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    The Children's Book Review

    April 2012: Best Selling Kids’ Books, New Releases, and More …

    Bianca SchulzeBy Bianca Schulze2 Mins Read Ages 4-8 Ages 9-12 Best Sellers Teens: Young Adults
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    By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review
    Published: April 2, 2012

    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:

    Picture Book by Patricia PalaccoThe Art of Miss Chew

    by Patricia Polacco

    (Ages 5-8)

    Middle Grade bookThe Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict

    by Trenton Lee Stewart

    (Ages 10-13)

    Middle Grade book by Joan HolubGoddess Girls #8: Medusa the Mean

    by Joan Holub and Suzanne Willams

    (Ages 8-12)

    Young Adult BookGrave Mercy: His Fair Assassin (His Fair Assassin Trilogy #1)

    by Robin LaFevers

    (Ages 14-17)

    The False Prince BookThe False Prince (Ascendance Trilogy)

    by Jennifer A. Nielsen

    (Ages 10-14)


    THE BEST SELLERS

    The best selling children’s books this month:

    PICTURE BOOKS

    Picture BookAnd Then It’s Spring

    by Julie Fogliano

    (Ages 4-7)

    Jon Klassen Picture bookI Want My Hat Back

    by Jon Klassen

    (Ages 4-8)

    goodnight goodnight construction site Picture bookGoodnight, Goodnight Construction Site

    by Sherri Duskey Rinker (Author), Tom Lichtenheld (Illustrator)

    (Ages 4-8)

    Picture Book by Dr. SeussThe Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories

    by Dr. Seuss

    (Ages 6-9)

    _______
    CHAPTER BOOKS

    The Fault in Our Stars BookThe Fault in our Stars

    by John Green

    (Ages 14-17)

    Young Adult Book by Ransom RiggsMiss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

    by Ransom Riggs

    (Ages 12 and up)

    Book by Rick RiordanHeroes of Olympus, The, Book Two: The Son of Neptune

    by Rick Riordan

    (Ages 9-11)

    Book LEGOThe LEGO Ideas Book

    by Daniel Lipkowitz

    (Ages 8-12)

    Book: The Invention of Hugo CabretThe Invention of Hugo Cabret

    by Brian Selznick

    (Ages 9-12)

    _______

    PAPERBACK BOOKS

    Young Adult NovelSwitched (Trylle Trilogy)

    by Amanda Hocking

    (Ages 12 and up)

    War Horse BookWar Horse

    by Michael Morpurgo

    (Ages 9-12)

    Middle Grade NovelThe Red Pyramid

    by Rick Riordan

    (Ages 10 and up)

    The Book Thief The Book Thief

    by Markus Zusak

    (Ages 14 and up)

    Youn Adult BookThirteen Reasons Why

    by Jay Asher

    (Ages 12 and up)

    _______

    SERIES BOOKS

    Nig Nate BookBig Nate Goes for Broke

    by Lincoln Peirce

    (Ages 8-12)

    Inheritance BookInheritance

    by Christopher Paolini

    (Young Adult)

    Percy Jackson and the Olympians Paperback Boxed Set (Books 1-3)Percy Jackson and the Olympians

    by Rick Riordan

    P(Ages 9 to 12)

    Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset

    by Suzanne Collins

    (Ages 12 and up)

    Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of BooksDiary of a Wimpy Kid

    by Jeff Kinney

    (Ages 9 to 12)

    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. Visit: www.nytimes.com.

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    *Disclosure: Please note that this post may contain affiliate links that share some commission. Rest assured that these will not affect the cost of any products and services promoted here. Our team always provides their authentic opinion in all content published on this site.

    Amanda Hocking Brian Selznick Christopher Paolini Daniel Lipkowitz Dr. Seuss Jay Asher Jeff Kinney Jennifer A. Nielsen Joan Holub John Green Jon Klassen Julie Fogliano Lincoln Peirce Markus Zusak Michael Morpurgo Patricia Polacco Ransom Riggs Rick Riordan Robin LaFevers Sherri Duskey Rinker Suzanne Collins Suzanne Williams Tom Lichtenheld Trenton Lee Stewart
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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

    3 Comments

    1. Bethany Thompson on April 5, 2012 5:51 am

      Bianca,
      What a delight to have a website to turn to when needing the scoop on new books. I worked for a children’s book wholesale company before I “went back to school” as an elementary school librarian and I really miss getting to see the galleys and seeing all the new books coming out. I appreciate the emails and getting to see what’s up and coming and seeing new titles from “old friends.”

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      • Bianca Schulze on April 5, 2012 9:23 am

        Thanks for your incredibly KIND words! I’m thrilled that you enjoy TCBR.

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