There are 85 books in the New York Times Children’s Picture Books Best Sellers 2018 list. Here are the 30 books ranked from 1 to 30.
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1. Dragons Love Tacos
Weeks on the list: 51
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by: Adam Rubin. Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
What to serve your dragon-guests.
2. The Wonderful Things You Will Be
Weeks on the list: 51
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by: Emily Winfield Martin Release date: Jan 01, 2015 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A celebration of future possibilities.
3. The Day The Crayons Quit
Weeks on the list: 28
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by: Drew Daywalt. Release date: Jan 01, 2013 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A colorful problem arises when Duncan’s crayons revolt.
4. A Day In The Life Of Marlon Bundo
Weeks on the list: 28
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by: Marlon Bundo , Jill Twiss Release date: Mar 18, 2018 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A lonely bunny meets a companion.
5. Rosie Revere, Engineer
Weeks on the list: 25
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by: Andrea Beaty Release date: Sep 03, 2013 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A young inventor learns to fail better.
6. Dear Girl
Weeks on the list: 20
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by: Amy Krouse Rosenthal , Paris Rosenthal. Release date: Dec 26, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Letters of affirmation and encouragement for little girls.
7. She Persisted
Weeks on the list: 18
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by: Chelsea Clinton Release date: Jan 01, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Bringing to life 13 American women who changed the world.
8. Llama Llama Loves To Read
Weeks on the list: 15
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by: Anna Dewdney , Reed Duncan Release date: May 01, 2018 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Llama Llama learns to read at school.
9. I Wish You More
Weeks on the list: 13
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by: Amy Krouse Rosenthal. Release date: Mar 31, 2015 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A bounty of good wishes.
10. An Elephant And Piggie Biggie!
Weeks on the list: 13
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by: Mo Willems Release date: May 02, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
An anthology combines five of Gerald and Piggie’s adventures.
11. The Book With No Pictures
Weeks on the list: 10
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by: BJ Novak Release date: Jan 01, 2014 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Silly songs and sound effects in a book without images.
12. Construction Site On Christmas Night
Weeks on the list: 9
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by: Sherri Duskey Rinker Release date: Oct 16, 2018 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Construction vehicles build a firehouse in time for Christmas.
13. We Don’t Eat Our Classmates!
Weeks on the list: 9
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by: Ryan T. Higgins Release date: Jun 19, 2018 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Penelope Rex must control her urge to eat the children in her class.
14. Be Kind
Weeks on the list: 9
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by: Pat Zietlow Miller Release date: Feb 06, 2018 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A young girl ponders the meaning of kindness.
15. What Do You Do With An Idea?
Weeks on the list: 8
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by: Kobi Yamada Release date: Feb 01, 2014 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Wrestling with a seemingly impossible new idea, then giving it the room to grow.
16. Here We Are
Weeks on the list: 8
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by: Oliver Jeffers Release date: Jan 01, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A guide for new arrivals to the planet Earth.
17. Love
Weeks on the list: 8
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by: Matt de la Peña Release date: Jan 01, 2018 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Finding love in everything the world has to offer.
18. I’ve Loved You Since Forever
Weeks on the list: 8
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by: Hoda Kotb Release date: Mar 06, 2018 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The author celebrates the birth of a new child in her life.
19. Pete The Cat: Five Little Pumpkins
Weeks on the list: 7
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by: James Dean Release date: Jul 21, 2015 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Pete takes on a favorite children’s song.
20. After The Fall
Weeks on the list: 7
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by: Dan Santat Release date: Oct 03, 2017 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Humpty Dumpty overcomes his fear of heights.
21. Pete The Cat’s 12 Groovy Days Of Christmas
Weeks on the list: 6
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by: Kimberly , James Dean Release date: Sep 18, 2018 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Pete’s spin on the holiday classic “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”
22. Love From The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Weeks on the list: 6
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by: Eric Carle Release date: Jan 01, 2015 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A ravenous insect returns with its appetite intact.
23. How To Catch An Elf
Weeks on the list: 6
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by: Adam Wallace Release date: Oct 01, 2016 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The diminutive narrator dodges a series of traps while making the Christmas rounds.
24. She Persisted Around The World
Weeks on the list: 6
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by: Chelsea Clinton Release date: Jan 01, 2018 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Thirteen women, from all across the globe, who have shaped history.
25. Islandborn
Weeks on the list: 6
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by: Junot Díaz Release date: Jan 01, 2018 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Lola recalls the place where she was born for a school assignment.
26. All Are Welcome
Weeks on the list: 6
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by: Alex, ra Penfold , Suzanne Kaufman Release date: Jul 10, 2018 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A celebration of kindness, inclusivity and diversity at a school.
27. The Day You Begin
Weeks on the list: 6
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by: Jacqueline Woodson. Release date: Aug 28, 2018 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
On the first day of school, outsiders embrace their differences.
28. Santa Bruce
Weeks on the list: 5
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by: Ryan T Higgins Release date: Sep 04, 2018 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Bruce is mistaken for Santa Claus.
29. How To Babysit A Grandma
Weeks on the list: 5
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by: Jean Reagan Release date: Jan 01, 2014 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Organizing a sleepover with your charge.
30. Pete The Cat: Valentine’s Day Is Cool
Weeks on the list: 5
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by: James Dean , Kimberly Dean Release date: Nov 26, 2013 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Pete’s back passing out the valentines, but what happens when someone is overlooked?
Last updated on December 9, 2021
