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    The Children's Book Review

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

    Bianca SchulzeBy Bianca Schulze3 Mins Read Ages 0-3 Ages 4-8 Ages 9-12 Best Sellers Book Lists Gift Books
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    By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review
    Published: January 1, 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:

    Book: CinderCinder: Book One in the Lunar Chronicles

    by Marissa Meyer

    (Ages 12-17)

    The Fault in Our Stars BookThe Fault in our Stars

    by John Green

    (Ages 14-17)

    Board Book Llama LlamaLlama Llama Nighty-Night

    by Anna Dewdney

    (Ages 2-4)

    Young Adult BookFallen in Love: A Fallen Novel in Stories

    by Lauren Kate

    (Ages 12+)

    Book and ReviewA Million Suns: An Across the Universe Novel

    by Beth Revis

    (Ages 13-17)


    THE BEST SELLERS

    The best selling children’s books this month:

    PICTURE BOOKS

    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: If You Give a Dog a DonutIf You Give a Dog a Donut

    by Laura Numeroff (Author), Felicia Bond (Illustrator)

    (Ages 3-7)

    Picture Book by Eric CarleThe Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse

    by Eric Carle

    (Ages 0-5)

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

    by Dr. Seuss

    (Ages 6-9)

    CHAPTER BOOKS

    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)

    The Heroes of Olympus, Book One: The Lost Hero

    by Rick Riordan

    (Ages 9-12)

    Wonder StruckWonderstruck

    by Brian Selznick

    (Ages 9-12)

    Shel Silvetstein BookEvery Thing On It

    by Shel Silverstein

    (Ages 8-11)

    PAPERBACK BOOKS

    War Horse BookWar Horse

    by Michael Morpurgo

    (Ages 9-12)

    Middle Grade NovelThe Red Pyramid

    by Rick Riordan

    (Ages 10 and up)

    John Grisham BookTheodore Boone: Kid Lawyer

    by John Grisham

    (Ages 8-12)

    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

    Inheritance BookInheritance

    by Christopher Paolini

    (Young Adult)

    The Twilight Saga Collection

    by Stephenie Meyer

    (Ages 12 and up)

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

    by Rick Riordan

    (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.

    Anna Dewdney Beth Revis Brian Selznick Christopher Paolini Daniel Lipkowitz Dr. Seuss Eric Carle Felicia Bond Jay Asher Jeff Kinney John Green John Grisham Jon Klassen Laura Numeroff Lauren Kate Marissa Meyer Markus Zusak Michael Morpurgo Rick Riordan Shel Silverstein Sherri Duskey Rinker Stephenie Meyer Suzanne Collins Tom Lichtenheld
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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.

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