New York Times Children's Best Seller List



 New York Times Children's Best Seller List
 For The Week of July 6, 2008


Picture Books  Chapter Books


1
GALLOP!,
written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder. (Workman, $12.95.) Animals seem
 to move when you flip the page. (Ages 4 to 8)

1
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES,
written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Amulet/Abrams, $12.95.) How Greg 
embarrassed himself on his summer vacation (ask his older brother, Rodrick); a
 sequel to Diary of a Wimpy Kid. (Ages 9 to 12)



2
ALPHABET,
by Matthew Van Fleet. (Simon & Schuster, $19.99.) An interactive safari ABC. 
(Ages 2 to 6)

2
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID,
written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Abrams, $12.95.) The travails of 
adolescence, in cartoons. (Ages 9 to 12)



3
READ ALL ABOUT IT!,
by Laura Bush and Jenna Bush. Illustrated by Denise Brunkus. (HarperCollins, 
$17.99.) A boy is surprised to discover that he loves story books

3
LOCK AND KEY,
by Sarah Dessen. (Viking, $18.99.) A free-spirited high school girl is sent to
 live with her wealthy older sister. (Ages 12 and up)



4
LADYBUG GIRL,
by Jacky Davis and David Soman. Illustrated by David Soman. (Dial, $16.99.) 
Creativity and the right outfit let a little girl feel bigger. (Ages 4 and up)

4
SEEKERS: THE QUEST BEGINS,
by Erin Hunter. (HarperCollins, $16.99.) The adventures of three bear cubs. 
(Ages 12 and up)



5
DONT BUMP THE GLUMP!,
 written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. (HarperCollins, $17.99.) His 
first collection of nonsense verse, originally published in 1964. (Ages 5 and 
up)

5
THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET,
written and illustrated by Brian Selznick. (Scholastic, $22.99.) A novel "in 
words and pictures"; an orphaned thief must decipher his father's last 
message. (Ages 9 to 12)



6
A VISITOR FOR BEAR,
 by Bonny Becker. Illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton. (Candlewick, $16.99.) 
A mouse keeps dropping in on an antisocial bear. (Ages 4 to 8)

6
THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN,
by Sherman Alexie. Illustrated by Ellen Forney. (Little, Brown, $16.99.) A boy
 leaves his reservation for an all-white school. (Ages 12 and up)


7
HELP ME, MR. MUTT!,
by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel. Illustrated by Janet Stevens. 
(Harcourt, $17.) A canine counselor encounters a big problem  a cat. (Ages 4 
to 8)

7
THE PENDERWICKS ON GARDAM STREET,
by Jeanne Birdsall. (Knopf, $15.99.) Four sisters intervene in their fathers 
dating life; a sequel to The Penderwicks. (Ages 12 and up)


8
ZEN TIES,
written and illustrated by Jon J. Muth. (Scholastic, $17.99.) Stillwater the 
Buddhist panda encourages his nephew and their friends to help a grouchy 
neighbor. (Ages 4 to 8)

8
LITTLE BROTHER,
by Cory Doctorow. (Tor, $17.95.) A teenage hacker takes on the government 
after America becomes a police state. (Ages 12 and up)




9
SMASH! CRASH!,
by Jon Scieszka. Illustrated by David Shannon, Loren Long and David Gordon. 
(Simon & Schuster, $16.99.) A truck named Jack and a dump truck named Dan love
 to smash into things. (Ages 3 to 7)

9
NICK OF TIME,
by Ted Bell. (St. Martins Griffin, $17.95.) On the eve of World War II, a 
British boy travels back to the early 1800s. (Ages 9 to 12)



10
THE DANGEROUS ALPHABET,
by Neil Gaiman. Illustrated by Gris Grimly. (HarperCollins, $17.99.) A 
phantasmagoric ABC treasure hunt. (Ages 9 to 12)

10
THE LUXE,
by Anna Godbersen. (Harper Teen, $17.99.) Intrigue among Manhattans young 
social set, circa 1899. (Ages 14 and up)









Paperback Books  Series Books


1
ALICIA,
by Lisi Harrison. (Poppy/Little, Brown, $6.99.) In Spain for the summer, a 
girl auditions for a role in a rock video; a Clique novel. (Ages 12 and up)

1
 THE TWILIGHT SAGA,  
by Stephenie Meyer. (Little Brown, hardcover and paperback.) Vampires and 
werewolves in high school. (Ages 12 and up)



2
DYLAN,
by Lisi Harrison. (Poppy/Little, Brown, $6.99.) The daughter of a TV 
journalist falls in love at a Hawaiian tennis tournament; a Clique novel. 
(Ages 12 and up)

2
 PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS,  
by Rick Riordan. (Miramax, hardcover and paperback.) 
A boy and his demigod friends battle mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)



3
THE BOOK THIEF,
by Markus Zusak. (Knopf, $11.99.) A girl saves books from Nazi book-burnings 
and shares them with a Jewish man . (Ages 14 and up)

3
PENDRAGON,
by D. J. MacHale. (Aladdin, hardcover and paperback.) A teenage boy travels 
through time and space. (Ages 10 and up)



4
TEMPTED,
by Cecily von Ziegesar. (Poppy/Little, Brown, $9.99.) Who at Waverly stopped 
Jenny from being expelled? An It Girl novel. (Ages 15 and up)

4
JUNIE B. JONES,
by Barbara Park. Illustrated by Denise Brunkus. (Stepping Stone/Random House, 
hardcover and paper.) Antics in the classroom. (Ages 4 to 8)



5
THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX,
by Kate DiCamillo. Illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering. (Candlewick, $7.99.) A 
mouse, a rat and a simple servant girl embark on a magical journey. (Ages 10 
and up)


5
HARRY POTTER,
by J. K. Rowling. (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic, hardcover and paper.) A boy 
wizard hones his skills and fights evil. (Ages 10 and up)



6
INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL,
by James Luceno. (Scholastic, $6.99.) Archaeological derring-do; a movie 
tie-in. (Ages 9 to 12)

6
FANCY NANCY,
by Jane OConnor. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. (HarperCollins, 
hardcover and paperback.) The divine life of a glamour girl with a fancy 
vocabulary. (Ages 4 to 8)



7
CAMP ROCK,
by Lucy Ruggles. (Disney, $4.99.) A girl spends her summer learning pop music;
 a tie-in to the TV movie. (Ages 9 to 12)

7
MAGIC TREE HOUSE,
by Mary Pope Osborne. Illustrated by Sal Murdocca. (Stepping Stone/Random 
House, hardcover and paperback.) Children travel in time. (Ages 6 to 9)



8
MASSIE,
 by Lisi Harrison. (Poppy/Little, Brown, $6.99.) A Westchester girl takes a 
summer job selling cosmetics; a Clique novel. (Ages 12 and up)

8
THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS,
by Ann Brashares. (Delacorte, hardcover and paper.) Friends share magical 
pants. (Ages 12 and up)




9
BRATFEST AT TIFFANYS,
by Lisi Harrison. (Poppy/Little, Brown, $9.99.) Crushes divide the girls on 
the Pretty Committee; a Clique novel. (Ages 12 and up)

9
RANGERS APPRENTICE,
by John Flanagan. (Philomel, hardcover and paper.) A boy battles evil. (Ages 9
 to 12)



10
WALL-E,
by Irene Trimble. (Random House/Disney, $4.99.) A little robot on an 
intergalactic adventure; a movie tie-in. (Ages 9 to 12)

10
BEST AT EVERYTHING,
 by various authors and illustrators. (Scholastic, hardcover only.) Advice for
 living, comic and sincere. (Ages 9 and up)

Picture Books		Chapter Books
1	GALLOP!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder. (Workman, $12.95.) Animals seem to move when you flip the page. (Ages 4 to 8)	1	DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Amulet/Abrams, $12.95.) How Greg embarrassed himself on his summer vacation (ask his older brother, Rodrick); a sequel to Diary of a Wimpy Kid. (Ages 9 to 12)
2	ALPHABET, by Matthew Van Fleet. (Simon & Schuster, $19.99.) An interactive safari ABC. (Ages 2 to 6)	2	DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Abrams, $12.95.) The travails of adolescence, in cartoons. (Ages 9 to 12)
3	READ ALL ABOUT IT!, by Laura Bush and Jenna Bush. Illustrated by Denise Brunkus. (HarperCollins, $17.99.) A boy is surprised to discover that he loves story books	3	LOCK AND KEY, by Sarah Dessen. (Viking, $18.99.) A free-spirited high school girl is sent to live with her wealthy older sister. (Ages 12 and up)
4	LADYBUG GIRL, by Jacky Davis and David Soman. Illustrated by David Soman. (Dial, $16.99.) Creativity and the right outfit let a little girl feel bigger. (Ages 4 and up)	4	SEEKERS: THE QUEST BEGINS, by Erin Hunter. (HarperCollins, $16.99.) The adventures of three bear cubs. (Ages 12 and up)
5	DONT BUMP THE GLUMP!, written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. (HarperCollins, $17.99.) His first collection of nonsense verse, originally published in 1964. (Ages 5 and up)	5	THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET, written and illustrated by Brian Selznick. (Scholastic, $22.99.) A novel "in words and pictures"; an orphaned thief must decipher his father's last message. (Ages 9 to 12)
6	A VISITOR FOR BEAR, by Bonny Becker. Illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton. (Candlewick, $16.99.) A mouse keeps dropping in on an antisocial bear. (Ages 4 to 8)	6	THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN, by Sherman Alexie. Illustrated by Ellen Forney. (Little, Brown, $16.99.) A boy leaves his reservation for an all-white school. (Ages 12 and up)
7	HELP ME, MR. MUTT!, by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel. Illustrated by Janet Stevens. (Harcourt, $17.) A canine counselor encounters a big problem a cat. (Ages 4 to 8)	7	THE PENDERWICKS ON GARDAM STREET, by Jeanne Birdsall. (Knopf, $15.99.) Four sisters intervene in their fathers dating life; a sequel to The Penderwicks. (Ages 12 and up)
8	ZEN TIES, written and illustrated by Jon J. Muth. (Scholastic, $17.99.) Stillwater the Buddhist panda encourages his nephew and their friends to help a grouchy neighbor. (Ages 4 to 8)	8	LITTLE BROTHER, by Cory Doctorow. (Tor, $17.95.) A teenage hacker takes on the government after America becomes a police state. (Ages 12 and up)
9	SMASH! CRASH!, by Jon Scieszka. Illustrated by David Shannon, Loren Long and David Gordon. (Simon & Schuster, $16.99.) A truck named Jack and a dump truck named Dan love to smash into things. (Ages 3 to 7)	9	NICK OF TIME, by Ted Bell. (St. Martins Griffin, $17.95.) On the eve of World War II, a British boy travels back to the early 1800s. (Ages 9 to 12)
10	THE DANGEROUS ALPHABET, by Neil Gaiman. Illustrated by Gris Grimly. (HarperCollins, $17.99.) A phantasmagoric ABC treasure hunt. (Ages 9 to 12)	10	THE LUXE, by Anna Godbersen. (Harper Teen, $17.99.) Intrigue among Manhattans young social set, circa 1899. (Ages 14 and up)

Paperback Books		Series Books
1	ALICIA, by Lisi Harrison. (Poppy/Little, Brown, $6.99.) In Spain for the summer, a girl auditions for a role in a rock video; a Clique novel. (Ages 12 and up)	1	THE TWILIGHT SAGA, by Stephenie Meyer. (Little Brown, hardcover and paperback.) Vampires and werewolves in high school. (Ages 12 and up)
2	DYLAN, by Lisi Harrison. (Poppy/Little, Brown, $6.99.) The daughter of a TV journalist falls in love at a Hawaiian tennis tournament; a Clique novel. (Ages 12 and up)	2	PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. (Miramax, hardcover and paperback.) A boy and his demigod friends battle mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)
3	THE BOOK THIEF, by Markus Zusak. (Knopf, $11.99.) A girl saves books from Nazi book-burnings and shares them with a Jewish man . (Ages 14 and up)	3	PENDRAGON, by D. J. MacHale. (Aladdin, hardcover and paperback.) A teenage boy travels through time and space. (Ages 10 and up)
4	TEMPTED, by Cecily von Ziegesar. (Poppy/Little, Brown, $9.99.) Who at Waverly stopped Jenny from being expelled? An It Girl novel. (Ages 15 and up)	4	JUNIE B. JONES, by Barbara Park. Illustrated by Denise Brunkus. (Stepping Stone/Random House, hardcover and paper.) Antics in the classroom. (Ages 4 to 8)
5	THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX, by Kate DiCamillo. Illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering. (Candlewick, $7.99.) A mouse, a rat and a simple servant girl embark on a magical journey. (Ages 10 and up)	5	HARRY POTTER, by J. K. Rowling. (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic, hardcover and paper.) A boy wizard hones his skills and fights evil. (Ages 10 and up)
6	INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL, by James Luceno. (Scholastic, $6.99.) Archaeological derring-do; a movie tie-in. (Ages 9 to 12)	6	FANCY NANCY, by Jane OConnor. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. (HarperCollins, hardcover and paperback.) The divine life of a glamour girl with a fancy vocabulary. (Ages 4 to 8)
7	CAMP ROCK, by Lucy Ruggles. (Disney, $4.99.) A girl spends her summer learning pop music; a tie-in to the TV movie. (Ages 9 to 12)	7	MAGIC TREE HOUSE, by Mary Pope Osborne. Illustrated by Sal Murdocca. (Stepping Stone/Random House, hardcover and paperback.) Children travel in time. (Ages 6 to 9)
8	MASSIE, by Lisi Harrison. (Poppy/Little, Brown, $6.99.) A Westchester girl takes a summer job selling cosmetics; a Clique novel. (Ages 12 and up)	8	THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS, by Ann Brashares. (Delacorte, hardcover and paper.) Friends share magical pants. (Ages 12 and up)
9	BRATFEST AT TIFFANYS, by Lisi Harrison. (Poppy/Little, Brown, $9.99.) Crushes divide the girls on the Pretty Committee; a Clique novel. (Ages 12 and up)	9	RANGERS APPRENTICE, by John Flanagan. (Philomel, hardcover and paper.) A boy battles evil. (Ages 9 to 12)
10	WALL-E, by Irene Trimble. (Random House/Disney, $4.99.) A little robot on an intergalactic adventure; a movie tie-in. (Ages 9 to 12)	10	BEST AT EVERYTHING, by various authors and illustrators. (Scholastic, hardcover only.) Advice for living, comic and sincere. (Ages 9 and up)