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Top children’s books, month by month

Ten books a month, ranked by what parents looked up on CapaCapa, plus what’s up and coming. A new list on the first of every month.

Latest October 2026

Top Children’s Books for October 2026

October mixes award-winning picture books, inventive middle-grade quests, and new voices families can read together this month.

  1. Gruffalo Granny Julia Donaldson
  2. Little Stone Buddha
  3. Night Ride Christopher Myers

Earlier months

November’s list drops November 1

Ranked from this month’s look-ups, with Hardcover readers as a tiebreaker.

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