January, 2011: Best Selling Kids’ Books, New Releases, and More …
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review
Published: January 3, 2011
Here’s the scoop on the most popular destinations on The Children’s Book Review site, the most coveted new releases and bestsellers.
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THE NEW RELEASES
The most coveted books that release this month:
by Pam Munoz Ryan
(Ages 3-6)
by Trent Reedy
(Ages 9-12)
Magic Tree House #45: A Crazy Day with Cobras
by Mary Pope Osborne
(Ages 7-12)
Fang: A Maximum Ride Novel (Maximum Ride: The Protectors)
by James Patterson
(Young Adult
by Beth Revis
(Young Adult)
THE BEST SELLERS
The best selling children’s books this month:
PICTURE BOOKS
by Anna Dewdney
(Ages 0-5)
by Lane Smith
(Ages 4-8)
LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary
by Simon Beecroft
(Ages 7 and up)
by David Wiesner
(Ages 4-8)
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters
by Barack Obama
(Ages 5-8)
CHAPTER BOOKS
The Heroes of Olympus, Book One: The Lost Hero
by Rick Riordan
(Ages 9-12)
The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, Book 1)
by Rick Riordan
(Ages 9-11)
by James Patterson
(Ages 10 and up)
by Sara Shepard
(Ages 14 and up)
by Ally Condie
(Ages 12 and up)
PAPERBACK BOOKS
by Becca Fitzpatrick
(Ages 14 and up)
by Markus Zusak
(Ages 14 and up)
by Lauren Kate
(Ages 12 and up)
by James Patterson
(Young Adult)
by Neil Gaiman
(Ages 10 and up)
SERIES BOOKS
by Rick Riordan
(Ages 9 to 12)
by Suzanne Collins
(Ages 12 and up)
by Jeff Kinney
(Ages 9 to 12)
by Stephenie Meyer
(Ages 12 and up)
by J. K. Rowling
(Ages 10 and up)
This information was gathered from the New York Times Best Sellers list, which reflects the sales of books from books sold nationwide, including independent and chain stores. It is correct at the time of publication and presented in random order. To see the full list you can visit: www.nytimes.com.
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Tom Barden
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Harper Collins is publishing Cinderella Smith by Stephanie Barden in April. This is the first of three books HC plans to publish in this new series by my wife. Please look out for the first book – and I hope you will enjoy reading it as much as Steph did writing it.
January 4, 2011Tom Barden
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Also, you can find out more about Steph at http://www.stephaniebarden.com.
January 4, 2011Bianca Schulze
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It’s great that you’re an advocate for your wife’s work. I wish her the best of luck with the release. You must be very proud of her!
January 4, 2011Tom Barden
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Thank You!
It has been great fun to watch the process – and see Steph bring the quirks of kids we know to paper (the main story is based on my twin nieces). It only got better whe Diane Goode agreed to create the illustrations – which are amazing and make us laugh everytime we look at them.
January 6, 2011