Our 2018 Facts and Figures compilation of children’s bestsellers includes a wide variety of titles, dominated by classic and contemporary series, graphic novels, movie tie-ins, and beloved picture books. Our lists are based on print unit sales at outlets that report to NPD Bookscan, which tracks approximately 85% of the print market. Here we compile the books that sold more than 100,000 copies in four categories: Hardcover Frontlist, Paperback Frontlist, Hardcover Backlist, and Paperback Backlist.

Last year’s overall top-selling book was The Meltdown, book 13 in Jeff Kinney’s perennially popular Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, which sold more than a million hardcover copies. Across all formats, graphic novels and blockbuster franchises, including Jenny Han’s To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before series (which was adapted into a popular Netflix film that aired last August) and J.K. Rowling’s ever-expanding Harry Potter series, were strong sellers.

In addition to The Meltdown, the hardcover frontlist category also features other high-ranking illustrated novels for young readers, including the latest entries in Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man and Rachel Renée Russell’s Dork Diaries series. A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo, the political picture book parody by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver staff writer Jill Twiss, holds the #3 slot. Debut author Tomi Adeyemi’s Children of Blood and Bone, first in her Legacy of Orïsha YA fantasy trilogy, also made a strong showing at #6.

Taking the lead in paperback frontlist is To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, the media tie-in edition to book one in Jenny Han’s contemporary teen romance. Book three in the trilogy, Always and Forever, Lara Jean reached #4. And ranking at #2 is Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, the movie tie-in edition of Becky Albertalli’s popular LGBTQ rom-com.

Leading the pack in hardcover backlist is Dog Man and Cat Kid, book four in Pilkey’s Dog Man graphic novel series. The 25th anniversary edition of Dr. Seuss’s inspirational picture book, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, took second place, with more than 500,000 copies sold. Fueled by recent film adaptations, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas and Wonder by R.J. Palacio continue to be strong sellers. Additional titles by Pilkey and Seuss appear lower on the list, along with readaloud favorites old and new by Margaret Wise Brown, Bill Martin Jr., Emily Winfield Martin, and picture book duo Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri.

Finally, paperback backlist reveals The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith, illustrated by Katz Cowley, galloping in at #1. Scholastic brought the comedic picture book back into print after a YouTube video of a Scottish grandmother reading the book to her grandson went viral and ignited demand. Madeleine L’Engle’s classic fantasy A Wrinkle in Time also had its time in the spotlight, following the release of the film adaptation in February 2018. The paperback backlist category also featured a mix of graphic novels by Raina Telgemeier; middle grade favorites by Katherine Applegate, Kate DiCamillo, Sharon M. Draper, Rick Riordan, and Louis Sachar; and YA blockbusters by S.E. Hinton, Lois Lowry, and Markus Zusak, among others.

Hardcover Frontlist

500,000+

1. The Meltdown (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #13). Jeff Kinney. Abrams/Amulet (1,148,208)

2. Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas (Dog Man #5). Dav Pilkey. Scholastic/Graphix (692,574)

3. A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo. Jill Twiss, illus. by E.G. Keller. Chronicle (544,475)

200,000+

4. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: The Original Screenplay. J.K. Rowling. Scholastic/Levine (256,748)

5. The Burning Maze (Trials of Apollo #3). Rick Riordan. Disney-Hyperion (231,992)

6. Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha #1). Tomi Adeyemi. Holt (210,627)

100,000+

7. Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild (Dog Man #6). Dav Pilkey. Scholastic/Graphix (199,755)

8. Tales from a Not-So-Happy Birthday (Dork Diaries #13). Rachel Renée Russell. Aladdin (163,425)

9. Little Blue Truck’s Springtime (board book). Alice Schertle, illus. by Jill McElmurry. HMH (158,654)

10. 5-Minute Mickey Mouse Stories. Disney Press (146,013)

11. Paw Patrol 5 Minute Stories Collection. Random House (137,604)

12. I’ve Loved You Since Forever. Hoda Kotb, illus. by Suzie Mason. HarperCollins (136,544)

13. Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel. Val Emmich et al. Poppy (132,257)

14. Construction Site on Christmas Night. Sherri Duskey Rinker, illus. by A.G. Ford. Chronicle (128,287)

15. The Confidence Code for Girls: Taking Risks, Messing Up, and Becoming Your Amazingly Imperfect, Totally Powerful Self. Katty Kay and Claire Shipman, with Jillellyn Riley, illus. by Nan Lawson. HarperCollins (126,472)

16. I’m a Unicorn. Mallory Loehr, illus. by Joey Chou. Golden (110,461)

17. War Storm (Red Queen #4). Victoria Aveyard. HarperTeen (110,328)

18. A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses #4). Sarah J. Maas. Bloomsbury (106,936)

19. What Do You Do with a Chance? Kobi Yamada, illus. by Mae Besom. Compendium (104,110)

20. Live Fearless: A Call to Power, Passion, and Purpose. Sadie Thomas Robertson. Nelson (100,475)

21. Queen of Air and Darkness (The Dark Artifices #3). Cassandra Clare. S&S/McElderry (100,218)

Paperback Frontlist

100,000+

1. To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before: Media Tie-In Edition. Jenny Han. Simon & Schuster (142,855)

2. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda: Movie Tie-In Edition. Becky Albertalli. HarperTeen/Balzer + Bray (132,787)

3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter #1): 20th Anniversary Edition. J.K. Rowling, illus. by Brian Selznick. Scholastic/Levine (128,092)

4. Always and Forever, Lara Jean (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before #3). Jenny Han. Simon & Schuster (126,183)

5. Pete the Cat and the Cool Caterpillar (I Can Read Level 1). James Dean. HarperCollins (124,996)

6. Kristy’s Big Day (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #6). Ann M. Martin, illus. by Gale Galligan. Scholastic/Graphix (108,162)

Hardcover Backlist

400,000+

1. Dog Man and Cat Kid (Dog Man #4). Dav Pilkey. Scholastic/Graphix (716,640)

2. Oh, the Places You’ll Go! (25th anniversary edition.) Dr. Seuss. Random House (540,845)

3. The Hate U Give. Angie Thomas. HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray (526,393)

4. Wonder. R.J. Palacio. Knopf (497,673)

5. First 100 Words (board book). Roger Priddy. Priddy (455,979)

6. The Getaway (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #12). Jeff Kinney. Abrams/Amulet (435,830)

300,000+

7. The Very Hungry Caterpillar (board book). Eric Carle. Philomel (399,757)

8. Goodnight Moon (board book). Margaret Wise Brown, illus. by Clement Hurd. HarperFestival (399,560)

9. Green Eggs and Ham (limited edition). Dr. Seuss. Random House. (384,091)

10. Dr. Seuss’s ABC (board book). Dr. Seuss. Random House (339,780)

11. Giraffes Can’t Dance (board book). Giles Andreae, illus. by Guy Parker-Rees. Scholastic/Cartwheel (333,661)

12. Dog Man (Dog Man #1). Dav Pilkey. Scholastic/Graphix (317,152)

13. Dog Man Unleashed (Dog Man #2). Dav Pilkey. Scholastic/Graphix (317,087)

14. Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties (Dog Man #3). Dav Pilkey. Scholastic/Graphix (314,945)

15. One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish (limited edition). Dr. Seuss. Random House (311,799)

200,000+

16. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (50th anniversary edition board book). Bill Martin Jr., illus. by Eric Carle. Holt (281,404)

17. 5-Minute Princess Stories. Disney Press (274,448)

18. Little Blue Truck (board book). Alice Schertle, illus. by Jill McElmurry. HMH (270,802)

19. 5-Minute Pete the Cat Stories. James Dean. HarperFestival (268,519)

20. The Pout-Pout Fish (board book). Deborah Diesen, illus. by Dan Hanna. FSG (258,267)

21. The Wonderful Things You Will Be. Emily Winfield Martin. Random House (255,126)

22. Guess How Much I Love You (board book). Sam McBratney, illus. by Anita Jeram. Candlewick (254,861)

23. Baby Touch and Feel: Animals (board book). DK (251,940)

24. The Giving Tree. Shel Silverstein. HarperCollins (247,795)

25. The Cat in the Hat. Dr. Seuss. Random House (245,487)

26. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (board book). Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault, illus. by Lois Ehlert. Little Simon (233,927)

27. Disney 5-Minute Snuggle Stories. Disney Press (233,271)

28. Are You My Mother? (board book). P.D. Eastman. Random House (227,229)

29. Dear Zoo (board book). Rod Campbell. Little Simon (225,867)

30. Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? (board book). Dr. Seuss. Random House (222,975)

31. On the Night You Were Born (board book). Nancy Tillman. Feiwel and Friends (218,414)

32. Dragons Love Tacos. Adam Rubin, illus. by Daniel Salmieri. Dial (214,685)

33. Double Down (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #11). Jeff Kinney. Abrams/Amulet (205,500)

100,000+

34. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Dr. Seuss. Random House (196,021)

35. Welcome Little One (board book). Sandra Magsamen. Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (190,890)

36. An Elephant & Piggie Biggie! Mo Willems. Hyperion (187,062)

37. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter #1). J.K. Rowling, illus. by Jim Kay. Scholastic/Levine (180,201)

38. Noisy Farm (board book). Tiger Tales (177,247)

39. Fancy Nancy: 5-Minute Fancy Nancy Stories. Jane O’Connor. HarperFestival (176,332)

40. I Love You to the Moon and Back (board book). Amelia Hepworth. Tiger Tales (175,093)

41. Tales from a Not-So-Secret Crush Catastrophe (Dork Diaries #12). Rachel Renée Russell.

Aladdin (174,042)

42. Turtles All the Way Down. John Green. Dutton (173,801)

43. P Is for Potty! (board book). Naomi Kleinberg. Random House (169,120)

44. Touch and Feel: Never Touch a Dinosaur (board book). Make Believe Ideas (168,693)

45. There’s No Place Like Space: All About Our Solar System. Tish Rabe. Random House (161,832)

46. Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition). Jeff Kinney. Abrams (160,034)

47. Old School (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #10). Jeff Kinney. Abrams/Amulet (159,906)

48. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #1). Jeff Kinney. Abrams/Amulet (156,713)

49. One of Us Is Lying. Karen M. McManus. Delacorte (156,643)

50. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter #2). J.K. Rowling, illus. by Jim Kay. Scholastic/Levine (156,305)

51. Dr. Seuss’s ABC. Dr. Seuss. Random House (155,179)

52. Mother Bruce. Ryan T. Higgins. Disney-Hyperion (154,077)

53. The Going to Bed Book (board book). Sandra Boynton. Little Simon (153,902)

54. Moo, Baa, La La La! (board book). Sandra Boynton. Little Simon (153,898)

55. The Night Before Christmas (anniversary edition). Clement C. Moore, illus. by Christian Birmingham. Running Press (152,671)

56. Where’s Spot? (board book). Eric Hill. Warne (152,592)

57. The Day the Crayons Quit. Drew Daywalt, illus. by Oliver Jeffers. Philomel (150,196)

58. The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook: From Cauldron Cakes to Knickerbocker Glory—More Than 150 Magical Recipes for Wizards and Non-Wizards Alike. Dinah Bucholz. Adams Media (149,233)

59. Polar Express (30th anniversary edition). Chris Van Allsburg. HMH (145,514)

60. Fox in Socks. Dr. Seuss. Random House (144,540)

61. Little Blue Truck’s Christmas (board book). Alice Schertle, illus. by Jill McElmurry. (141,898)

62. Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition. Carol V. Aebersold and Chanda A. Bell, illus. by Coe Steinwart. Cca & B (141,647)

63. Your Baby’s First Word Will Be Dada (board book). Jimmy Fallon, illus. by Miguel Ordóñez. Feiwel and Friends (141,155)

64. Puppy Birthday to You! (Paw Patrol). Golden (140,940)

65. The Book with No Pictures. B.J. Novak. Dial (138,434)

66. The Adventures of Captain Underpants: Color Edition (Captain Underpants #1). Dav Pilkey. Scholstic (138,243)

67. Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night? (board book). Brianna Caplan Sayres, illus. by Christian Slade. Random House (137,725)

68. Gravity Falls: Journal 3. Alex Hirsch et al. Disney Press (135,997)

69. Dear Girl. Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Paris Rosenthal, illus. by Holly Hatam. HarperCollins (133,178)

70. Wonder. R.J. Palacio. Knopf (131,414)

71. What Do You Do with an Idea? Kobi Yamada, illus. by Mae Besom. Compendium (130,272)

72. Baby Touch and Feel: Baby Animals (board book). DK (130,168)

73. I Wish You More. Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illus. by Tom Lichtenheld. Chronicle (130,160)

74. Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed (board book). Eileen Christelow. HMH (129,524)

75. Refugee. Alan Gratz. Scholastic Press (127,971)

76. Barnyard Dance! (board book). Sandra Boynton. Workman (125,907)

77. The Long Haul (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #9). Jeff Kinney. Abrams/Amulet (124,964)

78. Rodrick Rules (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #2). Jeff Kinney. Abrams/Amulet (124,362)

79. Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories. R.J. Palacio. Knopf (124,240)

80. The Last Kids on Earth. Max Brallier. Viking (123,045)

81. I Love You Through and Through (board book). Bernadette Rossetti-Shustak, illus. by Caroline Jayne Church. Scholastic/Cartwheel (122,917)

82. Where Is Baby’s Belly Button? (board book). Karen Katz. Little Simon (121,117)

83. Llama Llama Red Pajama (board book). Anna Dewdney. Viking (121,059)

84. Are You My Mother? P.D. Eastman. Random House (120,878)

85. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter #2). J.K. Rowling, illus. by Jim Kay. Scholastic/Levine (120,357)

86. Go, Dog. Go! P.D. Eastman. Random House (116,209)

87. Rosie Revere, Engineer. Andrea Beaty, illus. by David Roberts. Abrams (116,067)

88. Coco Little Golden Book (Disney/Pixar Coco). Golden/Disney (115,478)

89. Seuss-Isms!: A Guide to Life for Those Just Starting Out... And Those Already on Their Way. Dr. Seuss. Random House (114,937)

90. The Wild Robot. Peter Brown. Little, Brown (114,458)

91. First 100 Animals. Priddy (113,522)

92. Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid # 6). Jeff Kinney. Abrams/Amulet (111,976)

93. Wishtree. Katherine Applegate. Feiwel and Friends (111,725)

94. Letters A B C (with writing pen). Priddy (111,272)

95. Hop on Pop. Dr. Seuss. Random House (110,929)

96. Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb (board book). Al Perkins, illus. by Eric Gurney. Random House (110,501)

97. She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World. Chelsea Clinton, illus. by Alexandra Boiger. Philomel (109,256)

98. Trolls 5 Minute Stories. Random House (109,156)

99. Oh Say Can You Say Di-No-Saur?: All About Dinosaurs. Bonnie Worth. Random House (109,078)

100. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site (board book). Sherri Duskey Rinker, illus. by Tom Lichtenheld. Chronicle (108,266)

101. Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman (Captain Underpants #5). Dav Pilkey. Scholastic (106,547)

102. The Last Straw (Diary of a Wimpy Kid # 3). Jeff Kinney. Abrams/Amulet (105,658)

103. Hard Luck (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #8). Jeff Kinney. Abrams/Amulet (105,297)

104. Llama Llama I Love You (board book). Anna Dewdney. Viking (104,426)

105. A Is for Apple. Georgia Birkett. Tiger Tales (103,549)

106. Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #4). Jeff Kinney. Abrams/Amulet (103,239)

107. Moana Little Golden Book. Laura Hitchcock. Random House/Disney (103,191)

108. Minecraft: The Island. Max Brooks. Del Rey (102,964)

109. Little Blue Truck’s Halloween (board book). Alice Schertle, illus. by Jill McElmurry. HMH (102,793)

110. Potty (board book). Leslie Patricelli. Candlewick (101,021)

111. Five-Minute Peppa Stories (Peppa Pig). Eone. Scholastic (100,761)

112. How to Babysit a Grandma. Jean Reagan, illus. by Lee Wildish. Knopf (100,413)

Paperback Backlist

200,000+

1. The Wonky Donkey. Craig Smith, illus. by Katz Cowley. Scholastic (974,181)

2. A Wrinkle in Time. Madeleine L’Engle. Square Fish (631,201)

3. Love You Forever. Robert Munsch. Firefly (331,084)

4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. J.K. Rowling, illus. by Mary GrandPré. Scholastic/Levine (233,818)

5. The Outsiders. S.E. Hinton. Speak (232,865)

6. The Giver. Lois Lowry. HMH (231,768)

7. The One and Only Ivan. Katherine Applegate. HarperCollins (213,313)

8. A Wrinkle in Time: Movie Tie-In Edition. Madeleine L’Engle. FSG (210,602)

9. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1). Rick Riordan. Disney-Hyperion (203,309)

100,000+

10. A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story. Linda Sue Park. Clarion (194,723)

11. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. Becky Albertalli. HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray (183,752)

12. Where the Wild Things Are (anniversary edition). Maurice Sendak. HarperCollins (177,323)

13. Drama. Raina Telgemeier. Scholastic/Graphix (174,545)

14. Hatchet. Gary Paulsen. Simon & Schuster (169,931)

15. The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Younger Girls (revised edition). Valorie Schaefer. American Girl (168,505)

16. The Book Thief. Markus Zusak. Knopf (164,804)

17. Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids. Rob Elliott. Revell (159,322)

18. To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. Jenny Han. Simon & Schuster (159,212)

19. P.S. I Still Love You (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before #2). Jenny Han. Simon & Schuster (153,128)

20. Smile. Raina Telgemeier. Scholastic/Graphix (149,746)

21. Room on the Broom. Julia Donaldson, illus. by Axel Scheffler. Puffin (135,204)

22. Sisters. Raina Telgemeier. Scholastic/Graphix (132,807)

23. Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House #1). Mary Pope Osborne, illus. by Sal Murdocca. Random House (126,657)

24. Fish in a Tree. Lynda Mullaly Hunt. Puffin (126,487)

25. Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition. Carol V. Aebersold and Chanda A. Bell, illus. by Coe Steinwart. CCA & B (123,137)

26. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter #2). J.K. Rowling, illus. by Mary GrandPré. Scholastic (123,036)

27. Everything, Everything. Nicola Yoon. Random House/Ember (121,504)

28. Pete the Cat: Trick or Pete. James Dean. HarperFestival (120,170)

29. Number the Stars. Lois Lowry. HMH (120,031)

30. The Wishing Spell (The Land of Stories #1). Chris Colfer. Little, Brown (119,348)

31. Out of My Mind. Sharon M. Draper. Atheneum (119,056)

32. Scythe (Arc of a Scythe #1). Neal Shusterman. Simon & Schuster (118,900)

33. Pete the Cat and the Lost Tooth (My First I Can Read). James Dean. HarperCollins (116,424)

34. Holes. Louis Sachar. Yearling (114,991)

35. The Night Before Kindergarten. Natasha Wing, illus. by Julie Durrell. Grosset & Dunlap (114,045)

36. Dawn and the Impossible Three (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #5). Ann M. Martin, illus. by Gale Galligan. Scholastic/Graphix (112,050)

37. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. John Boyne. Random House/Ember (111,955)

38. Puptacular Rescues! (Paw Patrol). Golden (111,179)

39. Pete at the Beach. James Dean. HarperCollins (109,732)

40. Ghost. Jason Reynolds. Atheneum (109,505)

41. Ghosts. Raina Telgemeier. Scholastic/Graphix (108,794)

42. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two. Story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne, play by Thorne. Scholastic/Levine (107,822)

43. The Hidden Oracle (Trials of Apollo #1). Rick Riordan. Disney-Hyperion (106,435)

44. All Paws on Deck! (Paw Patrol). Golden (106,046)

45. Because of Winn-Dixie. Kate DiCamillo. Candlewick (101,786)

46. Kristy’s Great Idea (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #1). Ann M. Martin, illus. by Raina Telgemeier. Scholastic/Graphix (101,246)