Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lists

Select Back Issue:

Children's Frontlist Fiction

(Click title for review)

Rank	Last Week	Weeks on List	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date	Units 2026 YTD
1	-	12	Dog Man: Big Jim Believes: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #14): From the Creator of Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator Graphix, $15.99 (224) 978-1-5461-7618-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/24/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/24/2025 Average Rank 1.21 [details] Sales history for Dog Man: Big Jim Believes: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #14): From the Creator of Captain Underpants date, rank 11/24/2025, 1 12/01/2025, 1 12/08/2025, 1 12/15/2025, 1 12/22/2025, 1 12/29/2025, 1 01/05/2026, 1 01/12/2026, 2 01/19/2026, 2 01/26/2026, 2 02/02/2026, 1 02/09/2026, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 12 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 11,179 YTD: 53,774	Nov 2025	11,179 53,774
2	-	15	Partypooper: a Side-Splitting Birthday Disaster from the #1 International Bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series (Book 20) Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $14.99 (224) 978-1-4197-8269-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/03/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/03/2025 Average Rank 2.12 [details] Sales history for Partypooper: a Side-Splitting Birthday Disaster from the #1 International Bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series (Book 20) date, rank 11/03/2025, 1 11/10/2025, 1 11/17/2025, 1 11/24/2025, 2 12/01/2025, 2 12/08/2025, 2 12/15/2025, 2 12/22/2025, 2 12/29/2025, 2 01/05/2026, 2 01/12/2026, 3 01/19/2026, 3 01/26/2026, 3 02/02/2026, 3 02/09/2026, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 15 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,840 YTD: 46,060	Oct 2025	9,840 46,060
3	-	5	Talons of Power: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #9) Tui T Sutherland, Author, Mike Holmes, Illustrator Graphix, $14.99 (240) 978-1-339-00126-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 01/12/2026 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/12/2026 Average Rank 3.00 [details] Sales history for Talons of Power: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #9) date, rank 01/12/2026, 1 01/19/2026, 1 01/26/2026, 1 02/02/2026, 2 02/09/2026, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 9,582 YTD: 55,860	Dec 2025	9,582 55,860
4	-	5	Powerless (Reprint) Lauren Roberts, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $14.99 (528) 978-1-6659-5489-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 01/12/2026 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 01/19/2026 Average Rank 4.40 [details] Sales history for Powerless (Reprint) date, rank 01/12/2026, 6 01/19/2026, 4 01/26/2026, 4 02/02/2026, 4 02/09/2026, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 6,097 YTD: 30,738	Dec 2025	6,097 30,738
5	-	46	Sunrise on the Reaping (a Hunger Games Novel) Suzanne Collins, Author Scholastic Press, $27.99 (400) 978-1-5461-7146-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 03/31/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/31/2025 Average Rank 3.40 [details] Sales history for Sunrise on the Reaping (a Hunger Games Novel) date, rank 03/31/2025, 1 04/07/2025, 1 04/14/2025, 1 04/21/2025, 2 04/28/2025, 1 05/05/2025, 1 05/12/2025, 1 05/19/2025, 1 06/02/2025, 1 06/09/2025, 1 06/16/2025, 1 06/23/2025, 1 06/30/2025, 1 07/07/2025, 1 07/14/2025, 1 07/21/2025, 1 07/28/2025, 1 08/04/2025, 1 08/11/2025, 3 08/18/2025, 1 08/25/2025, 1 09/01/2025, 1 09/08/2025, 1 09/15/2025, 4 09/22/2025, 5 09/29/2025, 2 10/06/2025, 2 10/13/2025, 11 10/20/2025, 7 10/27/2025, 5 11/03/2025, 5 11/10/2025, 6 11/17/2025, 12 11/24/2025, 9 12/01/2025, 5 12/08/2025, 3 12/15/2025, 4 12/22/2025, 3 12/29/2025, 3 01/05/2026, 3 01/12/2026, 5 01/19/2026, 5 01/26/2026, 5 02/02/2026, 5 02/09/2026, 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 46 PUB DATE: Mar 2025 UNITS SOLD: 5,556 YTD: 27,726	Mar 2025	5,556 27,726
6	-	3	Wuthering Heights Emily Brontë, Author, Anna Bond, Illustrator Puffin Books, $19.00 (448) 979-8-217-04340-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 01/26/2026 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 02/02/2026 Average Rank 6.67 [details] Sales history for Wuthering Heights date, rank 01/26/2026, 8 02/02/2026, 6 02/09/2026, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jan 2026 UNITS SOLD: 4,539 YTD: 13,504	Jan 2026	4,539 13,504
7	-	13	Darkstalker: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire: Legends Graphic Novel) Tui T Sutherland, Author, Jake Parker, Illustrator Graphix, $14.99 (256) 978-1-339-00129-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 11/17/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/17/2025 Average Rank 5.20 [details] Sales history for Darkstalker: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire: Legends Graphic Novel) date, rank 11/17/2025, 2 11/24/2025, 3 12/01/2025, 3 12/08/2025, 4 12/15/2025, 5 12/22/2025, 4 12/29/2025, 4 01/05/2026, 4 01/12/2026, 7 01/19/2026, 8 01/26/2026, 6 02/02/2026, 7 02/09/2026, 7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 3,936 YTD: 20,032	Nov 2025	3,936 20,032
8	-	18	Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #3 Erin Hunter, Author, Natalie Riess, Illustrator, Sara Goetter, Illustrator Harperalley, $15.99 (272) 978-0-06-320393-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 10/13/2025 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 10/13/2025 Average Rank 8.42 [details] Sales history for Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #3 date, rank 10/13/2025, 2 10/20/2025, 2 10/27/2025, 2 11/03/2025, 4 11/10/2025, 5 11/17/2025, 11 11/24/2025, 7 12/01/2025, 9 12/08/2025, 10 12/15/2025, 13 12/22/2025, 9 12/29/2025, 7 01/05/2026, 8 01/12/2026, 16 01/19/2026, 16 01/26/2026, 11 02/02/2026, 13 02/09/2026, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,584 YTD: 11,400	Sep 2025	2,584 11,400
9	-	20	Nothing Like the Movies (Reprint) Lynn Painter, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $13.99 (464) 978-1-6659-4714-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 09/15/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 09/15/2025 Average Rank 15.88 [details] Sales history for Nothing Like the Movies (Reprint) date, rank 09/15/2025, 3 09/22/2025, 11 09/29/2025, 12 10/06/2025, 12 10/20/2025, 24 10/27/2025, 20 11/03/2025, 20 11/24/2025, 22 12/08/2025, 18 12/29/2025, 22 01/05/2026, 17 01/12/2026, 19 01/19/2026, 19 01/26/2026, 14 02/02/2026, 12 02/09/2026, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 20 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,581 YTD: 11,177	Sep 2025	2,581 11,177
10	-	5	Meet Cute: Count Down to Valentine's Day Jennifer L Armentrout, Author, Katie Cotugno, Author, Jocelyn Davies, Author, Huntley Fitzpatrick, Author, Nina Lacour, Author, Emery Lord, Author, Katharine McGee, Author, Kass Morgan, Author, Julie Murphy, Author, Meredith Russo, Author, Sara Shepard, Author, Nicola Yoon, Author, Ibi Zoboi, Author Clarion Books, $15.99 (352) 978-0-06-348114-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 11 Initial Date 01/12/2026 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 01/19/2026 Average Rank 8.60 [details] Sales history for Meet Cute: Count Down to Valentine's Day date, rank 01/12/2026, 11 01/19/2026, 7 01/26/2026, 7 02/02/2026, 8 02/09/2026, 10 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,579 YTD: 16,687	Dec 2025	2,579 16,687
11	-	13	Sunrise on the Reaping: Collector's Gift Edition (the Hunger Games) Suzanne Collins, Author Scholastic Press, $32.99 (400) 979-8-225-01928-0 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 11/17/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 11/17/2025 Average Rank 8.85 [details] Sales history for Sunrise on the Reaping: Collector's Gift Edition (the Hunger Games) date, rank 11/17/2025, 3 11/24/2025, 10 12/01/2025, 8 12/08/2025, 6 12/15/2025, 15 12/22/2025, 7 12/29/2025, 6 01/05/2026, 5 01/12/2026, 9 01/19/2026, 12 01/26/2026, 12 02/02/2026, 11 02/09/2026, 11 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,577 YTD: 11,531	Nov 2025	2,577 11,531
12	-	1	Don't Let the Forest in Cg Drews, Author Square Fish, $12.99 (352) 978-1-250-89564-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2026 UNITS SOLD: 2,547 YTD: 2,547	Jan 2026	2,547 2,547
13	-	5	The Rose Bargain Sasha Peyton Smith, Author HarperCollins, $15.99 (416) 978-0-06-337253-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 17 Initial Date 01/19/2026 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 02/02/2026 Average Rank 12.25 [details] Sales history for The Rose Bargain date, rank 01/19/2026, 17 01/26/2026, 10 02/02/2026, 9 02/09/2026, 13 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,446 YTD: 11,605	Dec 2025	2,446 11,605
14	-	43	Fearless Lauren Roberts, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99 (528) 978-1-6659-5546-1 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 04/21/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 04/21/2025 Average Rank 9.13 [details] Sales history for Fearless date, rank 04/21/2025, 1 04/28/2025, 3 05/05/2025, 2 05/12/2025, 2 05/19/2025, 2 06/02/2025, 2 06/09/2025, 2 06/16/2025, 4 06/23/2025, 3 06/30/2025, 3 07/07/2025, 3 07/14/2025, 3 07/21/2025, 2 07/28/2025, 3 08/04/2025, 4 08/11/2025, 9 08/18/2025, 6 08/25/2025, 5 09/01/2025, 4 09/08/2025, 8 09/15/2025, 16 09/22/2025, 17 09/29/2025, 19 10/06/2025, 17 11/24/2025, 19 12/01/2025, 21 12/08/2025, 16 12/15/2025, 24 12/29/2025, 23 01/05/2026, 16 01/12/2026, 15 01/19/2026, 14 01/26/2026, 15 02/02/2026, 14 02/09/2026, 14 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 43 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,427 YTD: 10,982	Apr 2025	2,427 10,982
15	-	9	Crowntide (Lightlark #4) Alex Aster, Author Amulet, $24.99 (384) 978-1-4197-8571-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 12/15/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 12/15/2025 Average Rank 8.30 [details] Sales history for Crowntide (Lightlark #4) date, rank 12/15/2025, 3 12/22/2025, 6 12/29/2025, 9 01/05/2026, 7 01/12/2026, 8 01/19/2026, 9 01/26/2026, 9 02/02/2026, 10 02/09/2026, 15 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,296 YTD: 13,080	Dec 2025	2,296 13,080
16	-	18	Fake Skating Lynn Painter, Author Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, $21.99 (432) 978-1-6659-2126-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/13/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 10/27/2025 Average Rank 12.61 [details] Sales history for Fake Skating date, rank 10/13/2025, 4 10/20/2025, 5 10/27/2025, 3 11/03/2025, 6 11/10/2025, 12 11/17/2025, 16 11/24/2025, 14 12/01/2025, 13 12/08/2025, 12 12/15/2025, 20 12/22/2025, 16 12/29/2025, 13 01/05/2026, 12 01/12/2026, 12 01/19/2026, 20 01/26/2026, 18 02/02/2026, 15 02/09/2026, 16 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,124 YTD: 9,945	Sep 2025	2,124 9,945
17	-	17	Jessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #18) Ellen T Crenshaw, Adapted by, Ellen T Crenshaw, Illustrator, Ann M Martin, Author Graphix, $12.99 (144) 978-1-338-83565-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/20/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/20/2025 Average Rank 11.69 [details] Sales history for Jessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #18) date, rank 10/20/2025, 1 10/27/2025, 4 11/03/2025, 7 11/10/2025, 7 11/17/2025, 15 11/24/2025, 12 12/01/2025, 10 12/08/2025, 11 12/15/2025, 12 12/22/2025, 8 12/29/2025, 8 01/05/2026, 10 01/12/2026, 25 01/26/2026, 22 02/02/2026, 18 02/09/2026, 17 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 17 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,049 YTD: 8,452	Oct 2025	2,049 8,452
18	-	34	A Good Girl's Guide to Murder: Deluxe Edition Holly Jackson, Author Delacorte Press, $14.99 (416) 979-8-217-11677-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 17 Initial Date 06/23/2025 Highest Rank 11 Highest Rank Date 08/04/2025 Average Rank 17.27 [details] Sales history for A Good Girl's Guide to Murder: Deluxe Edition date, rank 06/23/2025, 17 06/30/2025, 15 07/07/2025, 13 07/14/2025, 16 07/21/2025, 17 07/28/2025, 13 08/04/2025, 11 08/11/2025, 15 08/18/2025, 13 08/25/2025, 12 09/01/2025, 11 09/08/2025, 11 09/15/2025, 24 09/22/2025, 24 09/29/2025, 25 12/08/2025, 25 01/05/2026, 18 01/12/2026, 22 01/19/2026, 25 01/26/2026, 19 02/02/2026, 16 02/09/2026, 18 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 34 PUB DATE: Jun 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,026 YTD: 9,206	Jun 2025	2,026 9,206
19	-	9	The Obsession Natasha Preston, Author Delacorte Press, $14.99 (320) 979-8-217-02800-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 14 Initial Date 12/15/2025 Highest Rank 9 Highest Rank Date 01/05/2026 Average Rank 13.78 [details] Sales history for The Obsession date, rank 12/15/2025, 14 12/22/2025, 12 12/29/2025, 11 01/05/2026, 9 01/12/2026, 14 01/19/2026, 15 01/26/2026, 13 02/02/2026, 17 02/09/2026, 19 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 9 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 2,019 YTD: 10,393	Dec 2025	2,019 10,393
20	-	43	Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #2 Erin Hunter, Author, Natalie Riess, Illustrator, Sara Goetter, Illustrator Harperalley, $15.99 (272) 978-0-06-320390-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 04/21/2025 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 04/21/2025 Average Rank 12.24 [details] Sales history for Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #2 date, rank 04/21/2025, 3 04/28/2025, 6 05/05/2025, 5 05/12/2025, 4 05/19/2025, 6 06/02/2025, 4 06/09/2025, 4 06/16/2025, 8 06/23/2025, 4 06/30/2025, 4 07/07/2025, 4 07/14/2025, 6 07/21/2025, 4 07/28/2025, 4 08/04/2025, 6 08/11/2025, 13 08/18/2025, 8 08/25/2025, 7 09/01/2025, 6 09/08/2025, 10 09/15/2025, 19 09/22/2025, 21 09/29/2025, 17 10/06/2025, 18 10/13/2025, 25 10/20/2025, 23 10/27/2025, 15 11/03/2025, 18 11/10/2025, 17 11/17/2025, 22 11/24/2025, 18 12/01/2025, 18 12/08/2025, 17 12/15/2025, 21 12/22/2025, 11 12/29/2025, 12 01/05/2026, 14 01/12/2026, 23 01/26/2026, 21 02/02/2026, 19 02/09/2026, 20 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 43 PUB DATE: Apr 2025 UNITS SOLD: 1,956 YTD: 8,725	Apr 2025	1,956 8,725
21	-	16	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, Book 4) (Interactive Illustrated Edition) J. K. Rowling, Author, Karl James Mountford, Illustrator, Jess Tice-Gilbert, Not Available Scholastic Inc., $49.99 (608) 978-1-5461-5441-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 10/27/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/27/2025 Average Rank 9.00 [details] Sales history for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, Book 4) (Interactive Illustrated Edition) date, rank 10/27/2025, 1 11/03/2025, 2 11/10/2025, 3 11/17/2025, 7 11/24/2025, 5 12/01/2025, 7 12/08/2025, 8 12/15/2025, 7 12/22/2025, 5 12/29/2025, 5 01/05/2026, 6 01/12/2026, 13 01/19/2026, 18 01/26/2026, 20 02/02/2026, 21 02/09/2026, 21 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 16 PUB DATE: Oct 2025 UNITS SOLD: 1,955 YTD: 9,388	Oct 2025	1,955 9,388
22	-	18	Grim and Oro: Dueling Crowns Edition (a Lightlark Saga Deluxe Companion Book) Alex Aster, Author Harry N. Abrams, $34.99 (504) 978-1-4197-8562-7 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 10/13/2025 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/13/2025 Average Rank 14.37 [details] Sales history for Grim and Oro: Dueling Crowns Edition (a Lightlark Saga Deluxe Companion Book) date, rank 10/13/2025, 1 10/20/2025, 6 10/27/2025, 9 11/03/2025, 14 11/10/2025, 16 11/17/2025, 25 11/24/2025, 17 12/01/2025, 22 12/08/2025, 9 12/15/2025, 11 12/22/2025, 18 12/29/2025, 24 01/05/2026, 13 01/12/2026, 10 01/19/2026, 13 01/26/2026, 17 02/02/2026, 20 02/09/2026, 22 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 18 PUB DATE: Sep 2025 UNITS SOLD: 1,801 YTD: 9,873	Sep 2025	1,801 9,873
23	-	13	If Only I Had Told Her (Collector's Edition) Laura Nowlin, Author Sourcebooks Fire, $25.99 (416) 978-1-4642-5452-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 11/17/2025 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 11/17/2025 Average Rank 20.50 [details] Sales history for If Only I Had Told Her (Collector's Edition) date, rank 11/17/2025, 13 11/24/2025, 16 12/01/2025, 20 12/08/2025, 20 01/05/2026, 20 01/12/2026, 24 01/19/2026, 21 01/26/2026, 24 02/02/2026, 24 02/09/2026, 23 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 13 PUB DATE: Nov 2025 UNITS SOLD: 1,775 YTD: 8,282	Nov 2025	1,775 8,282
24	-	1	Sparking Fire Out of Fate Brigid Kemmerer, Author Bloomsbury YA, $22.99 (448) 978-1-5476-1345-8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Jan 2026 UNITS SOLD: 1,698 YTD: 1,698	Jan 2026	1,698 1,698
25	-	5	Isle of Ever Jen Calonita, Author Sourcebooks Young Readers, $8.99 (336) 978-1-4642-3442-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 22 Initial Date 02/02/2026 Highest Rank 22 Highest Rank Date 02/02/2026 Average Rank 23.50 [details] Sales history for Isle of Ever date, rank 02/02/2026, 22 02/09/2026, 25 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 5 PUB DATE: Dec 2025 UNITS SOLD: 1,684 YTD: 7,539	Dec 2025	1,684 7,539

For analysis of this week's lists, click here.

To download a printable PDF of our overall top 10 bestsellers, click here.

Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Jan. 31, 2026; appearing in the Feb. 9, 2026, print edition of PW