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May 27, 2008 by Travis Jonker

What’s Sellin’? New York Times

May 27, 2008 by Travis Jonker   1 comments

Time again to look at the literary popularity contest also known as the New York Times bestseller list. Click here to view the complete lists.

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PICTURE BOOKS
This
Week
Weeks
On List
1 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 4
2 GALLOP!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder. (Workman, $12.95.) Animals seem to move when you flip the page. (Ages 4 to 8) 27
3 DIRT ON MY SHIRT, by Jeff Foxworthy. Illustrated by Steve Bjorkman. (HarperCollins, $16.99.) Poems of childhood by the comedian and TV host. (Ages 4 to 7) 11
4 ALPHABET, by Matthew Van Fleet. (Wiseman/Simon & Schuster, $19.99.) An interactive safari ABC. (Ages 2 to 6) 6
5 KNUFFLE BUNNY TOO, written and illustrated by Mo Willems. (Hyperion, $16.99.) One of Trixie’s classmates has a bunny just like hers. (Ages 4 to 8) 28

Laura and Jenna Bush top the list with their recent release. Not everyone thinks this should be so. Click here for a review of “Read All About It” by Horn Book editor Roger Sutton.

CHAPTER BOOKS
This
Week
Weeks
On List
1 DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Amulet/Abrams, $12.95.) The travails of adolescence, in cartoons. (Ages 9 to 12) 57
2 DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Amulet/Abrams, $12.95.) How Greg embarrassed himself on his vacation; a sequel to “Diary of a Wimpy Kid.” (Ages 9 to 12) 18
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
4 NICK OF TIME, by Ted Bell. (St. Martin’s Griffin, $17.95.) On the eve of World War II, a British boy travels back to the early 1800s. (Ages 9 to 12) 1
5 TWEAK, by Nic Sheff. (Ginee Seo/Atheneum, $16.99.) A memoir of a teenager’s methamphetamine addiction. (Ages 15 and up) 12

You are not experiencing a sudden case of deja vu. “Wimpy Kid” retains the top two spots again.

SERIES BOOKS
This
Week
Weeks
On List
1 THE TWILIGHT SAGA, by Stephenie Meyer. (Megan Tingley/Little Brown, hardcover and paperback.) Vampires and werewolves in high school. (Ages 12 and up) 41
2 PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. (Miramax, hardcover and paperback.) Battling mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12) 55
3 FANCY NANCY, by Jane O’Connor. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. (HarperCollins, hardcover and paperback.) A glamour girl ’s divine life. (Ages 4 to 8) 15
4 WARRIORS: POWER OF THREE, by Erin Hunter. (HarperCollins, hardcover only.) Cat warriors fight for survival in a mythical land. (Ages 9 to 12) 4
5 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) 181

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About Travis Jonker

Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.

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  1. Bill says

    May 28, 2008 at 6:55 am

    I love the illustration in Read All About It, but thought the story was just ok. Literate Lives has tagged you with a meme, couldn’t find if you had done this one yet.

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