15 kids’ books that you’ll want to reserve NOW

Possibly the most anticipated kids’ book being published in October is the 19th book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series – Hot Mess, where Greg is on summer vacation with his entire family in a tiny beach house! What could possibly go wrong? Place your reserve now to be one of the first to get your hands on Hot Mess as well as 14 other great books before they hit the shelves!

Some of the other highlights this month include the 13th title in the super popular Funny Kid series, the 16th title in the Dork Diaries series, a couple of timeline themed non-fiction books for Pokemon and LEGO fans, plus a new book of absurd poems and silly short stories by one of New Zealand’s finest children’s book authors, Joy Cowley.

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• Hot Mess: Diary of a Wimpy Kid / Kinney, Jeff
  • With number 19 (wow!) in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, make sure you're up to date with Greg's latest antics!
• Funny Kid Spookytime / Stanton, Matt
  • The latest book in the Funny Kid series, where Max tries to go from funny to scary - released just in time for Halloween!
• Sister Showdown (Dork Diaries, 16) / Russell, Rachel Renee
  • In the latest book in this hugely popular series, discover how Nikki Maxwell deals with a bratty younger sister.
• Pokémon Timelines: A Journey Through the Animated Series / Andreou, Katherine
  • Are you a Pokémon expert? Expand your knowledge and revisit exciting storylines and your favourite characters.
• LEGO Timelines: A Visual Journey Through Ten Decades of LEGO History / Hugo, Simon
  • Perfect for LEGO fans who want to see where LEGO started and how it's changed.
• A Lot of Silly: A Book of Rhymes and Nonsense / Cowley, Joy
  • Wacky and absurd poems and stories by one of Aotearoa's favourite authors.
• The Bad Guys, 20 : One Last Thing / Blabey, Aaron
  • It's the final book in The Bad Guys series - you can't miss it!
• Tom Gates Ha! Ha! Hilarious / Pichon, Liz
  • Tom creates a comic inspired by the antics of those around him, including his teachers! But when his comic falls into the wrong hands everything begins to go wrong with hilarious results.
• Where to Hide a Star / Jeffers, Oliver
  • The long-awaited new picture book adventure from the creator of the much-loved Boy stories, Oliver Jeffers.
• Skandar and the Skeleton Curse / Steadman, A.F.
  • Skandar and his quartet find themselves racing for their lives in the 4th instalment in this series about unicorns, magic and adventure.
• We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord / Nix, Garth
  • A chilling new story by bestselling fantasy author Garth Nix, perfect for fans of Stranger Things.
• Real Pigeons Power Up: Real Pigeons #12 / McDonald, Andrew
  • Our favourite crimefighting pigeons are in for some spooky adventures in the 12th book of this funny, illustrated series.
• Bunny vs Monkey: The Impossible Pig / Smart, Jamie
  • The war between Bunny and Monkey continues in this hilarious full colour graphic novel series. The woods are disrupted by the mysterious disappearance of Pig and the arrival of an unusual stranger...
• Dear Moko / Elder, Dr Hinemoa
  • A very special collection of whakatauki (Māori proverbs) for tamariki mokopuna by Māori child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr Hinemoa Elder.
• House of Elephants / Ortega, Claribel A.
  • The third book in the popular Witchlings series finds young witch Seven and her friends finding a cure for a mysterious hex!