Publisher's Weekly 2001 List 12/17/2001 All-Time Bestselling Children's Books

Sales Copies Sold Title Year Other Author Illustrator Publisher Rank 1. 14,898,341 The Poky Little Puppy 1942 LGB Janette Sebring Lowrey Gustaf Tenggren Golden 2. 9,380,274 The Tale Of Peter Rabbit 1902 Frederick Warne 3. 8,560,277 Tootle 1945 LGB Gertrude Crampton Tibor Gergely Golden 4. 8,143,088 1960 BB Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss Random House 5. 7,913,765 Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000 J.K. Rowling Mary GrandPré Scholastic/Levine 6. 7,562,710 Pat The Bunny 1940 Dorothy Kunhardt Simon & Schuster 7. 7,476,395 Saggy Baggy Elephant 1947 LGB Kathryn & Byron Jackson Gustaf Tenggren Golden 8. 7,366,073 Scuffy The Tugboat 1946 LGB Gertrude Crampton Tibor Gergely Golden 9. 7,220,982 The Cat In The Hat 1957 BB Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss Random House 10. 6,335,585 Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1999 J.K. Rowling Mary GrandPré Scholastic/Levine 11. 6,314,391 Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999 J.K. Rowling Mary GrandPré Scholastic/ Levine 12. 6,228,042 Where The Sidewalk Ends 1974 Shel Silverstein HarperCollins 13. 6,164,454 One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish 1960 BB Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss Random House 14. 5,603,187 1964 Shel Silverstein Shel Silverstein HarperCollins 15. 5,471,709 The Littlest Angel 1946 Charles Tazewell Katherine Evans Children's Press/Ideals 16. 5,420,890 Hop On Pop 1963 BB Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss Random House 17. 5,353,426 Oh, The Places You'll Go! 1990 Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss Random House 18. 5,187,656 Dr. Seuss's ABC 1960 BB Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss Random House 19. 5,087,304 Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone 1998 J.K. Rowling Mary GrandPré Scholastic/Levine 20. 4,849,704 The Very Hungry Caterpillar 1969 Eric Carle Eric Carle Philomel 21. 4,281,314 The Children's Bible 1965 Golden 22. 4,269,048 1981 Shel Silverstein Shel Silverstein HarperCollins 23. 4,163,244 The Tale Of Benjamin Bunny 1904 Beatrix Potter Frederick Warne 24. 4,135,762 Are You My Mother? 1960 BB P.D. Eastman P.D. Eastman Random House 25. 4,082,500 The Rainbow Fish 1992 Marcus Pfister Marcus Pfister North-South 26. 4,043,578 The Cat In The Hat Comes Back 1958 BB Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss Random House 27. 3,981,291 Richard Scarry's Best Word Book 1963 Richard Scarry Richard Scarry Golden 28. 3,900,150 Disney's The Lion King 1994 Justine Korman (adapted) Don Williams Golden 29. 3,839,474 The Tale Of Jemina Puddle-Duck 1908 Beatrix Potter Frederick Warne 30. 3,757,178 The Little Engine That Could 1930 Watty Piper Lois Lenski Platt & Munk 31. 3,680,135 Fox In Socks 1965 BB Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss Random House 32. 3,613,958 Goodnight Moon (Board Book) 1991 Margaret Wise Brown Clement Hurd HarperCollins 33. 3,600,000 The Real Mother Goose 1916 Blanche F. Wright Rand McNally 34. 3,482,666 Go, Dog, Go! 1961 BB P.D. Eastman P.D. Eastman Random House 35. 3,446,646 How The Grinch Stole Christmas 1964 Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss Random House 36. 3,172,366 The Tale Of Squirrel Nutkin 1903 Beatrix Potter Frederick Warne 37. 3,079,464 The Tale Of Tom Kitten 1907 Beatrix Potter Frederick Warne 38. 3,054,401 Macmillan Dictionary For Children 1975 Judith Levy (edited) Macmillan 39. 2,952,331 Winnie-The-Pooh 1926 A.A. Milne Ernest Shepard Dutton 40. 2,923,826 My Book About Me 1969 BB Dr. Seuss Roy McKie Random House 41. 2,911,195 Where's Waldo? 1987 Martin Handford Martin Handford Little, Brown 42. 2,861,949 Just Imagine 1992 Lyrick 43. 2,819,598 The Great Waldo Search 1989 Martin Handford Martin Handford Little, Brown 44. 3,544,116 The Polar Express 1985 CM Chris Van Allsburg Houghton Mifflin 45. 2,730,622 Find Waldo Now 1989 Martin Handford Martin Handford Little, Brown 46. 2,609,201 Cat's Cradle 1993 Anne Akers Johnson Sarah Boore Klutz 47. 2,524,642 The Cat In The Hat Beginner Book Dictionary 1964 BB P.D. Eastman P.D. Eastman Random House 48. 2,441,836 Goodnight Moon 1947 Margaret Wise Brown Clement Hurd HarperCollins 49. 2,400,904 Walt Disney's Storyland 1962 Walt Disney Golden 50. 2,347,750 The Secret Of Shadow Ranch (Nancy Drew #5) 1931 Carolyn Keene Grosset & Dunlap 51. 2,343,018 Barney's Favorite Mother Goose Rhymes Vol. 1 1993 Lyrick 52. 2,319,722 Falling Up 1996 Shel Silverstein Shel Silverstein HarperCollins 53. 2,273,429 The Secret Of The Old Clock (Nancy Drew #1) 1930 Carolyn Keene Grosset & Dunlap 54. 2,241,218 Richard Scarry's Best Mother Goose Ever 1964 Richard Scarry Richard Scarry Golden 55. 2,209,774 The Tower Treasure (Hardy Boys #1) 1927 Franklin Dixon Grosset & Dunlap 56. 2,199,550 Guess How Much I Love You (Board Book) 1996 Sam McBratney Candlewick 57. 2,174,283 Barney's Farm Animals 1993 Lyrick 58. 2,139,084 I Can Read With My Eyes Shut 1978 BB Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss Random House 59. 2,136,818 Baby Bop's Toys 1993 Lyrick 60. 2,065,102 Put Me In The Zoo 1960 BB Robert Lopshire Robert Lopshire Random House 61. 2,040,125 The Touch Me Book 1961 Pat and Eve Witte Golden 62. 2,034,130 I Am A Bunny 1963 Ole Risom Richard Scarry Golden 63. 1,972,147 Where The Wild Things Are 1964 CM Maurice Sendak HarperCollins 64. 1,934,275 Never Talk To Strangers 1967 Irma Joyce Golden 65. 1,896,663 Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! 1975 Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss Random House 66. 1,863,024 Richard Scarry's Best Storybook Ever 1968 Richard Scarry Richard Scarry Golden 67. 1,856,687 When We Were Very Young 1924 A.A. Milne Ernest Shepard Dutton 68. 1,821,457 The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew #2) 1930 Carolyn Keene Grosset & Dunlap 69. 1,786,320 If You Give A Mouse A Cookie 1985 Laura Numeroff Felicia Bond HarperCollins 70. 1,753,185 The Little Prince 1943 Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Harcourt 71. 1,743,700 Barney's Magical Picnic 1993 Stephen White Golden 72. 1,712,433 The House On The Cliff (Hardy Boys #2) 1927 Franklin Dixon Grosset & Dunlap Publisher's Weekly 2001 List 12/17/2001 All-Time Bestselling Children's Books

Sales Copies Sold Title Year Other Author Illustrator Publisher Rank 73. 1,691,855 Richard's Scarry's Cars And Trucks And Things That1968 Go Richard Scarry Richard Scarry Golden 74. 1,630,908 Guess How Much I Love You 1995 Sam McBratney Anita Jeram Candlewick 75. 1,609,000 Animalia 1987 Graeme Base Graeme Base Abrams 76. 1,548,785 The Bungalow Mystery (Nancy Drew #3) 1930 Carolyn Keene Grosset & Dunlap 77. 1,543,297 Eloise 1955 Kay Thompson Hilary Knight Simon & Schuster 78. 1,537,560 Charlotte's Web 1952 E.B. White Garth Williams HarperCollins 79. 1,535,595 Moo Baa La La La (Board Book) 1982 Sandra Boynton Sandra Boynton Little Simon 80. 1,520,900 Disney's 101 Dalmatians 1991 Ronald Kidd (adapted) Bill Langley Golden 81. 1,509,244 Barney's Color Surprise 1993 Lyrick 82. 1,479,350 Disney's Beauty And The Beast 1991 Ronald Kidd (adapted) Ron Dias Golden 83. 1,476,792 Scholastic Children's Dictionary 1996 Scholastic Reference 84. 1,471,000 Eloise Wilkin's Mother Goose 1961 Eloise Wilkin Eloise Wilkin Golden 85. 1,467,944 Oh Say Can You Say? 1979 BB Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss Random House 86. 1,467,645 The Secret Of (Hardy Boys #3) 1930 Franklin Dixon Grosset & Dunlap 87. 1,467,300 Disney's The Little Mermaid 1991 Ronald Kidd (adapted) Sue Di Cicco Golden 88. 1,421,064 Love Is A Special Way Of Feeling 1960 Joan Walsh Anglund Joan Walsh Anglund Harcourt 89. 1,403,629 The Very Quiet Cricket 1990 Eric Carle Eric Carle Philomel 90. 1,390,000 The Magic Locket 1988 Elizabeth Koda-Callan Workman 91. 1,375,505 A Fly Went By 1958 BB Mike McClintock Fritz Siebel Random House 92. 1,371,225 The Going To Bed Book 1982 Sandra Boynton Sandra Boynton Little Simon 93. 1,360,839 There's A Wocket In My Pocket! 1974 BB Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss Random House 94. 1,354,626 Big Bird's Color Game 1980 Golden 95. 1,354,500 Aladdin 1992 Ronald Kidd (adapted) Darrell Baker Golden 96. 1,352,712 Make Way For Ducklings 1941 CM Robert McCloskey Robert McCloskey Viking 97. 1,342,863 ET: The Extra-Terrestrial Storybook 1983 William Kotzwinkle David Wiesner Grosset & Dunlap 98. 1,339,547 Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? (Board Book) 1996 BB Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss Random House 99. 1,338,315 Dr. Seuss's ABC (Board Book) 1996 BB Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss Random House 100. 1,331,991 The Mystery Of Lilac Inn (Nancy Drew #4) 1930 Carolyn Keene Grosset & Dunlap 101. 1,311,387 Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? 1970 BB Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss Random House 102. 1,261,468 The Cheerios Play Book 1998 Lee Wade Little Simon 103. 1,251,684 Baby's First Words 1985 Lars Wik Random House 104. 1,212,945 The Runaway Bunny (Board Book) 1991 Margaret Wise Brown Clement Hurd HarperFestival 105. 1,212,200 Disney's The Lion King Adapted 1994 Ronald Kidd (adapted) Golden 106. 1,200,842 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1990 Random House 107. 1,192,044 Disney's Storybook Collection 1998 Disney Press 108. 1,189,973 The Missing Chums (Hardy Boys #4) 1930 Franklin Dixon Grosset & Dunlap 109. 1,185,920 The Way Things Work 1988 David Macaulay David Macaulay Houghton Mifflin 110. 1,183,151 The Mitten 1989 Jan Brett Jan Brett Putnam 111. 1,179,533 Hunting For Hidden Gold (Hardy Boys #5) 1928 Franklin Dixon Grosset & Dunlap 112. 1,151,000 The Eleventh Hour 1989 Graeme Base Graeme Base Abrams 113. 1,145,300 Thomas The Tank Engine's Noisy Trip 1989 Rev. W. Awdry Random House 114. 1,136,918 Where's Spot? 1980 Eric Hill Putnam 115. 1,132,605 If You Give A Moose A Muffin 1991 Laura Numeroff Felicia Bond HarperCollins/Geringer 116. 1,128,202 Baby Bop's Counting Book 1993 Lyrick 117. 1,126,000 Tawny Scrawny Lion 1952 LGB Kathryn Jackson Golden 118. 1,122,000 Barnyard Dance 1993 Sandra Boynton Workman 119. 1,111,000 The Silver Slippers 1989 Elizabeth Koda-Callan Workman 120. 1,100,896 Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day? 1968 Richard Scarry Richard Scarry Random House 121. 1,100,000 Star Wars Episode I Cross Sections 1999 DK 122. 1,099,862 House At Pooh Corner 1928 A.A. Milne Ernest Shepard Dutton 123. 1,089,165 On The Day You Were Born 1991 Debra Frasier Harcourt 124. 1,078,215 Santa Mouse 1966 Elfrieda Dewitt Grosset & Dunlap 125. 1,071,060 Yertle The Turtle And Other Stories 1958 Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss Random House 126. 1,060,519 My First Bible In Pictures 1989 Kenneth Taylor Tyndale House 127. 1,049,559 Stellaluna 1993 Janell Cannon Harcourt 128. 1,049,000 Love You Forever 1986 Robert Munsch Firefly 129. 1,024,838 The Sneetches And Other Stories 1961 Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss Random House 130. 1,022,806 Ten Apples Up On Top! 1961 BB Theo. LeSieg Roy McKie Random House 131. 1,021,089 Baby's ABC 1986 Steve Shevett Random House 132. 1,011,704 The Very Busy Spider 1985 Eric Carle Eric Carle Philomel 133. 1,003,122 I Spy Christmas: A Book Of Picture Riddles 1992 Jean Marzollo Scholastic/Cartwheel 134. 1,000,000 My First Word Board Book 1997 DK 135. 994,145 I Am Not Going To Get Up Today! 1987 BB Dr. Seuss James Stevenson Random House 136. 993,141 Thomas And The Freight Train 1991 Rev. W. Awdry Random House 137. 989,015 Arthur Goes To School 1995 Marc Brown Marc Brown Random House 138. 987,996 Horton Hatches The Egg 1940 Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss Random House 139. 981,002 Happy Birthday To You! 1959 Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss Random House 140. 980,704 Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book 1962 Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss Random House 141. 978,687 Babies So Tall Board Book 1963 Gyo Fujikawa Grosset & Dunlap 142. 974,168 Big Bird's Mother Goose 1984 Random House 143. 974,091 The True Story Of The 3 Little Pigs! 1989 Jon Scieszka Lane Smith Viking 144. 969,816 It's Not Easy Being A Bunny 1983 Marilyn Sadler Roger Bollen Random House Publisher's Weekly 2001 List 12/17/2001 All-Time Bestselling Children's Books

Sales Copies Sold Title Year Other Author Illustrator Publisher Rank 145. 968,867 The Jolly Postman 1986 Janet and Allan Ahlberg Little, Brown 146. 968,218 The Tall Book Of Nursery Tales 1944 Feodor Rojankovsky Feodor Rojankovsky HarperCollins 147. 937,672 The Napping House 1984 Audrey Wood Don Wood Harcourt 148. 931,057 Curious George 1941 H.A. and Margret Ray H.A. and Margret Ray Houghton Mifflin 149. 920,386 Baby's Animal Friend 1988 Phoebe Dunn Random House 150. 914,174 Richard Scarry's Early Words 1976 Richard Scarry Richard Scarry Random House 151. 912,333 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Totally Awesome Activity1990 Book Random House 152. 908,510 The Jolly Christmas Postman 1991 Janet and Allan Ahlberg Little, Brown 153. 881,617 I Spy: A Book Of Picture Riddles 1992 Jean Marzollo Scholastic/Cartwheel 154. 878,745 If You Give A Pig A Pancake 1998 Laura Numeroff Felicia Bond HarperCollins/Geringer 155. 877,393 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Greetings From The 1990Sewer Random House 156. 875,974 Chicka Chicka Boom Boom 1989 Bill Martin Jr. & John Archambault Lois Ehlert Simon & Schuster 157. 874,969 Soft As A Kitten 1982 Audean Johnson Random House 158. 869,880 The Story Of Babar 1937 Jean de Brunhoff Jean de Brunhoff Random House 159. 867,810 A To Z 1984 Sandra Boynton Little Simon 160. 865,829 The Stinky Cheese Man 1992 Jon Scieszka Lane Smith Viking 161. 855,488 Chicka Chicka ABC 1993 Bill Martin Jr. & John Archambault Lois Ehlert Little Simon 162. 853,975 Fuzzy Yellow Duckling 1995 Matthew Van Fleet Dial 163. 849,527 Now We Are Six 1927 A.A. Milne Ernest Shepard Dutton 164. 849,119 Blue's Clues: Blue And The Color Detectives 1998 Angela Santomero Karen Craig Simon Spotlight 165. 847,449 Blue Hat Green Hat 1984 Sandra Boynton Sandra Boynton Little Simon 166. 845,562 Elmo's Big Lift And Look Book 1994 Joe Mathieu Random House 167. 843,057 There's A Wocket In My Pocket (Board Book) 1996 BB Dr. Seuss Random House 168. 842,486 The Foot Book (Board Book) 1996 BB Dr. Seuss Random House 169. 832,931 Disney's Princess Collection 1999 Disney Press 170. 797,801 Baby Animals So Tall Board Book 1963 Gyo Fujikawa Gyo Fujikawa Grosset & Dunlap 171. 797,624 Bennett Cerf's Book Of Riddles 1960 BB Bennett Cerf Bennett Cerf Random House 172. 795,673 Charlie And The Chocolate Factory 1964 Roald Dahl Knopf 173. 791,529 Richard Scarry Cars & Trucks A To Z 1990 Richard Scarry Richard Scarry Random House 174. 790,283 The Wheels On The Bus 1990 Paul O. Zelinsky Paul O. Zelinsky Dutton 175. 781,939 Blue's Clues: Blue Skidoos To The Farm 1998 Angela Santomero Tammie S. Lyon Simon Spotlight 176. 779,259 The Star Wars Storybook Adapted 1978 Geraldine Richelson Random House 177. 778,300 Super Songs With Silly Sounds 1992 Golden 178. 774,949 Open The Barn Door 1993 Christopher Santoro Christopher Santoro Random House 179. 774,273 Moo, Moo, Peekaboo! 1986 Jane Dyer Random House 180. 773,078 Blue's Clues: Blue's #1 Picnic 1998 Buster Yablonski Karen Craig Simon Spotlight 181. 771,103 Today I Feel Silly 1998 Jamie Lee Curtis Laura Cornell HarperCollins/ Cotler 182. 770,000 My First ABC Board Book 1998 DK 183. 764,818 Peek-A-Boo, I See You 1983 Joan Phillips Grosset & Dunlap 184. 760,000 Ohmyohmyoh Dinosaurs! 1993 Sandra Boynton Workman 185. 758,700 Kids Songs With Crazy Sounds 1992 Golden 186. 757,085 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pop-Up 1990 Random House 187. 752,926 1976 Shel Silverstein Shel Silverstein HarperCollins 188. 750,456 The Runaway Bunny 1942 Margaret Wise Brown Clement Hurd HarperCollins 189. 750,000 My First Word Book 1999 DK