Picture Books
| 1 | Olivia. Ian Falconer. Atheneum/Schwartz, $16 ISBN 0-689-82953-1 |
| 2 | Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type. Doreen Cronin, illus. by Betsy Lewin. Simon & Schuster, $15 ISBN 0-689-83213-3 |
| 3 | The Night Before Kindergarten. Natasha Wing, illus. by Julie Durrell. Grosset & Dunlap, paper $3.49 ISBN 0-448-42500-9 |
| 4 | Oh, the Places You'll Go! Dr. Seuss. Random House, $17 ISBN 0-679-80527-3 |
| 5 | Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten. Joseph Slate, illus. by Ashley Wolff. Puffin, paper $6.99 ISBN 0-14-056273-7 |
| 6 | Clifford's First School Day. Norman Bridwell. Scholastic, paper $3.50 ISBN 0-439-08284-6 |
| 7 | The Kissing Hand. Audrey Penn, illus. by Ruth E. Harper and Nancy M. Leak. Child Welfare League of America, $16.95ISBN 0-8786-8585-5 |
| 8 | Baloney (Henry P). Jon Scieszka, illus. by Lane Smith. Viking, $15.99 ISBN 0-670-89248-3 |
| 9 | Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come! Nancy Carlson. Puffin, paper $5.99 ISBN 0-14-056838-7 |
| 10 | Waiting for Wings. Lois Ehlert. Harcourt, $17 ISBN 0-15-202608-8 |
Fiction
| 1 | The Princess Diaries. Meg Cabot. HarperTrophy, paper $5.95 ISBN 0-380-81402-1 |
| 2 | Holes. Louis Sachar. Dell/Yearling, paper $5.99 ISBN 0-440-41480-6 |
| 3 | Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them. Newt Scamander (aka J.K. Rowling). Scholastic, paper $3.99 ISBN 0-439-29501-7 |
| 4 | Quidditch Through the Ages. Kennilworthy Whisp (aka J.K. Rowling). Scholastic, paper $3.99 ISBN 0-439-29502-5 |
| 5 | Princess in the Spotlight. Meg Cabot. HarperCollins, $15.95 ISBN 0-06-029465-5 |
| 6 | Because of Winn-Dixie. Kate DiCamillo. Candlewick, paper $5.99 ISBN 0-7636-1605-2 |
| 7 | Artemis Fowl. Eoin Colfer. Talk Miramax/Hyperion, $16.95 ISBN 0-7868-0801-2 |
| 8 | Speak. Laurie Halse Anderson. Puffin, $7.99 ISBN 0-14-131088-X |
| 9 | Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging. Louise Rennison. HarperTempest, paper $6.95 ISBN 0-06-447227-2 |
| 10 | The Secret of Platform 13. Eva Ibbotson. Puffin, paper $5.99 ISBN 0-14-130286-0 |
Series and Tie-ins
| 1 | Harry Potter. J.K. Rowling. Scholastic/Levine |
| 2 | A Series of Unfortunate Events. Lemony Snicket. HarperTrophy |
| 3 | Captain Underpants. Dav Pilkey. Scholastic/Blue Sky |
| 4 | Magic Tree House. Mary Pope Osborne, illus. by Sal Murdocca. Random House |
| 5 | Ramona. Beverly Cleary. HarperCollins/Avon |
| 6 | The Seventh Tower. Garth Nix. Scholastic |
| 7 | The Prayer of Jabez. Bruce Wilkinson et al. Tommy Nelson |
| 8 | His Dark Materials. Philip Pullman. Knopf and Del Rey |
| 9 | Junie B. Jones. Barbara Park. Random House |
| 10 | Redwall. Brian Jacques. Philomel and Ace |
