Best Selling Children's Books (Hardback)
| No. | Book | Author | First published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Poky Little Puppy | Janette Sebring Lowrey | |
| 2 | The Tale of Peter Rabbit | Beatrix Potter | 1902 |
| 3 | Tootle | Gertrude Crampton | 1945 |
| 4 | Green Eggs and Ham | Dr. Seuss | 1960 |
| 5 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | J.K. Rowling | 2000 |
| 6 | Pat the Bunny | Dorothy Kunhardt | 1940 |
| 7 | Saggy Baggy Elephant | Kathryn and Byron Jackson | 1947 |
| 8 | Scuffy the Tugboat | Gertrude Crampton | 1955 |
| 9 | The Cat in the Hat | Dr. Seuss | 1957 |
| 10 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | J.K. Rowling | 1999 |
Best Selling Children's Books (softcover)
| No. | Book | Author | First published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte's Web | E.B. White illustrated by Garth Williams | 1952 |
| 2 | The Outsiders | S.E. Hinton | 1968 |
| 3 | Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing | Judy Blume | 1976 |
| 4 | Love You Forever | Robert Munsch illustrated by Sheila McGraw | 1986 |
| 5 | Where the Red Fern Grows | Wilson Rawls | 1973 |
| 6 | Island of the Blue Dolphins< i> | Scott O'Dell | 1960 |
| 7 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | J.K. Rowling | 1997 |
| 8 | Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret | Judy Blume | 1972 |
| 9 | Shane | Jack Schaefer | 1949 |
| 10 | The Indian in the Cupboard | Sean Brennan | 1982 |
Rank of Dr. Seuss Books in All Time Rank for Children's Books
| No. | Book | First published |
All-time rank for hardcover children's books |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Eggs and Ham | 1960 | #4 | |
| 2 | The Cat in the Hat | 1957 | #9 | approximately 7.2 million copies sold as of 2000 |
| 3 | One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish | 1960 | #13 | |
| 4 | Hop on Pop | 1963 | #16 | |
| 5 | Oh, the Places You'll Go! | 1990 | #17 | |
| 6 | Dr. Seuss's ABC | 1960 | #18 | |
| 7 | The Cat in the Hat Comes Back | 1958 | #26 | |
| 8 | Fox in Socks | 1965 | #31 | |
| 9 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | 1957 | #35 | |
| 10 | My Book about ME | 1969 | #40 | Illustrated by Roy McKie |
| 11 | I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! | 1978 | #58 | |
| 12 | Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! | 1975 | #65 | |
| 13 | Oh Say Can You Say? | 1979 | #85 | |
| 14 | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! | 1974 | #93 | |
| 15 | Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? | 1996 | #98 | board book |
| 16 | Dr. Seuss's ABC | 1996 | #99 | board book |
| 17 | Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? | 1970 | #101 | |
| 18 | Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories | 1958 | #125 | |
| 19 | The Sneetches and Other Stories | 1961 | #129 | |
| 20 | Ten Apples up on Top! | 1961 | #130 | listed as Theo. LeSieg; illustrated by Roy McKie |
| 21 | I Am NOT Going to Get Up Today! | 1987 | #135 | illustrated by James Stevenson |
| 22 | Horton Hatches the Egg | 1940 | #138 | |
| 23 | Happy Birthday to You! | 1959 | #139 | |
| 24 | Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book | 1962 | #140 |