The On-Sale Calendar: January 2010 Children's Books

-- Publishers Weekly, 10/10/2009 3:26:00 PM

January 1

Dear Dumb Diary #9: That’s What Friends Aren’t For by Jim Benton (Scholastic Paperbacks, $5.99; ISBN 978-0-545-11612-1). 100,000 copies.

Goosebumps HorrorLand #13: When the Ghost Dog Howls by R.L. Stine (Scholastic Paperbacks, $5.99; ISBN 978-0-545-16194-7). 100,000 copies.

January 4

Kisses: A Pull, Touch, Lift, Squeak, and SMOOCH Book! by Barney Saltzberg. (HMH, $13.99; ISBN 978-0-15-206534-8). 100,000 copies.

January 5

Lightning’s Big Race (Disney Press, $14.99; ISBN 978-1-4231-2406-1). 250,000 copies.

Cars Read-Along Storybook and CD (Disney Press, $6.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-4231-3332-2). 150,000 copies.

Cinderella Read-Along Storybook and CD (Disney Press, $6.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-4231-3333-9). 150,000 copies.

Winnie the Pooh: The Easter Egg Hunt Read-Along Storybook and CD (Disney Press, $6.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-4231-2087-2). 150,000 copies.

Toy Story Read-Along Storybook and CD (Disney Press, $6.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-4231-3349-0). 150,000 copies.

So Many Days by Alison McGhee, illus. by Taeeun Yoo (S&S/Atheneum, $15.99; ISBN 978-1-4169-5857-4). 150,000 copies.

Captivate by Carrie Jones (Bloomsbury, $16.99; ISBN 978-1-59990-342-2). 120,000 copies.

A Whole Nother Story by Dr. Cuthbert Soup (Bloomsbury, $16.99; ISBN 978-1-59990-435-1). 100,000 copies.

Sugar Plum Ballerinas #3: Perfectly Prima by Whoopi Goldberg, illus. by Marilyn Roos (Disney-Jump at the Sun, $4.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-7868-5262-8). 100,000 copies.

Disney Princess: All That Glitters by Lara Bergen (Disney Press, $12.99; ISBN 978-1-4231-3017-8). 100,000 copies.

Barbie in a Mermaid Tale Little Golden Book by Mary Man-Kong (Random/Golden, $3.99; ISBN 978-0-375-85733-1). 100,000 copies.

Get Dressed with Kai-Lan! by Natalie Shaw, illus. by Kellee Riley (Simon Spotlight, $7.99; ISBN 978-1-4169-9741-2). 100,000 copies.

Kai-lan’s Great Trip to China by Mickie Matheis, illus. by Toby Williams (Simon Spotlight, $6.99; ISBN 978-1-4169-9044-4). 100,000 copies.

Hearts at Stake by Alyxandra Harvey (Walker, $9.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-8027-2074-0). 100,000 copies.

January 10

Ranger’s Apprentice #7: Erak’s Ransom by John Flanagan (Dutton, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-399-25205-1). 250,000 copies.

January 12

Magic Tree House #43: Leprechaun in Late Winter by Mary Pope Osborne, illus. by Sal Murdocca (Random, $12.99; ISBN 978-0-375-85650-1). 500,000 copies.

Disney Princess, Belle: The Mysterious Message (Disney Press, $4.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-4231-2977-6). 200,000 copies.

Disney Princess, Ariel: The Birthday Surprise (Disney Press, $4.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-4231-2971-4). 200,000 copies.

Wish by Alexandra Bullen (Scholastic/Point, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-545-13905-2). 100,000 copies.

January 19

Pretty Little Liars #7: Heartless by Sara Shepard (HarperTeen, $16.99; ISBN 978-0-06-156614-1). 125,000 copies.

Marley: Strike Three, Marley! by John Grogan, illus. by Richard Cowdrey (HarperCollins, $3.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-06-185386-9). 100,000 copies.

January 26

Judy Moody’s Way Wacky Uber Awesome Book of More Fun Stuff to Do by Megan McDonald, illus. by Peter H. Reynolds (Candlewick, $5.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-7636-4309-6). 100,000 copies.

I’m a Big Sister by Joanna Cole, illus. by Rosalinda Kightley (HarperFestival, $6.99; ISBN 978-0-06-190062-4). 100,000 copies.

I’m a Big Brother by Joanna Cole, illus. by Rosalinda Kightley (HarperFestival, $6.99; ISBN 978-0-06-190065-5). 100,000 copies.

Oh, Baby! Go, Baby! by Dr. Seuss (Random, $10.99; ISBN 978-0-375-85738-6). 100,000 copies.