Picture Books
| 1 | Corduroy's Best Halloween Ever!Created by Don Freeman, illus. by Lisa McCue. Grosset & Dunlap, paper $3.49 ISBN 0-448-42499-1 |
| 2 | Clifford's First Halloween.Norman Bridwell. Scholastic, paper $3.50 ISBN 0-590-50317-0 |
| 3 | Olivia Saves the Circus.Ian Falconer. Atheneum/Schwartz, $16 ISBN 0-689-82954-X |
| 4 | It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.Charles M. Schulz. Little Simon, paper $5.99 ISBN 0-689-84607-X |
| 5 | The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything.Linda Williams, illus. by Megan Lloyd. HarperTrophy, paper $5.95 ISBN 0-06-443183-5 |
| 6 | Clifford's Halloween.Norman Bridwell. Scholastic, paper $3.50 ISBN 0-590-44287-2 |
| 7 | Olivia.Ian Falconer. Atheneum/Schwartz, $16 ISBN 0-689-82953-1 |
| 8 | The Night Before Kindergarten.Natasha Wing, illus. by Julie Durrell. Grosset & Dunlap, paper $3.49 ISBN 0-448-42500-9 |
| 9 | Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type.Doreen Cronin, illus. by Betsy Lewin. Simon & Schuster, $15 ISBN 0-689-83213-3 |
| 10 | I Spy Spooky Night.Jean Marzollo, photos by Walter Wick. Cartwheel, $13.95 ISBN 0-590-48137-1 |
Fiction
| 1 | The Princess Diaries.Meg Cabot. HarperTrophy, paper $5.95 ISBN 0-380-81402-1 |
| 2 | Taggerung.Brian Jacques. Philomel, $23.99 ISBN 0-399-23720-8 |
| 3 | Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them.Newt Scamander (aka J.K. Rowling). Scholastic, paper $3.99 ISBN 0-439-29501-7 |
| 4 | Quidditch Through the Ages.Kennilworthy Whisp (aka J.K. Rowling). Scholastic, paper $3.99 ISBN 0-439-29502-5 |
| 5 | Holes.Louis Sachar. Dell/Yearling, paper $5.99 ISBN 0-440-41480-6 |
| 6 | Lord Brocktree.Brian Jacques. Ace, paper $6.99 ISBN 0-441-00872-0 |
| 7 | Princess in the Spotlight.Meg Cabot. HarperCollins, $15.95 ISBN 0-06-029465-5 |
| 8 | Because of Winn-Dixie.Kate DiCamillo. Candlewick, paper $5.99 ISBN 0-7636-1605-2 |
| 9 | Speak.Laurie Halse Anderson. Puffin, $7.99 ISBN 0-14-131088-X |
| 10 | When Zachary Beaver Came to Town.Kimberly Willis Holt. Dell/Yearling, paper $5.50 ISBN 0-440-22904-9 |
Series and Tie-ins
| 1 | Harry Potter.J.K. Rowling. Scholastic/Levine |
| 2 | Captain Underpants.Dav Pilkey. Scholastic/Blue Sky |
| 3 | A Series of Unfortunate Events.Lemony Snicket. HarperTrophy |
| 4 | Bob the Builder. Simon Spotlight |
| 5 | Magic Tree House.Mary Pope Osborne, illus. by Sal Murdocca. Random House |
| 6 | The Prayer of Jabez.Bruce Wilkinson et al. Tommy Nelson |
| 7 | Junie B. Jones.Barbara Park. Random House |
| 8 | American Girls. Pleasant Company |
| 9 | Rainbow Fish.Marcus Pfister. North-South |
| 10 | Blue's Clues. Simon Spotlight |
