New York Times List of Children's Books
for Week of May 9, 2010
Here is the list of New York TImes Children's Book best sellers for the week of May 9, 2010. We have a new comer to this list that debuted in the number one spot in the Picture Books category. This book is:
THE SANDWICH SWAP, by Queen Rania of Jordan with Kelly DiPucchio. Illustrated by Tricia Tusa. This is the books first week on the list and it is number one! Congrats to Queen Rania and Kelly DiPucchio and Tricia Tusa!
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Here is the link to the entire New York Times Children's Book list:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/16/books/bestseller/bestchildren.html?ref=review
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Which other new additions debuted on the list this week? I will let you share with us.
Happy reading!
Until the next time....
A children's book a day, keeps the scary monster away!
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| PICTURE BOOKS | |||
| This Week | Weeks on List | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE SANDWICH SWAP, by Queen Rania of Jordan with Kelly DiPucchio. Illustrated by Tricia Tusa. (Disney-Hyperion, $16.99.) Sometimes breaking bread, no matter what’s between the slices, leads to understanding. (Ages 3 to 7) | 1 | |
| 2 | THE QUIET BOOK, by Deborah Underwood. Illustrated by Renata Liwska. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $12.95.) Animal friends experience the surprisingly numerous shades of quiet. (Ages 3 to 5) | 2 | |
| 3 | THE LION AND THE MOUSE, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. (Little, Brown, $16.99.) A fable of reciprocal kindness, redrawn. (Ages 3 to 6) | 26 | |
| 4 | INSTRUCTIONS, by Neil Gaiman. Illustrated by Charles Vess. (Harper/HarperCollins, $14.99.) Wisdom for surviving life’s journey. (All ages) | 1 | |
| 5 | POET EXTRAORDINAIRE!, by Jane O’Connor. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. (HarperCollins, $12.99.) Fancy Nancy turns to rhyme. (Ages 4 to 8) | 9 | |
| 6 | WADDLE!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder. (Workman, $12.95.) Animals in motion, with color. (Ages 4 to 8) | 32 | |
| 7 | LEGO STAR WARS, by Simon Beecroft. (DK, $21.99.) An annotated visual dictionary. (Ages 7 and up) | 20 | |
| 8 | SKIPPYJON JONES, LOST IN SPICE, written and illustrated by Judy Schachner. (Dutton, $16.99.) The peppery red planet captures a cat’s fancy. (Ages 4 to 8) | 21 | |
| 9 | THE EARTH BOOK, written and illustrated by Todd Parr. (Megan Tingley/Little, Brown, $9.99.) Ideas for saving the planet, plus a poster. (Ages 3 to 6) | 2 | |
| 10 | GALLOP!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder. (Workman, $12.95.) Animals seem to move when you flip the page. (Ages 4 to 8) | 113 | |
| CHAPTER BOOKS | |||
| This Week | Weeks on List | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE CARRIE DIARIES, by Candace Bushnell. (Balzer & Bray/HarperCollins, $18.99.) Carrie Bradshaw, years before “Sex and the City.” (Ages 14 and up) | 1 | |
| 2 | THE HUNGER GAMES, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, $17.99.) In a dystopian future, a girl fights for survival on live TV. (Ages 12 and up) | 86 | |
| 3 | CATCHING FIRE, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, $17.99.) The protagonist of "The Hunger Games" returns. (Ages 12 and up) | 35 | |
| 4 | RULES OF ATTRACTION, by Simone Elkeles. (Walker, $16.99.) A boy with gang ties, seeking safety, finds romance, too. (Ages 14 and up) | 3 | |
| 5 | BIG NATE: IN A CLASS BY HIMSELF, written and illustrated by Lincoln Peirce. (Harper/HarperCollins, $12.99.) Where Nate goes, trouble is never far behind. (Ages 8 to 12) | 5 | |
| 6 | FALLEN, by Lauren Kate. (Delacorte, $17.99.) Thwarted love at boarding school. (Ages 12 and up) | 21 | |
| 7 | THE TIME PIRATE, by Ted Bell. (St. Martin’s Griffin, $17.99.) The time traveler Nick McIver fights Nazis and helps George Washington. (Ages 9 to 12) | 3 | |
| 8 | THIRTEEN REASONS WHY, by Jay Asher. (Razorbill/Penguin, $16.99.) Before she commits suicide a girl sends explanatory recordings to 13 people. (Ages 14 and up) | 61 | |
| 9 | BEFORE I FALL, by Lauren Oliver. (Harper/HarperCollins, $17.99.) Last kisses, death and second chances await a teenager one fateful Friday. (Ages 14 and up) | 9 | |
| 10 | SWEET LITTLE LIES, by Lauren Conrad. (Harper/HarperCollins, $17.99.) The heroines of "L.A. Candy" in a new Hollywood story. (Ages 14 and up) | 12 | |
| PAPERBACK BOOKS | |||
| This Week | Weeks on List | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BOOK THIEF, by Markus Zusak. (Knopf, $11.99.) A girl saves books from Nazi burning. Excerpt (Ages 14 and up) | 138 | |
| 2 | L.A. CANDY, by Lauren Conrad. (HarperCollins, $9.99.) Excitement in TV land. (Ages 14 and up) | 17 | |
| 3 | IF I STAY, by Gayle Forman. (Speak/Penguin, $8.99.) A young cellist falls into a coma after she suffers an accident. (Ages 12 and up) | 4 | |
| 4 | SCAT, by Carl Hiaasen. (Knopf, $8.99.) An eco-mystery, with a dismal swamp and wild characters who are not always what they seem. (Ages 9 to 12) | 1 | |
| 5 | THREE CUPS OF TEA: YOUNG READERS EDITION, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. (Puffin/Penguin, $8.99.) A former climber builds schools in Pakistani and Afghan villages. (Ages 9 to 12) | 66 | |
| 6 | THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN, by Sherman Alexie. Illustrated by Ellen Forney. (Little, Brown, $8.99.) A young boy leaves his reservation for an all-white school. (Ages 12 and up) | 55 | |
| 7 | NICK OF TIME, by Ted Bell. (Square Fish, $7.99.) A time machine, plus pirates and Nazis. (Ages 9 to 12) | 3 | |
| 8 | CLASSY, by Derek Blasberg. (Razorbill, $16.99.) Advice on how to be a lady in fashion, friendship and love. (Ages 12 and up) | 2 | |
| 9 | FANCY NANCY AND THE SENSATIONAL BABYSITTER, by Jane O‘Connor. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. (HarperFestival/HarperCollins, $3.99.) Nancy''s evening takes an unexpected turn. (Ages 4 to 8) | 1 | |
| 10 | FANCY NANCY AND THE LATE, LATE, LATE NIGHT, by Jane O’Connor. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. (HarperFestival/HarperCollins, $3.99.) The celebrity lifestyle leaves Nancy exhausted. (Ages 4 to 8) | 1 | |
| SERIES BOOKS | |||
| This Week | Weeks on List | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOUSE OF NIGHT, by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast. (St. Martin’s, hardcover and paper) Vampires in school. (Ages 14 and up) | 87 | |
| 2 | PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, hardcover and paper) Children of the gods battle mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12) | 147 | |
| 3 | DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Abrams, hardcover only) The travails of adolescence, in cartoons. (Ages 9 to 12) | 68 | |
| 4 | THE TWILIGHT SAGA, by Stephenie Meyer. (Megan Tingley/Little, Brown, hardcover and paper) Vampires and werewolves in school. (Ages 12 and up) | 143 | |
| 5 | MORGANVILLE VAMPIRES, by Rachel Caine. (NAL Jam, paper only) Vampires in town. (Ages 14 and up) | 5 | |
| 6 | THE 39 CLUES, by various authors. (Scholastic, hardcover only) A brother and sister travel the world in search of the key to their family’s power. (Ages 9 to 12) | 43 | |
| 7 | HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, by Cressida Cowell. (Little, Brown, hardcover and paper) A smart young Viking named Hiccup and his pet. (Ages 8 to 12) | 8 | |
| 8 | DARKEST POWERS, by Kelley Armstrong. (Harper/HarperCollins, hardcover and paper) A genetically altered girl struggles with the demands of adolescence. (Ages 12 and up) | 4 | |
| 9 | VAMPIRE DIARIES, by L. J. Smith. (HarperTeen, hardcover and paper) Vampires in school, with a love triangle. (Ages 12 and up) | 51 | |
| 10 | MAXIMUM RIDE, by James Patterson. (Little, Brown, hardcover and paper) Winged children try to save the world. (Ages 10 and up) | 63 | |
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