NYT Picture Books

Bestseller List for October 1, 2023

JUST BECAUSE
Matthew McConaughey.
Viking
9780593622032
0-593-62203-0
Wisdom about life’s contradictions.
GRUMPY MONKEY DON'T BE SCARED
Suzanne Lang.
Random House Studio
9780593486955
0-593-48695-1
Jim Panzee and his friends brave the dark jungle to collect Halloween treats.
DON'T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE SLEIGH!
Mo Willems
Union Square Kids
9781454952770
1-4549-5277-6
The pigeon has his sights set on driving Santa's sleigh.
BLUEY: SLEEPYTIME
Joe Brumm
Penguin
9780593659588
0-593-65958-9
Bingo wants to do a big girl sleep and wake up in her own bed.
THE BAD SEED PRESENTS: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE SPOOKY
Jory John.
HarperCollins
9780062954541
0-06-295454-7
Bad Seed seeks the perfect Halloween costume.
DRAGONS LOVE TACOS
Adam Rubin.
Dial
9780803736801
0-8037-3680-0
What to serve your dragon-guests.
THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU WILL BE
Emily Winfield Martin
Random House
9780385376716
0-385-37671-5
A celebration of future possibilities.
CREEPY PAIR OF UNDERWEAR
Aaron Reynolds.
Simon & Schuster
9781442402980
1-4424-0298-9
Jasper Rabbit deals with a pair of glowing underwear that won't go away.
CREEPY CRAYON!
Aaron Reynolds.
Simon & Schuster
9781534465886
1-5344-6588-X
Jasper finds a crayon that helps him in school, or so it seems.
THE LEAF THIEF
Alice Hemming.
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
9781728235202
1-72823-520-0
Squirrel attempts to figure out who has stolen his leaves.