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Children's Picture Books
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Pub Date Units
2023 YTD
1 - 5
You're My Little Pumpkin Pie
Natalie Marshal, Illustrator
Silver Dolphin Books, $8.99 (18)
978-1-68412-434-3
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
PUB DATE: Jul 2018
UNITS SOLD: 15,694
YTD: 68,995
Jul
2018
15,694
68,995
2 - 5
You're My Little Baby Boo
Natalie Marshall, Illustrator, Nicola Edwards, Author
Silver Dolphin Books, $9.99 (18)
978-1-66720-326-3
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
PUB DATE: Jul 2023
UNITS SOLD: 14,634
YTD: 76,786
Jul
2023
14,634
76,786
3 - 5
Alice Schertle, Author, Jill McElmurry, Illustrator
HMH, $12.99 (16)
978-0-544-77253-3
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
PUB DATE: Jul 2016
UNITS SOLD: 13,885
YTD: 62,109
Jul
2016
13,885
62,109
4 - 2
Matthew McConaughey, Author, Renée Kurilla, Illustrator
Viking Books for Young Readers, $19.99 (32)
978-0-593-62203-2
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
PUB DATE: Sep 2023
UNITS SOLD: 13,248
YTD: 38,232
Sep
2023
13,248
38,232
5 - 4
Spooky Pookie
Sandra Boynton, Author, Sandra Boynton, Illustrator
Little Simon, $5.99 (18)
978-1-4814-9767-1
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
PUB DATE: Jul 2017
UNITS SOLD: 12,768
YTD: 44,049
Jul
2017
12,768
44,049
6 - 1180
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin, Jr., Author, Eric Carle, Illustrator
Henry Holt, $7.95 (24)
978-0-8050-4790-5
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 1180
PUB DATE: Sep 1996
UNITS SOLD: 11,282
YTD: 424,422
Sep
1996
11,282
424,422
7 - 1120
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Author
Philomel , $10.99
978-0-399-22690-8
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 1120
PUB DATE: Mar 1994
UNITS SOLD: 10,730
YTD: 454,979
Mar
1994
10,730
454,979
8 - 4
Pete the Cat: Trick or Pete
James Dean, Author, James Dean, Illustrator
HarperFestival, $6.99 (16)
978-0-06-219870-9
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
PUB DATE: Jul 2017
UNITS SOLD: 9,309
YTD: 32,971
Jul
2017
9,309
32,971
9 - 437
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Bill Martin, Jr., Author, John Archambault, Author, Lois Ehlert, Illustrator
Little Simon, $7.99 (36)
978-1-4424-5070-7
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 437
PUB DATE: Aug 2012
UNITS SOLD: 7,675
YTD: 281,762
Aug
2012
7,675
281,762
10 - 4
Boo
Rosa Vonfeder, Author, Gaby Zermeño, Illustrator, Cottage Door Press, Editor
Cottage Door Press, $8.99 (12)
978-1-68052-189-4
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
PUB DATE: Jun 2017
UNITS SOLD: 7,606
YTD: 28,715
Jun
2017
7,606
28,715
11 - 176
I Love You to the Moon and Back
Amelia Hepworth, Author, Tim Warnes, Illustrator
Tiger Tales, $7.99 (30)
978-1-58925-551-7
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 176
PUB DATE: Mar 2015
UNITS SOLD: 7,454
YTD: 357,694
Mar
2015
7,454
357,694
12 - 21
Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography
Wendy Loggia, Author, Elisa Chavarri, Illustrator
Golden Books, $5.99 (24)
978-0-593-56671-8
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 21
PUB DATE: May 2023
UNITS SOLD: 7,078
YTD: 340,960
May
2023
7,078
340,960
13 - 5
How to Catch a Monster
Adam Wallace, Author, Andy Elkerton, Illustrator
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, $10.99 (40)
978-1-4926-4894-9
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
PUB DATE: Sep 2017
UNITS SOLD: 6,740
YTD: 36,255
Sep
2017
6,740
36,255
14 - 5
DK, Author
DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley), $9.99 (12)
978-1-4654-5276-4
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 5
PUB DATE: May 2016
UNITS SOLD: 6,625
YTD: 36,527
May
2016
6,625
36,527
15 - 4
Julia Donaldson, Author, Axel Scheffler, Illustrator
Puffin Books, $6.99 (32)
978-0-14-250112-2
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
PUB DATE: Aug 2003
UNITS SOLD: 6,583
YTD: 32,558
Aug
2003
6,583
32,558
16 - 4
Grumpy Monkey Don't Be Scared
Suzanne Lang, Author, Max Lang, Illustrator
Random House Studio, $10.99 (32)
978-0-593-48695-5
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
PUB DATE: Jul 2023
UNITS SOLD: 6,583
YTD: 34,341
Jul
2023
6,583
34,341
17 - 1181
Margaret Wise Brown, Author, Clement Hurd, Illustrator
HarperFestival, $8.99 (34)
978-0-694-00361-7
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 1181
PUB DATE: Oct 1991
UNITS SOLD: 6,202
YTD: 279,764
Oct
1991
6,202
279,764
18 - 74
I Love You Like No Otter
Rose Rossner, Author, Sydney Hanson, Illustrator
Sourcebooks Wonderland, $8.99 (24)
978-1-72821-374-3
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 74
PUB DATE: Jan 2020
UNITS SOLD: 6,201
YTD: 280,157
Jan
2020
6,201
280,157
19 - 4
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Charles M Schulz, Author, Kara McMahon, Adapted by, Scott Jeralds, Illustrator
Simon Spotlight, $7.99 (32)
978-1-4814-3585-7
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
PUB DATE: Jul 2015
UNITS SOLD: 5,723
YTD: 22,044
Jul
2015
5,723
22,044
20 - 7
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Emily Bannister, Illustrator
Silver Dolphin Books, $7.99 (10)
978-1-62686-764-2
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 7
PUB DATE: Aug 2016
UNITS SOLD: 5,704
YTD: 94,541
Aug
2016
5,704
94,541
21 - 4
The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky
Jory John, Author, Pete Oswald, Illustrator
HarperFestival, $10.99 (32)
978-0-06-295454-1
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
PUB DATE: Jul 2021
UNITS SOLD: 5,663
YTD: 25,729
Jul
2021
5,663
25,729
22 - 35
Moo, Baa, La La La!
Sandra Boynton, Author
Little Simon, $5.99 (13)
978-0-671-44901-8
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 35
PUB DATE: Nov 1982
UNITS SOLD: 5,331
YTD: 161,605
Nov
1982
5,331
161,605
23 - 2
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
Linda Williams, Author, Eileen Spinelli, Author, Megan Lloyd, Illustrator
HarperCollins Publishers,
978-0-06-443183-5
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 2
PUB DATE: Jul 2019
UNITS SOLD: 5,304
YTD: 17,570
Jul
2019
5,304
17,570
24 - 4
Boo! Baa, La La La!
Sandra Boynton, Author, Sandra Boynton, Illustrator
Little Simon, $5.99 (16)
978-1-5344-5283-1
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
PUB DATE: Jul 2021
UNITS SOLD: 5,285
YTD: 22,708
Jul
2021
5,285
22,708
25 - 4
Eek! Halloween!
Sandra Boynton, Author, Sandra Boynton, Illustrator
Boynton Bookworks, $7.99 (24)
978-1-66592-514-3
LAST WEEK: -
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
PUB DATE: Jul 2023
UNITS SOLD: 5,195
YTD: 20,215
Jul
2023
5,195
20,215

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Source: Circana BookScan, for the week ended Sep. 23, 2023; appearing in the Oct. 2, 2023, print edition of PW
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