Top 10 Circulated Fiction of the ’25-’26 School Year

The school year is almost over here in Michigan. It’s time to take a look at the most checked out books in our K-3rd grade school library this year.

First up is the Fiction section – or should I call it the Wimpy Kid/Dog Man section? Overall, illustrations, humor, and series continue to reign. It’s not a very surprising list this year.

Some readers might be wondering why Dog Man is in our fiction section and not our graphic novel section. I agree it’s a bit weird, but we really wanted to keep all the Dav Pilkey books (Capt. Underpants, Cat Kid Comic Club, Dog Man, etc.) together on the shelf, rather than having students visit two locations to see what was in. Maybe we’ll change that someday.

Here are the most circulated fiction books of 2025-26:

#10. Dog Man: Grime and Punishment by Dav Pilkey

#9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No Brainer by Jeff Kinney

#8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney

#7. Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties by Dav Pilkey

#6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School by Jeff Kinney

#5. The Wild Robot Escapes by Peter Brown

#4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Party Pooper by Jeff Kinney

#3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End by Jeff Kinney

#2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diaper Överlöde by Jeff Kinney

#1. Dog Man: Big Jim Begins by Dav Pilkey by Dav Pilkey

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