By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review
Published: November 1, 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:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever
by Jeff Kinney
(Ages 8-11)
by Christopher Paolini
(Young Adult)
by Jan Brett
(Ages 0-5)
Ivy an Bean: No News is Good News
by Annie Barrows
(Ages 6-9)
by Lita Judge
(Ages 0-5)
Steps and Stones: An Anh’s Anger Story
by Gail Silver
(Ages 4-10)
THE BEST SELLERS
The best selling children’s books this month:
PICTURE BOOKS
by Laura Numeroff (Author), Felicia Bond (Illustrator)
(Ages 3-7)
The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse
by Eric Carle
(Ages 0-5)
The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories
by Dr. Seuss
(Ages 6-9)
by Anna Dewdney
(Ages 3-5)
by Herve Tullet
(Ages 4-8)
CHAPTER BOOKS
Heroes of Olympus, The, Book Two: The Son of Neptune
by Rick Riordan
(Ages 9-11)
The Heroes of Olympus, Book One: The Lost Hero
by Rick Riordan
(Ages 9-12)
by Brian Selznick
(Ages 9-12)
by Shel Silverstein
(Ages 8-11)
LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia
by DK Publishing
(Ages 12 and up)
PAPERBACK BOOKS
by Neil Gaiman
(Ages 10 and up)
by John Grisham
(Ages 8-12)
by Markus Zusak
(Ages 14 and up)
by Jay Asher
(Ages 12 and up)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie
(Ages 12 and up)
SERIES BOOKS
by Stephenie Meyer
(Ages 12 and up)
by John Flanagan
(Ages 9-12)
by Rick Riordan
(Ages 9 to 12)
by Suzanne Collins
(Ages 12 and up)
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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