I have been asked which books have been the most popular childrens books. This is a difficult question because times change and books which have been popular in the past might not be popular anymore. I have done some research and came across info from Publisher Weekly which have separated popular childrens books in pre 2006 and post 2006. Since post 2006 is more relevant to the present I have chosen to list the Publishers Weekly post 2006 popular books in this post.
Source: Publishers Weekly.
Popular Hardcover Childrens Books
- The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 13)
- Pirateology ~ A Pirate’s Guide and Model Ship
- Cars (Little Golden Book)
- The Lost Colony (Artemis Fowl, Book 5)
- Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? Board Book
- Pirates
- Guess How Much I Love You
- Maximum Ride Book #2: School’s Out – Forever
- Is There Really a Human Race?
- The Beatrice Letters (A Series of Unfortunate Events)
- Dooby Dooby Moo
- Charlotte’s Web
- Blizzard of the Blue Moon (Magic Tree House, No. 36)
- Junie B., First Grader: Aloha-ha-ha! (Junie B. Jones, No. 26)
- Eldest (Inheritance)
Popular Paperback Childrens Books
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6)
- The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, Book 1)
- Dora’s World Adventure! (Dora the Explorer)
- Driving Buddies (Step into Reading) (Cars movie tie in)
- Disney High School Musical 3 Junior Novel (Junior Novelization)
- Rumble and Bolt: A Comforting Story About Thunder And Lightning
- Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood (Sisterhood of Traveling Pants, Book 3)
- The New Captain Underpants Collection (Books 1-5)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest Junior Novelization
- Over the Hedge Meet the Neighbors
- The Clique #6: Dial L for Loser (Clique Series)
- Charlotte’s Web: New in the Barn
- Old, New, Red, Blue! (Step into Reading) (Cars movie tie in)
- The Pretty Committee Strikes Back (The Clique, No. 5)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow #1: The Coming Storm
The list above indicated the most popular books based on sales since 2006. This does not mean these books are currently the most popular books. To find more current popular books visit the Stories for Kids pages. Generally the books list on the first page of each catagory is the current best sellers which by default would be the most popular books for that catagory.
