What’s the best way to get adults reading? Get them reading when they’re children – and there’s no better place to start than Unity’s top-selling kids’ books.
AUCKLAND
1 The Noisy Book by Bravi Soledad (Gecko Press, $25, 0-2)
2 Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens (Puffin, $21, 8-12)
3 Crane Guy by Sally Sutton (Picture Puffin, $20, 2-5)
4 Where is It? A Wildlife Hunt for Kiwi Kids by Ned Barraud (Potton & Burton, $20, 2-5)
5 Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend (Hachette, $20, 8-12)
6 Sleepy Kiwi by Kat Quin (Tikitibu, $20, 0-2)
7 I am the Wolf & Here I Come! by Benedicte Guettier (Gecko Press, $20, 0-2)
8 At This Very Moment by Matthew Hodson (Cicada Books, $35, 2-5)
9 Peekaboo Sun by Ingela P Arrhenius (Nosy Crow, $17, 0-2)
10 Pokko & the Drum by Matthew Forsythe (Simon & Schuster, $35, 3-5)
WELLINGTON
1 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox & the Horse by Charles Mackesy (Ebury Press, $42, all ages)
2 Adventures of Mittens: Wellington’s Famous Purr-Sonality by Silvio Bruinsma (Penguin, $20, 3+)
3 Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (St Martins Press, $33, 15+)
4 How Do I Feel?: A Dictionary of Emotions for Children by Rebecca Lipp & Craig Phillips (Tikitibu, $40, 5+)
5 Noisy Book by Soledad Bravi (Gecko Press, $25, 1+)
6 Skinny Dip: Poetry edited by Susan Paris & Kate De Goldi (Annual Ink, $30, 5+)
7 Brightest Night #5: Wings of Fire Graphix by Tui Sutherland (Scholastic, $22, 9+)
8 Kuwi & Friends: Maori Picture Dictionary by Kat Quin & Pania Papa (Illustrated Publishing, $35, all ages)
9 Inside the Suitcase by Clotilde Perrin (Gecko Press, $33, 6+)
10 Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy Board Book by Lynley Dodd (Puffin, $16, 0-5)