illustrations. See what you think George and Harold’s adventures at Jerome Horwitz Elementary School. Do you have a favourite part of the adventure? Let us know in a review.  Who knows? the next time the books goes out it may be because someone read your review and thought I like the sound of that.  You may even win a prize.

1.   Diary of a wimpy kid series by Jeff Kinney

2.   Tom Gates series by Liz Pichon

3.   Where’s Wally? by Martin Handford

4.   Dirty Bertie series by Alan MacDonald

5.   Big Nate series by Lincoln Pierce

6.   Captain Underpants and the sensational saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot by Dav Pilkey

7.   The 26-storey treehouse by Andy Griffiths

8.   The 39-storey treehouse by Andy Griffiths

9.   The 52-storey treehouse by Andy Griffiths

10. Awful Auntie by David Walliams

      

Top 10 children’s comics for September 2015

The comic collection in children’s collection and young adults is exploding with great new titles!

The comic artists bring out the great storylines with their individual styles.  Kazu Kibuishi pens the Amulet series and Copper.  Number seven of the Amulet series is due to be released in spring 2016, take a look at the new cover here.

Do you have a favourite comic that doesn’t show up in the Top 10? Let us know in the comments or write a Kids’ Club review and you may inspire a fellow reader.

1. Big Nate by Lincoln Pierce

2. Pokemon by Hidenori Kusaka

3. The complete Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz

4. Garfield by Mark Evanier

5. Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi

6. Chi’s sweet home by Kanata Konami

7. Adventure time by Ryan North

8. Tintin by Herge

9. Warriors by Dan Jolley

10. Asterix omnibus by Goscinny and Udzero

 

Hey! Chi’s sweet home number 12 is headed to the library, a couple enterprising fans have already put reserves on! get cracking and order your copy to be in early when the new copy arrives

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Children’s Comics August 2015

And the results are in… The classic comics power block Charlie Brown, Tintin and Asterix still rank strongly, but coming in at a new 10th place is Sonic! will the boomers (Sonic fans) change up the results table, we will have to wait another nail biting, comic reading month!

Fourth place holder Pokémon is about to get a whole lot more interactive, have you guys seen whats coming out next year?!

1.   The complete Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz

2.   Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce

3.   Tintin by  Hergé

4.   Pokémon by Hidenori Kusaka

5.   Adventure time by Ryan North

6.   Asterix by Goscinny and Udzero

7.   Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi

8.   Chi’s sweet home by Kanata Konami

9.   Garfield by Mark Evanier

10.  Sonic saga series by Ian Flynn

 

         

Top 10 Children’s eBooks August 2015

Online borrowing fans love adventure! These titles have abound with  heroines, heroes and derring-do. Whether your tastes run to fantasy, re-visted myth, or regular school drama take a look at these favourites.  Ebooks are free to down load with your library card.  The audio books are a great option for listening to on road trips, commutes to school, or late at night with the headphones on (maybe not too late at night!).

1.    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling

2.   The Son of Neptune: The Heroes of Olympus Series, Book 2 by Rick Riordan

3.   I Can’t Take It! by Lincoln Pierce

4.   The Lost Hero: The Heroes of Olympus Series, Book 1 by Rick Riordan

5.   The Son of Sobek: Percy Jackson & Kane Chronicles Crossover Series, Book 1 by Rick Riordan

6.   Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling

7.   A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond

8.   Big Nate Flips Out: Big Nate Series, Book 5 by Lincoln Pierce

9.   From the Top by Lincoln Pierce

10. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling

Top 10 Children’s fiction August 2015

Puzzle books are always in the Top 10! These books are great for visual development, left brain thinking, inferring information and they’re fun!  Where’s Wally? tends to dominate the field in this ranking but there are other great titles to get your brains working.  Use this super technical term in the search bar Picture puzzles juvenile literature and enjoy!

1.   Diary of a wimpy kid by Jeff Kinney

2.   Tom Gates by Liz Pichon

3.   Dirty Bertie by Alan MacDonald

4.  Where’s Wally? by Martin Handford

5.  Ruby Redfort by Lauren Child

6.   Conspiracy 365. by Gabrielle Lord

7.   Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl

8.   Big Nate by Lincoln Pierce

9.  The 26-storey treehouse by Andy Griffiths

10. The 52-storey treehouse by Andy Griffiths

 

Top 10 Children’s E-books July 2015

 

These great reads for children can be downloaded from Overdrive one of our downloadable audio and ebook providers.  These titles are in EPub format great for all sorts of computers an devices

Many of these Top 10 titles are found from our catalogue but it’s also worth checking out the individual providers (Overdrive and Borrow Box) for the reading lists and other great info.

1.     Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J.K. Rowling
2.     Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by J.K. Rowling
3.     Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J.K. Rowling
4.     Big Nate: The Crowd Goes Wild!, by Lincoln Peirce
5.     Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling
6.     Dibs on This Chair, by Lincoln Peirce
7.     Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J.K. Rowling
8.     Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, by J.K. Rowling

9.     Big Nate Makes a Splash, by Lincoln Peirce
10.  Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J.K. Rowling

Top 10 Children’s fiction July 2015

Heaps of library books were taken home over the school holidays! So what were the favourites? Below are the Top 10

Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Ephraim’s Daughter Longstocking a.k.a. Pippi Longstocking has made a daring foray into the Top 10. The Delicatessa is tongue in cheek, of course due to her amazing feats of superhuman strength!  Astrid Lindgren has been honoured with her own bank note.  Her visage – with a drawing of our heroine Pippi – will grace the kr20 note to be released in Sweden October 2015,  that’s the average price of a hot chocolate here in New Zealand.

1.   Diary of a wimpy kid by Jeff Kinney

2.   Tom Gates by Liz Pichon

3.   Where’s Wally? by Martin Handford

4.   Dirty Bertie by Alan MacDonald

5.   Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce

6.   Ruby Redfort by Lauren Child

7.   The 39-storey treehouse by Andy Griffiths

8.   The 26-storey treehouse by Andy Griffiths

9.   The boy in the dress by David  Walliams

10. Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren

Top 10 children’s eBooks for June 2015

Popular online reading still has Harry Potter cresting the wave. Any problems locating a series title on the shelves? Then try the online lending through Borrow Box or Overdrive. Check out the great tutorials on the help pages to get started through the apps on any device =)

1.  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
2.  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
3.  Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
4.  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
5.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
6.  Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
7.  Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker by Megan McDonald
8.  Big Nate Makes the Grade by Lincoln Peirce
9.  Big Nate Out Loud by Lincoln Peirce
10.Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling