Picture Books
| 1 | Olivia Saves the Circus.Ian Falconer. Atheneum/Schwartz, $16 ISBN 0-689-82954-X |
| 2 | What's Wrong with Timmy?Maria Shriver, illus. by Sandra Speidel. Little, Brown, $14.95 ISBN 0-316-23337-4 |
| 3 | It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.Charles M. Schulz. Little Simon, paper $5.99 ISBN 0-689-84607-X |
| 4 | Olivia.Ian Falconer. Atheneum/Schwartz, $16 ISBN 0-689-82953-1 |
| 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 | Corduroy's Best Halloween Ever!Created by Don Freeman, illus. by Lisa McCue. Grosset & Dunlap, paper $3.49 ISBN 0-448-42499-1 |
| 8 | Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type.Doreen Cronin, illus. by Betsy Lewin. Simon & Schuster, $15 ISBN 0-689-83213-3 |
| 9 | Clifford's First Halloween.Norman Bridwell. Scholastic, paper $3.50 ISBN 0-590-50317-0 |
| 10 | A Redwall Winter's Tale.Brian Jacques, illus. by Christopher Denise. Philomel, $18.99 ISBN 0-399-23346-6 |
Fiction
| 1 | The Amber Spyglass.Philip Pullman. Del Rey, paper $6.99 ISBN 0-345-41337-7 |
| 2 | Taggerung.Brian Jacques. Philomel, $23.99 ISBN 0-399-23720-8 |
| 3 | The Princess Diaries.Meg Cabot. HarperTrophy, paper $5.95 ISBN 0-380-81402-1 |
| 4 | Holes.Louis Sachar. Dell/Yearling, paper $5.99 ISBN 0-440-41480-6 |
| 5 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.Ann Brashares. Delacorte, $14.95 ISBN 0-385-72933-2 |
| 6 | Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them.Newt Scamander (aka J.K. Rowling). Scholastic, paper $3.99 ISBN 0-439-29501-7 |
| 7 | Quidditch Through the Ages.Kennilworthy Whisp (aka J.K. Rowling). Scholastic, paper $3.99 ISBN 0-439-29502-5 |
| 8 | Because of Winn-Dixie.Kate DiCamillo. Candlewick, paper $5.99 ISBN 0-7636-1605-2 |
| 9 | A Long Way from Chicago.Richard Peck. Puffin, paper $4.95 ISBN 0-14-130352-2 |
| 10 | Speak.Laurie Halse Anderson. Puffin, $7.99 ISBN 0-14-131088-X |
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 | The New Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley.Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Harper Entertainment. |
| 9 | American Girls. Pleasant Company |
| 10 | Rainbow Fish and Friends.Marcus Pfister. North-South/Night Sky |
