IndieBound* children's bestseller list 8/6/09
CHILDREN'S GENERAL INTEREST
1. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, Knopf
2. Lock and Key, by Sarah Dessen, Puffin
3. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown
4. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World... One Child at a Time, by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Puffin
5. Along for the Ride, by Sarah Dessen, Viking
6. The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean (Illus.), Harper
7. The Tales of Beedle the Bard, by J.K. Rowling, Arthur A. Levine
8. Inkheart, by Cornelia Funke, Scholastic
9. Junie B.'s Essential Survival Guide to School, by Barbara Park, Random House
10. L.A. Candy, by Lauren Conrad, Harper
11. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, by John Boyne, David Fickling
12. Daniel X: Watch the Skies, by James Patterson, Ned Rust, Little Brown
13. The Truth About Forever, by Sarah Dessen, Puffin
14. The Name of This Book Is Secret, by Pseudonymous Bosch, Gilbert Ford (Illus.), Little Brown
15. Scat, by Carl Hiaasen, Knopf
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper
2. Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak, Harper
3. Goldilicious, by Victoria Kann, Harper
4. Pat the Bunny, by Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden
5. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle, Putnam
6. Good Night, Gorilla, by Peggy Rathmann, Putnam
7. Gallop!, by Rufus Butler Seder, Workman
8. Make Way for Ducklings, by Robert McCloskey, Puffin
9. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, by Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt
10. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, by Judi Barrett, Ron Barrett (Illus.), Simon & Schuster
11. Fancy Nancy Tea Parties, by Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper
12. Blueberries for Sal, by Rober McCloskey, Puffin
13. Marley Goes to School, by John Grogan, Richard Cowdrey (Illus.), Harper
14. Fancy Nancy Explorer Extraordinaire!, by Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper
15. Swing!, by Rufus Butler Seder, Workman
CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES
1. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback), by J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
2. Twilight (hardcover and paperback), by Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown
3. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback), by Rick Riordan, Miramax
4. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback), by Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover and paperback), by Jeff Kinney, Amulet
6. Fancy Nancy I Can Read Series (paperback), by Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper
7. Warriors (hardcover and paperback), by Erin Hunter, Wayne McLoughlin (Illus.), Harper
New in Series: Bluestar's Prophecy
8. House of Night (hardcover and paperback), by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast, St. Martin's
9. The Clique (paperback), by Lisi Harrison, Poppy
10. Alex Rider Adventures (hardcover and paperback), by Anthony Horowitz, Puffin
* Published Thursday, August 6, 2009 (for the sales week ended Sunday, August 2, 2009). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States. For information on more titles, please visit www.IndieBound.org.
