Picture Books

1 If You Take a Mouse to School. Laura Joffe Numeroff, illus. by Felicia Bond. HarperCollins/Geringer, $15.99 ISBN 0-06-028328-9
2 Giggle, Giggle, Quack. Doreen Cronin, illus. by Betsy Lewin. Simon & Schuster, $15.95 ISBN 0-689-84506-5
3 The Night Before Kindergarten. Natasha Wing, illus. by Julie Durrell. Grosset & Dunlap, paper $3.49 ISBN 0-448-42500-9 4
4 America: A Patriotic Primer. Lynne Cheney, illus. by Robin Preiss Glasser. Simon & Schuster, $16.95 ISBN 0-689-85192-8
5 Clifford's First School Day. Norman Bridwell. Scholastic, paper $3.50 ISBN 0-439-08284-6
6 Chrysanthemum. Kevin Henkes. HarperTrophy, paper $5.99 ISBN 0-688-14732-1
7 Olivia. Ian Falconer. Atheneum/Schwartz, $16 ISBN 0-689-82953-1
8 Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type. Doreen Cronin, illus. by Betsy Lewin. Simon & Schuster, $15 ISBN 0-689-83213-3
9 Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten. Joseph Slate, illus. by Ashley Wolff. Puffin, paper $6.99 ISBN 0-14-056273-7
10 First Day Jitters. Julie Danneberg, illus. by Judith Dufour Love. Charlesbridge, paper $6.95 ISBN 1-58089-061-X


Fiction

1 Artemis Fowl. Eoin Colfer. Talk Miramax/Hyperion, paper $6.99 ISBN 0-7868-1707-0
2 Stargirl. Jerry Spinelli. Knopf, paper $8.95 ISBN 0-375-82233-X
3 Holes. Louis Sachar. Dell/Yearling, paper $5.99 ISBN 0-440-41480-6
4 Coraline. Neil Gaiman. HarperCollins, $15.99 0-380-9778-8
5 Lady Knight (Protector of the Small #4). Tamora Pierce. Random House, $16.95 ISBN 0-375-81465-5
6 Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident. Eoin Colfer. Talk Miramax/Hyperion, $16.95 ISBN 0-7868-0855-1
7 Gossip Girl. Cecily von Ziegesar. Little, Brown, paper $8.95 ISBN 0-316-91033-3
8 All-American Girl. Meg Cabot. HarperCollins, $15.99 ISBN 0-06-029469-8
9 The Thief Lord. Cornelia Funke, trans. by Oliver Latsch. Scholastic/Chicken House, $16.95 ISBN 0-439-40437-1
10 Judy Moody. Megan McDonald, illus. by Peter Reynolds. Candlewick, paper $5.99 ISBN 0-7636-1231-6


Series and Tie-ins

1 Harry Potter. J.K. Rowling. Scholastic/Levine
2 Junie B. Jones. Barbara Park, illus. by Denise Brunkus. Random House
3 A Series of Unfortunate Events. Lemony Snicket. HarperTrophy
4 The Princess Diaries. Meg Cabot. HarperCollins
5 Captain Underpants. Dav Pilkey. Scholastic/Blue Sky
6 Confessions of Georgia Nicolson books. Louise Rennison. HarperCollins
7 Magic Tree House. Mary Pope Osborne, illus. by Sal Murdocca. Random House
8 Olivia board books. Ian Falconer. Atheneum/Schwartz
9 The New Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. HarperEntertainment
10 Lilo & Stitch. Disney, DK