Picture Books
| 1 | If You Take a Mouse to School. Laura Joffe Numeroff, illus. by Felicia Bond. HarperCollins/Geringer, $15.99 ISBN 0-06-028328-9 |
| 2 | Giggle, Giggle, Quack. Doreen Cronin, illus. by Betsy Lewin. Simon & Schuster, $15.95 ISBN 0-689-84506-5 |
| 3 | The Night Before Kindergarten. Natasha Wing, illus. by Julie Durrell. Grosset & Dunlap, paper $3.49 ISBN 0-448-42500-9 4 |
| 4 | America: A Patriotic Primer. Lynne Cheney, illus. by Robin Preiss Glasser. Simon & Schuster, $16.95 ISBN 0-689-85192-8 |
| 5 | Clifford's First School Day. Norman Bridwell. Scholastic, paper $3.50 ISBN 0-439-08284-6 |
| 6 | Chrysanthemum. Kevin Henkes. HarperTrophy, paper $5.99 ISBN 0-688-14732-1 |
| 7 | Olivia. Ian Falconer. Atheneum/Schwartz, $16 ISBN 0-689-82953-1 |
| 8 | Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type. Doreen Cronin, illus. by Betsy Lewin. Simon & Schuster, $15 ISBN 0-689-83213-3 |
| 9 | Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten. Joseph Slate, illus. by Ashley Wolff. Puffin, paper $6.99 ISBN 0-14-056273-7 |
| 10 | First Day Jitters. Julie Danneberg, illus. by Judith Dufour Love. Charlesbridge, paper $6.95 ISBN 1-58089-061-X |
Fiction
| 1 | Artemis Fowl. Eoin Colfer. Talk Miramax/Hyperion, paper $6.99 ISBN 0-7868-1707-0 |
| 2 | Stargirl. Jerry Spinelli. Knopf, paper $8.95 ISBN 0-375-82233-X |
| 3 | Holes. Louis Sachar. Dell/Yearling, paper $5.99 ISBN 0-440-41480-6 |
| 4 | Coraline. Neil Gaiman. HarperCollins, $15.99 0-380-9778-8 |
| 5 | Lady Knight (Protector of the Small #4). Tamora Pierce. Random House, $16.95 ISBN 0-375-81465-5 |
| 6 | Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident. Eoin Colfer. Talk Miramax/Hyperion, $16.95 ISBN 0-7868-0855-1 |
| 7 | Gossip Girl. Cecily von Ziegesar. Little, Brown, paper $8.95 ISBN 0-316-91033-3 |
| 8 | All-American Girl. Meg Cabot. HarperCollins, $15.99 ISBN 0-06-029469-8 |
| 9 | The Thief Lord. Cornelia Funke, trans. by Oliver Latsch. Scholastic/Chicken House, $16.95 ISBN 0-439-40437-1 |
| 10 | Judy Moody. Megan McDonald, illus. by Peter Reynolds. Candlewick, paper $5.99 ISBN 0-7636-1231-6 |
Series and Tie-ins
| 1 | Harry Potter. J.K. Rowling. Scholastic/Levine |
| 2 | Junie B. Jones. Barbara Park, illus. by Denise Brunkus. Random House |
| 3 | A Series of Unfortunate Events. Lemony Snicket. HarperTrophy |
| 4 | The Princess Diaries. Meg Cabot. HarperCollins |
| 5 | Captain Underpants. Dav Pilkey. Scholastic/Blue Sky |
| 6 | Confessions of Georgia Nicolson books. Louise Rennison. HarperCollins |
| 7 | Magic Tree House. Mary Pope Osborne, illus. by Sal Murdocca. Random House |
| 8 | Olivia board books. Ian Falconer. Atheneum/Schwartz |
| 9 | The New Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. HarperEntertainment |
| 10 | Lilo & Stitch. Disney, DK |
