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New York Times Best Sellers - Children's

Children's Middle Grade Hardcover

New York Times Children's Best SellersDecember 8, 2024
Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell.
A young boy is enlisted to save a place where magical creatures reside. (Ages 10 and up)
The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs by America's Test Kitchen Kids
Over 100 kid-tested recipes from America's Test Kitchen. (Ages 8 and up)
The Complete Baking Book for Young Chefs by America's Test Kitchen Kids
One hundred plus kid-tested baking recipes. (Ages 8 to 12)
Three sisters attend an unusual etiquette school. (Ages 8 to 12)
The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
The siblings Jakob and Lizzie decode wartime secrets during World War II-era London. (Ages 10 and up)
The Last Dragon on Mars by Scott Reintgen
Lunar must save the planet of Mars with a dragon named Dread. (Ages 10 and up)
Heroes by Alan Gratz
The friends Frank and Stanley give a vivid account of the Pearl Harbor attack. (Ages 8 to 12)
The Sherlock Society by James Ponti
Four kids investigate illegal waste dumping in Florida’s Everglades. (Ages 8 to 12)
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
A boy with a facial deformity starts school. (Ages 8 to 12)
When We Flew Away by Alice Hoffman
A fictionalized account of Anne Frank's life before her diary. (Ages 8 to 12)

Picture Books

New York Times Picture Books Best SellersDecember 8, 2024
The pigeon has his sights set on driving Santa's sleigh. (Ages 3 to 5)
Christmas at Hogwarts by J.K. Rowling.
Harry Potter celebrates his first Christmas at Hogwarts. (Ages 6 and up)
How to Catch a Reindeer by Alice Walstead.
The Catch Club Kids attempt to nab Comet the reindeer. (Ages 4 to 8)
How to Catch Santa Claus by Alice Walstead.
The How to Catch Kids attempt to snare Santa Claus. (Ages 4 to 10)
Taylor Swift by Wendy Loggia.
A biography of the pop star. (Ages 4 to 8)
Chicka Chicka Ho Ho Ho by William Boniface.
The Christmas edition of "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom." (Ages 4 to 8)
How to Catch a Turkey by Adam Wallace.
Students try to catch a runaway turkey before their Thanksgiving play. (Ages 4 to 8)
Children help Ms. Rachel look for a surprise. (Ages 0 to 3)
Little Red Sleigh by Erin Guendelsberger.
Little Red Sleigh dreams of becoming Santa's sleigh one day. (Ages 4 and up)
How to Catch an Elf by Adam Wallace.
A tiny narrator dodges traps while making the Christmas rounds. (Ages 3 to 6)
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