NY Times Lists of Children's Books for 1/3/2010
Our first NY Times list of children's book for 2010! This is so exciting!Happy New Year!!!!!!
Here is the direct link for the entire NY Times list of children's books:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/books/bestseller/bestchildren.html?ref=bestseller
Here is the list of Children's Picture books:
| PICTURE BOOKS | ||
| This Week | Weeks on List | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPLENDIFEROUS CHRISTMAS, by Jane O’Connor. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. (Harper/HarperCollins, $17.99.) There’s no such thing as too much tinsel for Fancy Nancy. (Ages 4 to 8) | 8 |
| 2 | THE CHRISTMAS SWEATER, adapted by Chris Schoebinger from the story by Glenn Beck. Illustrated by Brandon Dorman. (Aladdin/Mercury Radio Arts, $17.99.) Seeking the meaning of Christmas. (Ages 4 to 7) | 9 |
| 3 | THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, by Clement C. Moore. Various illustrators. (Various publishers) Not a creature was stirring; various editions. (All ages) | 26 |
| 4 | LEGO STAR WARS, by Simon Beecroft. (DK, $21.99.) An annotated visual dictionary. (Ages 7 and up) | 11 |
| 5 | WADDLE!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder. (Workman, $12.95.) Animals in motion, with color. (Ages 4 to 8) | 15 |
| 6 | NUBS, by Brian Dennis, Mary Nethery and Kirby Larson. (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $17.99.) A wild dog in Iraq makes a friend for life. (Ages 4 to 8) | 8 |
| 7 | THE LITTLE PRINCE, written and illustrated by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. (HMH, $35.) A pop-up edition. (Ages 9 to 12) | 3 |
| 8 | THE LION AND THE MOUSE, by Jerry Pinkney. (Little, Brown, $16.99.) A fable of reciprocal kindness, redrawn. (Ages 4 to 8) | 8 |
| 9 | SKIPPYJON JONES, LOST IN SPICE, by Judy Schachner. (Dutton, $16.99.) The peppery red planet captures a cat’s fancy. (Ages 4 to 8) | 15 |
| 10 | JULIE ANDREWS’S COLLECTION OF POEMS, SONGS, AND LULLABIES, by Emma Walton Hamilton and Julie Andrews. Illustrated by James McMullan. (Little, Brown, $24.99.) All of the above. (Ages 4 to 8) | |
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Here is the list of Chapter books:
| CHAPTER BOOKS | ||
| This Week | Weeks on List | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WITCH AND WIZARD, by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet. (Little, Brown, $17.99.) One of each, brother and sister, flex their newfound powers. (Ages 12 and up) | 2 |
| 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) | 68 |
| 3 | CATCHING FIRE, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, $17.99.) The protagonist of "The Hunger Games" returns. (Ages 12 and up) | 17 |
| 4 | FALLEN, by Lauren Kate. (Delacorte, $17.99.) Thwarted love among misfits at a Savannah, Ga., boarding school. (Ages 12 and up) | 3 |
| 5 | BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. (Little, Brown, $17.99.) A secret wrapped in a Southern Gothic novel. (Ages 12 and up) | 4 |
| 6 | SHIVER, by Maggie Stiefvater. (Scholastic Press/Scholastic, $17.99.) Love among the lupine. (Ages 12 and up) | 22 |
| 7 | WHEN YOU REACH ME, by Rebecca Stead. (Wendy Lamb, $15.99.) A sixth-grade girl in New York City begins receiving mysterious notes. (Ages 9 to 12) | 8 |
| 8 | THE MAGICIAN'S ELEPHANT, by Kate DiCamillo and Yoko Tanaka. (Candlewick, $16.99.) An orphan in search of his sister follows a fortuneteller’s mysterious instructions. (Ages 7 and up) | 16 |
| 9 | TRICKS, by Ellen Hopkins. (McElderry/Simon & Schuster, $18.99.) A novel in verse about five teenagers who become prostitutes. (Ages 14 and up) | 15 |
| 10 | THE GRAVEYARD BOOK, by Neil Gaiman. Illustrated by Dave McKean. (HarperCollins, $17.99.) To avoid a killer, a boy takes up residence in a cemetery. Excerpt (Ages 10 and up) | |
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Here is the list of Paperback books:
| 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) | 120 |
| 2 | THIRST NO. 1, by Christopher Pike. (Simon Pulse, $9.99.) A reissue of "The Last Vampire" (1994), "Black Blood" (1994) and "Red Dice" (1995). (Ages 14 and up) | 21 |
| 3 | THREE CUPS OF TEA: YOUNG READERS EDITION, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. (Puffin, $8.99.) A former climber builds schools in Pakistani and Afghan villages. (Ages 9 to 12) | 49 |
| 4 | DARK VISIONS, by L. J. Smith. (Simon & Schuster, $9.99.) A school for psychic teens, not to mention vampires. (Ages 14 and up) | 16 |
| 5 | MILES TO GO, by Miley Cyrus. (Disney-Hyperion, $12.99.) A star’s life, so far. (Ages 9 to 12) | 1 |
| 6 | GRACELING, by Kristin Cashore. (Graphia/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $9.99.) A girl with special talents is also valued for her warrior attributes. (Ages 14 and up) | 13 |
| 7 | 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) | 39 |
| 8 | THE TEEN VOGUE HANDBOOK, . (Razorbill, $24.95.) A how-to guide for careers in the fashion world. (Ages 12 and up) | 2 |
| 9 | LOCK AND KEY, by Sarah Dessen. (Speak, $8.99.) A crack appears in a girl’s cynicism. (Ages 12 and up) | 18 |
| 10 | GONE, by Michael Grant. (HarperTeen, $9.99.) Adults disappear; so do communication networks. (Ages 12 and up) | |
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Here is the list of Series books:
| SERIES BOOKS | ||||||||
| This Week | Weeks on List | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE TWILIGHT SAGA, by Stephenie Meyer. (Megan Tingley/Little, Brown, hardcover and paper) Vampires and werewolves in school. (Ages 12 and up) | 125 | ||||||
| 2 | DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Abrams, hardcover only) The travails of adolescence, in cartoons. (Ages 9 to 12) | 50 | ||||||
| 3 | PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, hardcover and paper) Battling mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12) | 129 | ||||||
| 4 | HOUSE OF NIGHT, by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast. (St. Martin’s, hardcover and paper) Vampires in school. (Ages 14 and up) | 70 | ||||||
| 5 | VAMPIRE DIARIES, by L. J. Smith. (HarperTeen, hardcover and paper) Vampires in school, with a love triangle. (Ages 12 and up) | 35 | ||||||
| 6 | HARRY POTTER, by J. K. Rowling. (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic, hardcover and paper) A young wizard hones his skills while fighting evil. (Ages 10 and up) | 231 | ||||||
| 7 | THE ALEX RIDER ADVENTURES, by Anthony Horowitz. (Philomel/Speak, hardcover and paper) A young spy follows in his father’s stealthy footsteps. (Ages 10 and up) | 60 | ||||||
| 8 | THE IMMORTALS, by Alyson Noël. (St. Martin’s/Griffin, hardcover and paper) Love and angst of the supernatural variety. (Ages 14 and up) | 6 | ||||||
| 9 | 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) | 33 | ||||||
| 10 | VAMPIRE ACADEMY, by Richelle Mead. (Razorbill, paper only) Undead boarding school. (Ages 12 and up) | |||||||
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I added more copies of Jeff Kinney's "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" and J.K Rowlings' "Harry Potter" series books to my school library today. I am certain that my students are chomping at the bit to come into the library on Thursday and check out all of these books!!!!!!! I will let you know!
Happy Reading!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Until then!!
A children's book a day, will keep the scary monster away!
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