The figures in these lists cover sales from the original date of publication through the end of 1995. We asked publishers to supply us with figures for hardcover books that have sold more than 750,000 copies, and paperback books with sales over one million copies. The lists are based on actual sales as reported by publishers; they reflect domestic sales only, and do not include book club and international sales. Books in the public domain generally are not listed, since aggregate sales figures are not available. Some publishers were unable to supply accurate cumulative numbers, often because the originating publisher was acquired by another and sales figures could not be found. Therefore, some titles had to be left off, and others are ranked according to whatever sales figures were available.

1.The Poky Little Puppy by Janette Sebring Lowrey (Golden, 1942) 14,000,000

2. The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter (Frederick Warne, 1902) 9,331,266

3. Tootle by Gertrude Crampton (Golden, 1945) 8,055,500

4. Saggy Baggy Elephant by Kathryn and Byron Jackson (Golden, 1947) 7,098,000

5. Scuffy the Tugboat by Gertrude Crampton (Golden, 1955) 7,065,000

6. Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt (Golden, 1940) 6,146,543

7. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1960) 6,065,197

8. The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1957) 5,643,731

9. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1960) 4,822,331

10. Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein (HarperCollins, 1974) 4,623,762

11. Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1963) 4,398,271

12. Dr. Seuss's ABC by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1960) 4,266,910

13. The Tale of Benjamin Bunny by Beatrix Potter (Frederick Warne, 1904) 4,105,757

14. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein (HarperCollins, 1964) 4,075,925

15. The Children's Bible (Golden, 1965) 4,025,749

16. Disney's the Lion King adapted by Justine Korman (Golden, 1994) 3,900,150

17. The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck by Beatrix Potter (Frederick Warne, 1908) 3,825,819

18. Richard Scarry's Best Word Book Ever by Richard Scarry (Golden, 1963) 3,798,953

19. The Real Mother Goose, illus. by Blanche F. Wright (Rand McNally, 1916 OP) 3,600,000 (as of 1989)

20. The Cat in the Hat Comes Back by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1958) 3,445,303

21. A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein (Collins, 1981) 3,302,278

22. Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman (Random House, 1960) 3,277,939

23. The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin by Beatrix Potter (Frederick Warne, 1903) 3,079,317

24. The Tale of Tom Kitten by Beatrix Potter (Frederick Warne, 1907) 2,986,005

25. Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1965) 2,949,628

26. Where's Waldo? by Martin Handford (Little, Brown 1987) 2,911,190

27. The Great Waldo Search by Martin Handford (Little, Brown, 1989) 2,819,504

28. The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg (Houghton Mifflin, 1985) 2,734,670

29. Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne, illus. by Ernest Shepard (Dutton, 1926) 2,730,398

30. Find Waldo Now by Martin Handford (Little, Brown, 1989) 2,730,306

31. Go, Dog. Go! by P. D. Eastman (Random House, 1961) 2,715,788

32. Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1990) 2,658,935

33. My Book About Me (by Me, Myself)by Dr. Seuss, illus. by Roy McKie (Random House, 1969) 2,491,445

34. Walt Disney's Storyland by Walt Disney (Golden, 1962) 2,400,904

35. The Cat in the Hat Beginner Book Dictionary by P. D. Eastman ( House, 1964) 2,382,269

36. The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister (North-South, 1992) 2,357,700

37. How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1957) 2,251,625

38. Richard Scarry's Best Mother Goose Ever by Richard Scarry (Golden, 1964) 2,167,079

39. The Touch Me Book by Pat and Eve Witte (Golden, 1961) 2,040,125

40. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, illus. by Clement Hurd (HarperCollins, 1947) 2,039,916

41. I Am a Bunny by Ole Risom, illus. by Richard Scarry (Golden, 1963) 2,003,832

42. The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper (Platt & Munk, 1930) 1,993,043

43. Charlotte's Web by E.B. White, illus. by Garth Williams (HarperCollins, 1952) 1,933,710

44. Never Talk to Strangers by Irma Joyce (Golden, 1967 OP) 1,916,040

45. When We Were Very Young by A. A. Milne, illus. by Ernest Shepard (Dutton, 1924) 1,800,687

46. Richard Scarry's Best Storybook Ever by Richard Scarry (Golden, 1968) 1,764,176

47. Barney's Magical Picnic by Stephen White (Golden, 1993) 1,743,700

48. I Can Read with My Eyes Shut by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1978) 1,739,355

49. The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew #1)by Carolyn Keene (Grosset & Dunlap, 1930) 1,700,979

50. The Tower Treasure (Hardy Boys #1) by Franklin Dixon (Grosset & Dunlap, 1927) 1,694,286

51. Just Imagine by Mary Shrode, illus. by Mary Grace Eubank (Lyons/Barney, 1992 OP) 1,588,233

52. Put Me in the Zoo by Robert Lopshire (Random House, 1960) 1,584,471

53. Disney's 101 Dalmatians adapted by Ronald Kidd (Golden, 1991) 1,520,900

54. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (Philomel, 1969) 1,519,677

55. Barney's Farm Animals by Kimberly Kearns and Marie O'Brien, illus. by Malzeke-McDonald (Lyons/Barney, 1993) 1,498,274

56. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (HarperCollins, 1964) 1,486,903

57. Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things That Go by Richard Scarry (Golden, 1968) 1,483,285

58. Disney's Beauty and the Beast adapted by Ronald Kidd (Golden, 1992) 1,479,350

59. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Harcourt Brace, 1943) 1,478,530

60. Eloise Wilkin's Mother Goose by Eloise Wilkin (Golden, 1961) 1,471,000

61. Disney's The Little Mermaid adapted by Ronald Kidd (Golden, 1991) 1,467,300

62. Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1975) 1,448,144

63. Love Is a Special Way of Feeling by Joan Walsh Anglund (Harcourt Brace, 1960) 1,384,375

64. Big Bird's Color Game by Children's Television Workshop (Golden, 1980) 1,354,626

65. Disney's Aladdin adapted by Ronald Kidd (Golden, 1992) 1,354,500

66. Macmillan Dictionary for Children edited by Judith Levey (Simon & Schuster, 1975) 1,350,450

67. The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew #2) Carolyn Keene (Grosset & Dunlap, 1930) 1,323,265

68. The House on the Cliff (Hardy Boys #2) by Franklin Dixon (Grosset & Dunlap, 1927) 1,282,153

69. Meet Samantha by Susan Adler (Pleasant Co., 1986) 1,266,746

70. Animalia by Graeme Base (Abrams, 1987) 1,258,000

71. Barney's Favorite Mother Goose Rhymes Vol. 1 by Stephen White, illus. by Mary Grace Eubank (Lyons/Barney, 1993 OP) 1,237,897

72. Disney's The Lion King adapted by Ronald Kidd (Golden, 1994) 1,212,200

73. Meet Addy by Connie Porter (Pleasant Co., 1993) 1,204,528

74. Oh Say Can You Say? by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1979) 1,198,643

75. Barney's Color Surprise by Mary Ann Dudko and Margie Larsen, photos by Dennis Full (Lyons/Barney, 1993) 1,159,190

76. The Way Things Work by David Macaulay (Houghton Mifflin, 1988) 1,148,818

77. Tawny Scrawny Lion by Kathryn Jackson (Golden, 1952) 1,126,000

78. Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey (Viking, 1941) 1,122,213

79. Meet Kirsten by Janet Shaw (Pleasant Co., 1986) 1,108,740

80. There's a Wocket in My Pocket! by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1974) 1,107,265

81. Millions of Cats by Wanda Gág (Coward, 1928) 1,106,586

82. ET-The Extra-Terrestrial Storybook by William Kotzwinkle (Grosset & Dunlap, 1983) 1,096,338

83. A Fly Went By by Mike McClintock, illus. by Fritz Siebel (Random House, 1958) 1,092,967

84. The Bungalow Mystery (Nancy Drew #3)by Carolyn Keene (Grosset & Dunlap, 1930) 1,091,897

85. Santa Mouse by Elfrieda Dewitt (Grosset & Dunlap, 1966 OP) 1,078,215

86. The Magic Locket by Elizabeth Koda-Callan (Workman, 1988) 1,062,000

87. The Secret of the Old Mill (Hardy Boys #3)by Franklin Dixon (Grosset & Dunlap, 1930) 1,056,053

88. Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1970) 1,052,582

89. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff, illus. by Felicia Bond (HarperCollins, 1985) 1,025,422

90. Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day? by Richard Scarry (Random House, 1968) 1,007,177

91. Where's Spot? by Eric Hill (Putnam, 1980) 992,956

92. House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne illus. by Ernest Shepard (Dutton, 1928) 992,911

93. The Tall Book of Nursery Tales illus. by Feodor Rojankovsky (HarperCollins, 1944 OP) 968,218

94. Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1958) 915,313

95. Richard Scarry's Early Words by Richard Scarry (Random House, 1976 OP) 914,174

96. The Jolly Postman by Janet and Allan Ahlberg (Little, Brown, 1986) 890,808

97. The Mystery of Lilac Inn (Nancy Drew #4) by Carolyn Keene (Grosset & Dunlap, 1930) 887,870

98. Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1962) 881,029

99. Baby Bop's Counting Book by Mary Ann Dudko and Margie Larsen, photos by Dennis Full (Lyons/Barney, 1993) 881,019

100. The Eleventh Hour by Graeme Base (Abrams, 1989) 878,000

101. Babies So Tall Board Book by Gyo Fujikawa (Grosset & Dunlap, 1963) 872,068

102. The Silver Slippers by Elizabeth Koda-Callan (Workman, 1989) 867,000

103. The Mitten by Jan Brett (Putnam, 1989) 861,819

104. Baby Bop's Toys by Kimberly Kearns and Marie O'Brien, photos by Dennis Full (Lyons/Barney, 1993 OP) 861,020

105. The Secret of Shadow Ranch (Nancy Drew #5) by Carolyn Keene (Grosset & Dunlap, 1931) 853,043

106. Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1940) 834,803

107. Soft as a Kitten by Audean Johnson (Random House, 1982) 823,234

108. The Sneetches and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1961) 819,085

109. The Missing Chums (Hardy Boys #4) Franklin Dixon (Grosset & Dunlap, 1930) 815,073

110. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka, illus. by Lane Smith (Viking, 1989) 802,530

111. Hunting for Hidden Gold (Hardy Boys #5) by Franklin Dixon (Grosset & Dunlap, 1928) 800,248

112. Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne, illus. by Ernest Shepard (Dutton, 1927) 799,762

113. Happy Birthday to You! by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1959) 799,091

114. Ten Apples Up On Top! by Theo.stet period here LeSieg, illus. by Roy McKie (Random House, 1961) 791,178

115. The Story of Babar by Jean de Brunhoff (Random House, 1937) 788,971

116. The Star Wars Storybook adapted by Geraldine Richelson (Random House, 1978 OP) 779,259

117. Super Songs with Silly Sounds (Golden, 1992) 778,300

118. Baby Animals So Tall Board Book by Gyo Fujikawa (Grosset & Dunlap, 1963) 774,050

119. Kids Songs with Crazy Sounds (Golden, 1992) 758,700

120. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (Knopf, 1964) 758,624

121. Bennett Cerf's Book of Riddles by Bennett Cerf (Random House, 1960) 755,076

122. It's Not Easy Being a Bunny by Marilyn Sadler, illus. by Roger Bollen (Random House, 1983) 751,010