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| 1 | READ ALL ABOUT IT!, by Laura Bush and Jenna Bush. Illustrated by Denise Brunkus. A boy is surprised to discover that he loves story books. | 2 | |
| 2 | GALLOP!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder. Animals seem to move when you flip the page. (Ages 4 to 8) | 25 | |
| 3 | DIRT ON MY SHIRT, by Jeff Foxworthy. Illustrated by Steve Bjorkman. Poems of childhood by the comedian and TV host. (Ages 4 to 7) | 9 | |
| 4 | ALPHABET, by Matthew Van Fleet. An interactive safari ABC. (Ages 2 to 6) | 4 | |
| 5 | KNUFFLE BUNNY TOO, written and illustrated by Mo Willems. One of Trixie’s classmates has a bunny just like hers. (Ages 4 to 8) | 26 | |
| 6 | LADYBUG GIRL, by Jacky Davis and David Soman. Illustrated by David Soman. Imagination and the right outfit help a little girl feel bigger. (Ages 4 and up) | 7 | |
| 7 | ZEN TIES, written and illustrated by Jon J. Muth. A panda encourages his nephew and their friends to help a grouchy neighbor. (Ages 4 to 8) | 16 | |
| 8 | MY DOG MAY BE A GENIUS, by Jack Prelutsky. Illustrated by James Stevenson. Fanciful poems about a pig in a bathing suit, a skunk in a courtroom and more. (Ages 4 to 8) | 4 | |
| 9 | DON’T BUMP THE GLUMP!, written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. His first collection of nonsense verse, originally published in 1964. (Ages 5 and up) | 7 | |
| 10 | I LOVE YOU MORE, by Laura Duksta. Illustrated by Karen Keesler. A mother’s love for her son, and vice versa. (Ages 4 to 8) | 3 | |
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| 1 | DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. How Greg embarrassed himself on his vacation; a sequel to “Diary of a Wimpy Kid.” (Ages 9 to 12) | 16 | |
| 2 | DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. The travails of adolescence, in cartoons. (Ages 9 to 12) | 55 | |
| 3 | LOCK AND KEY, by Sarah Dessen. A free-spirited high school girl is sent to live with her wealthy older sister. (Ages 12 and up) | 2 | |
| 4 | TWEAK, by Nic Sheff. A memoir of a teenager’s methamphetamine addiction. (Ages 15 and up) | 10 | |
| 5 | THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET written and illustrated by Brian Selznick. A novel “in words and pictures”; an orphaned thief must decipher his father’s last message. (Ages 9 to 12) | 57 | |
| 6 | CITY OF ASHES, by Cassandra Clare. A girl must find her father in a hidden realm of demons; a sequel to “City of Bones.” (Ages 14 and up) | 6 | |
| 7 | THIRTEEN REASONS WHY, by Jay Asher. Before committing suicide, a girl sends explanatory audiotapes to 13 people. (Ages 14 and up) | 4 | |
| 8 | INK EXCHANGE, by Melissa Marr. A tattoo leads a girl into a parallel world. (Ages 12 and up) | 1 | |
| 9 | THE PENDERWICKS ON GARDAM STREET, by Jeanne Birdsall. Four sisters intervene in their father’s dating life; a sequel to “The Penderwicks.” (Ages 12 and up) | 4 | |
| 10 | THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN, by Sherman Alexie. Illustrated by Ellen Forney. A boy leaves his reservation for an all-white school. (Ages 12 and up) | 27 | |