Home > Bestsellers > Children's Frontlist Fiction

Log In

Subscriber-Only Content; You must be a PW subscriber to access the Bestseller Archive.

**Get a digital subscription to Publishers Weekly for only $19.95/month.**

Your subscription gives you instant access exclusive feature articles on notable figures in the publishing industry, he latest industry news, interviews of up and coming authors and bestselling authors, and access over 200,000 book reviews.

SUBSCRIBE HERE

PW "All Access" site license members have access to PW's subscriber-only website content. To find out more about PW's site license subscription options please email: pw@pubservice.com or call 1-800-278-2991 (U.S.) or 1-818-487-2069 (all other countries), Monday-Friday between 5am and 5pm Pacific time.

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 2020 YTD
1	1	2	The One and Only Bob Katherine Applegate, Author, Patricia Castelao, Illustrator HarperCollins, $18.99 (352) 978-0-06-299131-7 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 05/18/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 05/18/2020 Average Rank 1.00 [details] Sales history for The One and Only Bob date, rank 05/18/2020, 1 05/25/2020, 1 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	May 2020
2	2	23	Dog Man #8 Dav Pilkey, Author Graphix, $12.99 (240) 978-1-338-32321-4 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 12/23/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 12/23/2019 Average Rank 1.89 [details] Sales history for Dog Man #8 date, rank 12/23/2019, 1 12/30/2019, 1 01/06/2020, 1 01/13/2020, 1 01/20/2020, 1 01/27/2020, 1 02/03/2020, 1 02/10/2020, 1 02/17/2020, 1 02/24/2020, 1 03/02/2020, 1 03/09/2020, 1 03/16/2020, 3 03/23/2020, 1 03/30/2020, 1 04/06/2020, 1 04/13/2020, 1 04/20/2020, 1 04/27/2020, 1 05/04/2020, 1 05/11/2020, 1 05/18/2020, 3 05/25/2020, 2 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 23 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Dec 2019
3	8	40	Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls: From the Creator of Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey, Author, Dav Pilkey, Illustrator Graphix, $12.99 (240) 978-1-338-23659-0 Last rank 8 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 08/26/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/26/2019 Average Rank 3.44 [details] Sales history for Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls: From the Creator of Captain Underpants date, rank 08/26/2019, 1 09/02/2019, 1 09/09/2019, 1 09/16/2019, 1 09/23/2019, 1 09/30/2019, 1 10/07/2019, 2 10/14/2019, 1 10/21/2019, 2 10/28/2019, 2 11/04/2019, 1 11/11/2019, 1 11/18/2019, 2 11/25/2019, 2 12/02/2019, 3 12/09/2019, 2 12/16/2019, 2 12/23/2019, 3 12/30/2019, 3 01/06/2020, 3 01/13/2020, 3 01/20/2020, 5 01/27/2020, 4 02/03/2020, 3 02/10/2020, 4 02/17/2020, 4 02/24/2020, 3 03/02/2020, 3 03/09/2020, 3 03/16/2020, 7 03/23/2020, 5 03/30/2020, 4 04/06/2020, 3 04/13/2020, 4 04/20/2020, 4 04/27/2020, 5 05/04/2020, 3 05/11/2020, 4 05/18/2020, 7 05/25/2020, 3 LAST WEEK: 8 WEEKS ON LIST: 40 PUB DATE: Aug 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Aug 2019
4	7	28	Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book #14 Jeff Kinney, Author Amulet Books, $14.99 (224) 978-1-4197-3903-3 Last rank 7 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 11/18/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/18/2019 Average Rank 3.34 [details] Sales history for Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book #14 date, rank 11/18/2019, 1 11/25/2019, 1 12/02/2019, 1 12/09/2019, 1 12/16/2019, 1 12/23/2019, 2 12/30/2019, 2 01/06/2020, 2 01/13/2020, 2 01/20/2020, 2 01/27/2020, 3 02/03/2020, 2 02/10/2020, 2 02/17/2020, 2 02/24/2020, 2 03/02/2020, 2 03/09/2020, 2 03/16/2020, 4 03/23/2020, 3 03/30/2020, 2 04/06/2020, 2 04/13/2020, 3 04/20/2020, 3 04/27/2020, 2 05/04/2020, 2 05/11/2020, 2 05/18/2020, 6 05/25/2020, 4 LAST WEEK: 7 WEEKS ON LIST: 28 PUB DATE: Nov 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Nov 2019
5	6	6	The Last Kids on Earth: June's Wild Flight Max Brallier, Author, Douglas Holgate, Illustrator Viking Books for Young Readers, $13.99 (272) 978-0-593-11718-7 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 04/20/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 04/20/2020 Average Rank 3.67 [details] Sales history for The Last Kids on Earth: June's Wild Flight date, rank 04/20/2020, 2 04/27/2020, 3 05/04/2020, 4 05/11/2020, 3 05/18/2020, 5 05/25/2020, 5 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 6 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Apr 2020
6	1	2	The Betrothed Kiera Cass, Author Harperteen, $19.99 (320) 978-0-06-229163-9 Last rank 1 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 05/18/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 05/18/2020 Average Rank 4.00 [details] Sales history for The Betrothed date, rank 05/18/2020, 2 05/25/2020, 6 LAST WEEK: 1 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	May 2020
7	2	11	Chain of Gold Cassandra Clare, Author Margaret K. McElderry Books, $24.99 (624) 978-1-4814-3187-3 Last rank 2 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 03/16/2020 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 03/16/2020 Average Rank 5.46 [details] Sales history for Chain of Gold date, rank 03/16/2020, 1 03/23/2020, 2 03/30/2020, 3 04/06/2020, 4 04/13/2020, 6 04/20/2020, 10 04/27/2020, 6 05/04/2020, 5 05/11/2020, 6 05/18/2020, 8 05/25/2020, 7 LAST WEEK: 2 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020
8	4	2	Becoming Brianna Terri Libenson, Author, Terri Libenson, Illustrator Balzer & Bray/Harperteen, $12.99 (320) 978-0-06-289453-3 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/18/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 05/18/2020 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for Becoming Brianna date, rank 05/18/2020, 4 05/25/2020, 8 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	May 2020
9	4	21	The Silver Eyes (Five Nights at Freddy's Graphic Novel #1) Scott Cawthon, Author, Kira Breed-Wrisley, Author, Claudia Schroder, Illustrator, Claudia Schroder, Author Scholastic Inc., $12.99 (192) 978-1-338-29848-2 Last rank 4 Initial Rank 24 Initial Date 01/20/2020 Highest Rank 7 Highest Rank Date 05/11/2020 Average Rank 15.29 [details] Sales history for The Silver Eyes (Five Nights at Freddy's Graphic Novel #1) date, rank 01/20/2020, 24 01/27/2020, 15 02/03/2020, 13 02/10/2020, 16 02/24/2020, 19 03/02/2020, 19 03/09/2020, 13 03/16/2020, 22 03/23/2020, 14 04/27/2020, 22 05/04/2020, 10 05/11/2020, 7 05/18/2020, 11 05/25/2020, 9 LAST WEEK: 4 WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Dec 2019
10	9	32	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The Illustrated Edition J. K. Rowling, Author, Jim Kay, Illustrator Arthur A. Levine Books, $47.99 (464) 978-0-545-79142-7 Last rank 9 Initial Rank 1 Initial Date 10/21/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/21/2019 Average Rank 8.61 [details] Sales history for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The Illustrated Edition date, rank 10/21/2019, 1 10/28/2019, 1 11/04/2019, 3 11/11/2019, 3 11/18/2019, 5 11/25/2019, 3 12/02/2019, 4 12/09/2019, 3 12/16/2019, 3 12/23/2019, 4 12/30/2019, 4 01/06/2020, 5 01/13/2020, 10 01/20/2020, 16 01/27/2020, 17 02/03/2020, 6 02/10/2020, 14 02/24/2020, 5 03/02/2020, 16 03/09/2020, 24 04/06/2020, 17 04/13/2020, 18 04/20/2020, 19 04/27/2020, 7 05/04/2020, 12 05/11/2020, 12 05/18/2020, 10 05/25/2020, 10 LAST WEEK: 9 WEEKS ON LIST: 32 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Oct 2019
11	25	21	The Bad Guys in the Baddest Day Ever (the Bad Guys #10) Aaron Blabey, Author Scholastic Paperbacks, $5.99 (176) 978-1-338-30584-5 Last rank 25 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 01/06/2020 Highest Rank 4 Highest Rank Date 01/06/2020 Average Rank 10.05 [details] Sales history for The Bad Guys in the Baddest Day Ever (the Bad Guys #10) date, rank 01/06/2020, 4 01/13/2020, 4 01/20/2020, 6 01/27/2020, 6 02/03/2020, 7 02/10/2020, 11 02/17/2020, 7 02/24/2020, 8 03/02/2020, 10 03/09/2020, 11 03/16/2020, 18 03/23/2020, 11 03/30/2020, 11 04/06/2020, 9 04/13/2020, 11 04/20/2020, 11 04/27/2020, 11 05/04/2020, 16 05/11/2020, 9 05/18/2020, 19 05/25/2020, 11 LAST WEEK: 25 WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Dec 2019
12	-	1	Iggy Peck and the Mysterious Mansion Andrea Beaty, Author, David Roberts, Illustrator Amulet Books, $12.99 (144) 978-1-4197-3692-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	May 2020
13	13	30	Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Best Friend Forever Rachel Renée Russell, Author, Rachel Renée Russell, Illustrator Aladdin Paperbacks, $13.99 (320) 978-1-5344-2720-4 Last rank 13 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 11/04/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/04/2019 Average Rank 8.13 [details] Sales history for Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Best Friend Forever date, rank 11/04/2019, 2 11/11/2019, 2 11/18/2019, 6 11/25/2019, 4 12/02/2019, 5 12/09/2019, 4 12/16/2019, 5 12/23/2019, 5 12/30/2019, 5 01/06/2020, 6 01/13/2020, 7 01/20/2020, 9 01/27/2020, 10 02/03/2020, 10 02/10/2020, 12 02/17/2020, 12 02/24/2020, 10 03/02/2020, 11 03/09/2020, 8 03/16/2020, 16 03/23/2020, 10 03/30/2020, 8 04/06/2020, 10 04/13/2020, 9 04/20/2020, 9 04/27/2020, 8 05/04/2020, 7 05/11/2020, 8 05/18/2020, 13 05/25/2020, 13 LAST WEEK: 13 WEEKS ON LIST: 30 PUB DATE: Oct 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Oct 2019
14	49	2	The Hive Queen Tui T Sutherland, Author Scholastic Press, $7.99 (320) 978-1-338-21449-9 LAST WEEK: 49 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	May 2020
15	6	2	1:35am (Five Nights at Freddy's: Fazbear Frights #3) Scott Cawthon, Author, Andrea Waggener, Author, Elley Cooper, Author Scholastic Inc., $9.99 (224) 978-1-338-57603-0 Last rank 6 Initial Rank 15 Initial Date 05/18/2020 Highest Rank 15 Highest Rank Date 05/18/2020 Average Rank 15.00 [details] Sales history for 1:35am (Five Nights at Freddy's: Fazbear Frights #3) date, rank 05/18/2020, 15 05/25/2020, 15 LAST WEEK: 6 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	May 2020
16	-	1	5 Worlds Mark Siegel, Author, Xanthe Bouma, Not Available, Matt Rockefeller, Not Available, Boya Sun, Not Available Random House, $0.00 978-0-593-12056-9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	May 2020
17	21	11	The Tyrant's Tomb (the Trials of Apollo, Book Four) Rick Riordan, Author Disney-Hyperion, $19.99 (320) 978-1-4847-4644-8 Last rank 21 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/07/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/07/2019 Average Rank 12.72 [details] Sales history for The Tyrant's Tomb (the Trials of Apollo, Book Four) date, rank 10/07/2019, 1 10/14/2019, 2 10/21/2019, 3 10/28/2019, 4 11/04/2019, 5 11/11/2019, 4 11/18/2019, 10 11/25/2019, 7 12/02/2019, 7 12/09/2019, 9 12/16/2019, 8 12/23/2019, 11 12/30/2019, 12 01/06/2020, 13 01/13/2020, 12 01/20/2020, 18 01/27/2020, 23 02/03/2020, 23 02/24/2020, 23 03/02/2020, 24 03/30/2020, 22 04/06/2020, 22 04/13/2020, 21 04/27/2020, 13 05/04/2020, 19 05/11/2020, 16 05/18/2020, 18 05/25/2020, 17 LAST WEEK: 21 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Sep 2019
18	15	33	The Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade Max Brallier, Author, Douglas Holgate, Author Viking Books for Young Readers, $13.99 (272) 978-0-425-29211-2 Last rank 15 Initial Rank 9 Initial Date 09/30/2019 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 09/30/2019 Average Rank 13.86 [details] Sales history for The Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade date, rank 09/30/2019, 2 10/07/2019, 5 10/14/2019, 7 10/21/2019, 7 10/28/2019, 7 11/04/2019, 8 11/11/2019, 9 11/18/2019, 14 11/25/2019, 12 12/02/2019, 12 12/09/2019, 12 12/16/2019, 10 12/23/2019, 12 12/30/2019, 10 01/06/2020, 15 01/13/2020, 23 02/03/2020, 24 02/10/2020, 24 03/09/2020, 25 03/30/2020, 23 04/06/2020, 21 04/13/2020, 23 04/20/2020, 23 04/27/2020, 14 05/04/2020, 9 05/11/2020, 10 05/18/2020, 14 05/25/2020, 18 LAST WEEK: 15 WEEKS ON LIST: 33 PUB DATE: Sep 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Sep 2019
19	38	3	The Bad Guys in the Big Bad Wolf (the Bad Guys #9) Aaron Blabey, Author Scholastic Paperbacks, $5.99 (144) 978-1-338-30581-4 Last rank 38 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 07/08/2019 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 07/08/2019 Average Rank 11.73 [details] Sales history for The Bad Guys in the Big Bad Wolf (the Bad Guys #9) date, rank 07/08/2019, 1 07/15/2019, 2 07/22/2019, 7 07/29/2019, 5 08/05/2019, 8 08/12/2019, 9 08/19/2019, 8 08/26/2019, 8 09/02/2019, 7 09/09/2019, 9 09/16/2019, 11 09/23/2019, 8 09/30/2019, 8 10/07/2019, 13 10/14/2019, 19 10/21/2019, 22 11/18/2019, 21 12/09/2019, 25 12/16/2019, 20 05/11/2020, 22 05/25/2020, 19 LAST WEEK: 38 WEEKS ON LIST: 3 PUB DATE: Jun 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Jun 2019
20	26	19	FGTeeV Presents: Into the Game! Fgteev, Author, Miguel Diaz Rivas, Illustrator Harperalley, $19.99 (208) 978-0-06-293367-6 Last rank 26 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 01/20/2020 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 01/20/2020 Average Rank 9.95 [details] Sales history for FGTeeV Presents: Into the Game! date, rank 01/20/2020, 3 01/27/2020, 5 02/03/2020, 5 02/10/2020, 6 02/17/2020, 6 02/24/2020, 4 03/02/2020, 4 03/09/2020, 5 03/16/2020, 10 03/23/2020, 7 03/30/2020, 12 04/06/2020, 16 04/13/2020, 16 04/27/2020, 15 05/04/2020, 13 05/11/2020, 14 05/18/2020, 20 05/25/2020, 20 LAST WEEK: 26 WEEKS ON LIST: 19 PUB DATE: Jan 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Jan 2020
21	19	21	Karen's Witch: A Graphix Book (Adapted, Full-Color) Ann M Martin, Author, Katy Farina, Illustrator Graphix, $10.99 (144) 978-1-338-31519-6 Last rank 19 Initial Rank 12 Initial Date 01/06/2020 Highest Rank 5 Highest Rank Date 01/13/2020 Average Rank 10.10 [details] Sales history for Karen's Witch: A Graphix Book (Adapted, Full-Color) date, rank 01/06/2020, 12 01/13/2020, 5 01/20/2020, 7 01/27/2020, 7 02/03/2020, 8 02/10/2020, 10 02/17/2020, 11 02/24/2020, 6 03/02/2020, 5 03/09/2020, 6 03/16/2020, 12 03/23/2020, 8 03/30/2020, 7 04/06/2020, 12 04/13/2020, 12 04/20/2020, 14 04/27/2020, 12 05/04/2020, 8 05/11/2020, 13 05/18/2020, 16 05/25/2020, 21 LAST WEEK: 19 WEEKS ON LIST: 21 PUB DATE: Dec 2019 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Dec 2019
22	-	1	Scoob! Junior Novelization (Scooby-Doo) David Lewman, Author Random House Books for Young Readers, $6.99 (144) 978-0-593-17854-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: 1 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Apr 2020
23	20	4	The Wild Robot Peter Brown, Author Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $8.99 (320) 978-0-316-38200-7 Last rank 20 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 04/20/2020 Highest Rank 13 Highest Rank Date 04/20/2020 Average Rank 17.67 [details] Sales history for The Wild Robot date, rank 04/20/2020, 13 05/18/2020, 17 05/25/2020, 23 LAST WEEK: 20 WEEKS ON LIST: 4 PUB DATE: Apr 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Apr 2020
24	46	2	Jacky Ha-Ha: A Graphic Novel James Patterson, Author, Chris Grabenstein, Author, Adam Rau, Adapted by, Betty Tang, Illustrator Jimmy Patterson, $12.99 (240) 978-0-316-49195-2 LAST WEEK: 46 WEEKS ON LIST: 2 PUB DATE: May 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	May 2020
25	34	11	Dragonslayer (Wings of Fire: Legends) Tui T Sutherland, Author Scholastic Press, $17.99 (512) 978-1-338-21460-4 Last rank 34 Initial Rank 7 Initial Date 03/16/2020 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 03/16/2020 Average Rank 12.82 [details] Sales history for Dragonslayer (Wings of Fire: Legends) date, rank 03/16/2020, 2 03/23/2020, 4 03/30/2020, 6 04/06/2020, 8 04/13/2020, 13 04/20/2020, 18 04/27/2020, 17 05/04/2020, 20 05/11/2020, 21 05/25/2020, 25 LAST WEEK: 34 WEEKS ON LIST: 11 PUB DATE: Mar 2020 UNITS SOLD: YTD:	Mar 2020

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

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

As of 3/28/2020, due to extreme sales volatility caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, we are temporarily omitting unit sales for individual titles from the lists.

NPD BookScan, week 20 of 2020 data through 5/16/2020; PW Issue of May 25, 2020