What’s Selling? The Best Selling Children’s Books of the Week

Paywall, schmaywall – I’m screenshotting the New York Times bestselling books of the week so we can talk about them.

First up, picture books:

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Okay, okay, a couple surprises on the list this week. Although, to be fair, I always assume the list will be 100% well known series and celebrity books. So seeing a Caldecott Honor winning book at the top of the list (Knight Owl) is a beautiful sight to see, and well deserved – my students love that book. Leaf Thief at #2 is a bit of a surprise, but it’s already been on the list for 16 weeks, so maybe I just need to pay closer attention. Then we do have some celeb and series books rounding things out.

Okay. Middle grade time:

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Three “NEW THIS WEEK” books on the list! Impossible Creatures is one of the most buzzed about middle grade books of the year, having already been a big hit in the UK. Cool to see Newbery Honoree Jasmine Warga on the list for A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall (an art-thief mystery that looks very good). And the most famous historian I know, Doris Kearns Goodwin, pops on the list with a president bio book The Leadership Journey (illustrated by the wonderful Amy June Bates).

Any surprises for you?

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