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Top Ten Fiction

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Here are the most popular books for January 2013, based on the number of times they have been borrowed. Which ones have you read?

1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

2. Dirty Bertie by Alan MacDonald

3. Where’s Wally? by Martin Handford

4. Captain Underpants and the Big Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy by Dav Pilkey

5. Ruby Redfort by Lauren Child

6. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J. K. Rowling

7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney

8. Judy Moody and Stink by Megan McDonald

9. Conspiracy 365 by Gabrielle Lord

10. Puzzle Adventure Omnibus

Where’s Wally? It’s his birthday today.

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Can you imagine getting lost for 25 years? Because that’s how old Wally is- It’s his birthday today, he’s 25 years old!

Where’s Wally was first published in 1987 and over 56 million copies have been sold worldwide. 5.6 million iPhone and iPad Where’s Wally? apps have been sold and 3.9 million ‘likes’ on Facebook. He’s one popular guy! If you can find him, that is.

The Where’s Wally website is really cool, you can play games and find out heaps of info about the books and the worldwide phenomenon. Did you know that in the United States and Canada it’s called ‘Where’s Waldo’, and not Where’s Wally?

We have a huge collection of Where’s Wally books. Here are some of our favourites:

 

 

 

 

July Kids’ Choice

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Wow!  Good news for all you series fans; each one of this month’s Kids’ Choice is part of a series, so each one of these books could lead you on to loads of great reading.

 

Percy Jackson and The Sea Of Monsters Rick Riordan

Book number two in this fabulous series which a 13 year old demigod ….  I could tell you the story, or you could should just read it!

 

I spy treasure hunt Jean Marzollo & Wick Walter

This I Spy book has a linear story that you follow through the book. That sounds boring, it isn’t, it’s really very cool. Spend some time hunting through it yourself.

 

Lessons for a werewolf warrior Jackie French

This is the first book in a new series, School for Heroes. Tag along with Boojum Bark and discover how to open a wormhole,  how to defeat bogeys armed with only a zombie sausage, and why heroes need to wear pants.

Just Shocking Andy Griffiths/ Terry Denton

More outrageous fun with Andy.  This is the sixth and last book in the phenomenal Just series, of short stories with cool illustrations. This book is worth reading for the list of 101 dangerous things alone.


Spylet on Ice Jill Marshall

Book #5 in the popular Jane Blonde series. Copernicus is up to no good can Jane save the world again? Another rollicking adventure from this kicking spylet with plenty of snowy goodness.