Rankings reflect sales for the week ended April 29, which were reported on a confidential basis by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles. Every week, thousands of diverse selling locations report their actual sales on hundreds of thousands of individual titles. The panel of reporting retailers is comprehensive and reflects sales in stores of all sizes and demographics across the United States.
Picture Book rankings include hardcover sales only. Series rankings include all print and e-book sales. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales were barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A (b) indicates that some bookstores reported receiving bulk orders.
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PICTURE
1. BECAUSE I HAD A TEACHER, by Kobi Yamada. Illustrated by Natalie Russell. (Compendium) An ode to teachers. (Ages 4 to 7)
WEEKS ON LIST: 11
2. DRAGONS LOVE TACOS, by Adam Rubin. Illustrated by Daniel Salmieri. (Dial) What to serve your dragon guests. (Ages 3 to 5)
WEEKS ON LIST: 396
3. THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU WILL BE, by Emily Winfield Martin. (Random House) A celebration of possibilities. (Ages 3 to 7)
WEEKS ON LIST: 350
4. THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT, by Drew Daywalt. Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. (Philomel) Problems arise when Duncan’s crayons revolt. (Ages 3 to 7)
WEEKS ON LIST: 358
5. WOO HOO! YOU’RE DOING GREAT!, by Sandra Boynton. (Little, Brown) A cheerleading chicken boosts readers’ self-esteem. (Ages 5 to 8)
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
6. DOLLY PARTON’S BILLY THE KID MAKES IT BIG, by Dolly Parton with Erica S. Perl. Illustrated by MacKenzie Haley. (Penguin Workshop) Billy heads to Nashville to compete in the Battle of the Bow-wows competition. (Ages 4 to 7)
WEEKS ON LIST: 1
7. I WISH YOU MORE, by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld. (Chronicle) A bounty of good wishes. (Ages 5 to 8)
WEEKS ON LIST: 80
8. THANK YOU, TEACHER — FROM THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR, by Eric Carle. (World of Eric Carle) The insatiable insect’s pedagogue appreciation. (Ages 3 to 6)
WEEKS ON LIST: 8
9. THE BOOK WITH NO PICTURES, by B.J. Novak. (Dial) Silly songs and sound effects. (Ages 4 to 8)
WEEKS ON LIST: 183
10. I LOVE MOM WITH THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR, by Eric Carle. (Grosset & Dunlap) That ravenous insect is brimming with motherly love. (Ages 3 to 5)
WEEKS ON LIST: 15
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MIDDLE GRADE HARDCOVER
1. WONDER, by R.J. Palacio. (Knopf) A boy with a facial deformity starts school. (Ages 8 to 12)
WEEKS ON LIST: 394
2. REFUGEE, by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) Three children in three different conflicts look for safe haven. (Ages 9 to 12)
WEEKS ON LIST: 218
3. NIC BLAKE AND THE REMARKABLES, by Angie Thomas. (Balzer and Bray) Nic and two friends hunt for a powerful magic tool to save her father from imprisonment. (Ages 8 to 12)
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
4. ODDER, by Katherine Applegate. Illustrated by Charles Santoso. (Feiwel & Friends) After a shark attack, Odder recuperates at the aquarium with the scientists who raised her. (Ages 8 to 12)
WEEKS ON LIST: 32
5. BIG TREE, by Brian Selznick. (Scholastic) Two sycamore seeds seek solace in the Cretaceous Period after being forced from their mother tree. (Ages 7 to 12)
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
6. THE COMPLETE COOKBOOK FOR YOUNG CHEFS, by America’s Test Kitchen Kids. (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky) More than 100 kid-tested recipes from America’s Test Kitchen. (Ages 8 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 151
7. TWO DEGREES, by Alan Gratz. (Scholastic) Four kids simultaneously experience three natural catastrophes caused by climate change. (Ages 8 to 12)
WEEKS ON LIST: 30
8. ONCE THERE WAS, by Kiyash Monsef. (Simon & Schuster) After the death of her father, who was a veterinarian to mythical creatures, Marjan must now take his place. (Ages 10 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
9. FREEWATER, by Amina Luqman-Dawson. (Little, Brown) Homer and Ada run away from Southerland Plantation and discover a community created by formerly enslaved people. (Ages 10 to 18)
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
10. THE SWIFTS, by Beth Lincoln. Illustrated by Claire Powell. (Dutton) Shenanigan Swift investigates murders during a family reunion treasure hunt. (Ages 8 to 12)
WEEKS ON LIST: 8
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YOUNG ADULT HARDCOVER
1. FIVE SURVIVE, by Holly Jackson. (Delacorte) Six friends on a spring break road trip in an RV are the target of a sniper. (Ages 14 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 22
2. NICK AND CHARLIE, by Alice Oseman. (Scholastic) Nick and Charlie question whether their love is strong enough to survive being apart when Nick leaves for university. (Ages 14 to 18)
WEEKS ON LIST: 17
3. SILVER IN THE BONE, by Alexandra Bracken. (Knopf) Tamsin Lark is on a quest to retrieve a magic ring that may break a curse on her brother, Cabell. (Ages 14 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
4. THE FIRST TO DIE AT THE END, by Adam Silvera. (Quill Tree) In this prequel to “They Both Die at the End,” Orion and Valentino attend the premiere of Death-Cast in Times Square. (Ages 13 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 30
5. LIGHTLARK, by Alex Aster. (Amulet) Every 100 years the island of Lightlark appears and a deadly competition called the Centennial takes place. (Ages 13 to 18)
WEEKS ON LIST: 36
6. SPELL BOUND, by F.T. Lukens. (Margaret K. McElderry) Two rival apprentice sorcerers must work together against the Magical Consortium to rescue their mentors. (Ages 14 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 4
7. THE STOLEN HEIR, by Holly Black. (Little, Brown) Runaway Queen Suren and Prince Oak embark on a deadly and dangerous mission to the north. (Ages 14 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 17
8. SHE IS A HAUNTING, by Trang Thanh Tran. (Bloomsbury) Jade Nguyen travels to Vietnam with her younger sister, Lily, to visit their father who’s restoring an old French colonial house which is haunted. (Ages 13 to 17)
WEEKS ON LIST: 9
9. THE LITTLE MERMAID: AGAINST THE TIDE, by J. Elle. (Disney) Ariel and her siblings must find their abducted sister, Mala, before the Coral Moon approaches. (Ages 12 to 18)
WEEKS ON LIST: 3
10. LOVELESS, by Alice Oseman. (Scholastic) Georgia, a British teenager, works on accepting her aro-ace identity. (Ages 14 to 18)
WEEKS ON LIST: 34
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SERIES
1. THE HUNGER GAMES, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic) In a dystopia, a girl fights for survival on live TV. (Ages 12 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 273
2. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Amulet) The travails and challenges of adolescence. (Ages 9 to 12)
WEEKS ON LIST: 737
3. A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER, by Holly Jackson. (Delacorte) Pippa Fitz-Amobi solves murderous crimes. (Ages 14 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 83
4. THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY TRILOGY, by Jenny Han. (Simon & Schuster) A beach house, summer love and enduring friendships. (Ages 12 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 54
5. HARRY POTTER, by J.K. Rowling. (Scholastic) A wizard hones his conjuring skills in the service of fighting evil. (Ages 10 and up)
WEEKS ON LIST: 736
6. CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS, written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey. (Scholastic) Boys and their principal fight evil. (Ages 7 to 10)
WEEKS ON LIST: 313
7. SHADOW AND BONE TRILOGY, by Leigh Bardugo. (Square Fish) The basis of the Netflix series; previously titled “The Grisha Trilogy.” (Ages 12 to 18)
WEEKS ON LIST: 43
8. THE INHERITANCE GAMES, by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. (Little, Brown) Avery Grambs tries to figure out why a stranger left her an inheritance. (Ages 12 to 18)
WEEKS ON LIST: 35
Weekend Scoop
9. PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion) A boy battles mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)
WEEKS ON LIST: 671
10. WHO WAS/IS ...?, by Jim Gigliotti and others; various illustrators. (Penguin Workshop) Biographies unlock legendary lives. (Ages 8 to 11)
WEEKS ON LIST: 140
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