New York Times Children's Books - Week of September 19, 2010

New York Times Children's Books

Week of September 19, 2010

Here are the New York Times best selling children's books for the week of September 19, 2010.
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Here is the link to the list:


http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/26/books/bestseller/bestchildren.html?_r=1&ref=bestseller


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There are several new comers to the list this week.


Actress Jamie Lee Curtis' book "My Mommy Hung the Moon" debuted in the number one spot this week.

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MY MOMMY HUNG THE MOON, by Jamie Lee Curtis. Illustrated by Laura Cornell. (Joanna Cotler/HarperCollins, $16.99.) A child waxes poetic about Mom’s amazing achievements. (Ages 4 to 8)

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Other newcomers to the list include:

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THE ODIOUS OGRE, by Norton Juster. Illustrated by Jules Feiffer. (Michael di Capua/Scholastic, $17.95.) An enormous and disgusting creature meets his match. (Ages 4 and up) 6 LATE FOR SCHOOL, by Steve Martin. Illustrated by C.F. Payne. (Grand Central, $17.99.) A boy''s herculean efforts to avoid tardiness, with a CD. (Ages 4 to 8) 1 7 BUZZ BOY AND FLY GUY, written and illustrated by Tedd Arnold. (Cartwheel/Scholastic,, $5.99.) Fly Guy and friend outwit a pack of pirates. (Ages 4 and up) 1 7 GUARDIANS OF GA’HOOLE, by Kathryn Lasky. (Scholastic, paper only) Owls are the wise guides in this fantasy world. (Ages 9 to 12) 1

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Here is the entire list:




PICTURE BOOKS




This Week Weeks on List


1 MY MOMMY HUNG THE MOON, by Jamie Lee Curtis. Illustrated by Laura Cornell. (Joanna Cotler/HarperCollins, $16.99.) A child waxes poetic about Mom’s amazing achievements. (Ages 4 to 8) 1


2 IT'S A BOOK, written and illustrated by Lane Smith. (Roaring Brook, $12.99.) It doesn’t tweet or need recharging. (Ages 6 and up) 5


3 THE ODIOUS OGRE, by Norton Juster. Illustrated by Jules Feiffer. (Michael di Capua/Scholastic, $17.95.) An enormous and disgusting creature meets his match. (Ages 4 and up) 1


4 HEADS, written and illustrated by Matthew Van Fleet. (Paula Wiseman/Simon & Schuster, $17.99.) Animal noggins with tabs to make them move. (Ages 2 and up) 3


5 LEGO STAR WARS, by Simon Beecroft. (DK, $21.99.) An annotated visual dictionary. (Ages 7 and up) 38


6 LATE FOR SCHOOL, by Steve Martin. Illustrated by C.F. Payne. (Grand Central, $17.99.) A boy''s herculean efforts to avoid tardiness, with a CD. (Ages 4 to 8) 1


7 BUZZ BOY AND FLY GUY, written and illustrated by Tedd Arnold. (Cartwheel/Scholastic,, $5.99.) Fly Guy and friend outwit a pack of pirates. (Ages 4 and up) 1


8 BATS AT THE BALLGAME, written and illustrated by Brian Lies. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $16.99.) Bats, the mammals, swing bats, as in baseball. (Ages 3 to 6) 4


9 ZEN GHOSTS, written and illustrated by Jon J Muth. (Scholastic Press, $17.99.) Stillwater the panda with a Halloween-themed tale of Eastern wisdom. (Ages 5 to 8) 2


10 HOW ROCKET LEARNED TO READ, written and illustrated by Tad Hills. (Schwartz & Wade, $17.99.) Reading is as much fun as chewing a stick. (Ages 3 to 7) 7






CHAPTER BOOKS


This Week Weeks on List


1 CLOCKWORK ANGEL, by Cassandra Clare. (McElderry/Simon & Schuster, $19.99.) Victorian England proves to be a treacherous place for a girl. (Ages 14 and up) 2


2 THE RED PYRAMID, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, $17.99.) Ancient gods (this time from Egypt) and a mortal family meet. (Ages 10 and up) 19


3 TALES FROM A NOT-SO-POPULAR PARTY GIRL, by Rachel Renée Russell. (Aladdin, $12.99.) The further reflections of Nikki Maxwell on the agonies of middle school; a "Dork Diaries" book. (Ages 9 to 13) 14


4 LINGER, by Maggie Stiefvater. (Scholastic Press/Scholastic, $17.99.) The teenage werewolves of "Shiver" face a new test of love and loyalty. (Ages 12 and up) 9


5 HALO, by Alexandra Adornetto. (Feiwel & Friends, $16.99.) Good angels, sent to Earth, must keep their wings under wraps. (Ages 12 and up) 2


6 DORK DIARIES, written and illustrated by Rachel Renée Russell. (Aladdin, $12.99.) Reflections of a junior Samuel Pepys of the female variety. (Ages 9 to 13) 23


7 MONSTER HIGH, by Lisi Harrison. (Poppy/Little, Brown, $16.99.) Frankie Stein worries about befriending "normal" classmates. (Ages 12 and up) 2


8 UNRAVELED, by Gena Showalter. (Harlequin Teen, $16.99.) An Oklahoma boy hosts four selves, each with unusual gifts. (Ages 12 and up) 2


9 THEODORE BOONE: KID LAWYER, by John Grisham. (Dutton, $16.99.) He may be 13, but he knows what to do when he encounters a murder. (Ages 8 to 12) 14


10 I AM NUMBER FOUR, by Pittacus Lore. (HarperCollins, $17.99.) Members of another civilization live secretly among Earth-dwellers. (Ages 14 and up) 5






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) 157


2 BEEZUS AND RAMONA, by Beverly Cleary. Illustrated by Tracy Dockray. (HarperCollins, $5.99.) The movie tie-in edition of the midcentury classic. (Ages 9 to 12) 14


3 RADIANCE, by Alyson Noël. (Square Fish/St. Martin’s, $7.99.) Adventures in the afterlife, where the time is always Now. (Ages 9 to 12) 2


4 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) 85


5 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) 73


6 SHIVER, by Maggie Stiefvater. (Scholastic, $8.99.) Love among the lupine. (Ages 13 and up) 14


7 THE FALLEN AND LEVIATHAN, by Thomas E. Sniegoski. (Simon Pulse, $9.99.) A half-angel, half-human hero girds for battle. (Ages 16 and up) 8


8 SAVVY, by Ingrid Law. (Puffin/Penguin, $7.99.) Mibs is about to receive her supernatural abilities. (Ages 9 to 12) 19


9 THE MAZE RUNNER, by James Dashner. (Delacorte, $9.99.) A stone wall imprisons teenagers who live by their wits and remember nothing of their past. (Ages 12 and up) 2


10 AERIE AND RECKONING (THE FALLEN, BOOK 2), by Thomas E. Sniegoski. (Simon Pulse, $9.99.) A boy comes to terms with his heritage. (Ages 16 and up) 8






SERIES BOOKS


This Week Weeks on List


1 HUNGER GAMES, Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, hardcover and paper) In a dystopian future, a girl fights for survival on live TV. (Ages 12 and up) 3


2 PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, hardcover and paper) Children of the gods battle mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12) 166


3 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) 62


4 DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Abrams, hardcover only) The travails of adolescence, in cartoons. (Ages 9 to 12) 87


5 THE TWILIGHT SAGA, by Stephenie Meyer. (Megan Tingley/Little, Brown, hardcover and paper) Vampires and werewolves in school. (Ages 12 and up) 162


6 PRETTY LITTLE LIARS, by Sara Shepard. (HarperTeen, hardcover and paper) Four girls less perfect than they seem. (Ages 14 and up) 27


7 GUARDIANS OF GA’HOOLE, by Kathryn Lasky. (Scholastic, paper only) Owls are the wise guides in this fantasy world. (Ages 9 to 12) 1


8 HOUSE OF NIGHT, by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast. (St. Martin’s, hardcover and paper) Vampires in school. (Ages 14 and up) 106


9 THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS, by Cassandra Clare. (McElderry/Simon & Schuster, hardcover and paper) A world of demons and warriors. (Ages 14 and up) 36


10 PRIVATE, by Kate Brian. (SImon & Schuster, paper only) The high-pressure world of an elite prep school. (Ages 14 and up) 7

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Happy reading.........

Until the next time........

A children's book a day, keeps the scary monster away!