Best-Selling Children's Books, 2004

Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff
Source: Publishers Weekly.

Hardcover

  1. The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events #11),Lemony Snicket; illustrated by Brett Helquist
  2. santaKid, James Patterson; illustrated by Michael Garland
  3. Mister Seahorse, Eric Carle
  4. Summer of the Serpent (Magic Tree House #31), Mary Pope Osborne; illustrated by Sal Murdocca
  5. A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning (movie tie-in), Lemony Snicket; illustrated by Brett Helquist
  6. It's Hard to Be Five, Jamie Lee Curtis; illustrated by Laura Cornell
  7. I Already Know I Love You, Billy Crystal; illustrated by Elizabeth Sayles
  8. The O'Reilly Factor for Kids, Bill O'Reilly and Charles Flowers
  9. Peter and the Starcatchers, Ridley Pearson and Dave Barry
  10. Dragon Rider, Cornelia Funke
  11. The Wrath of Mulgarath (The Spiderwick Chronicles #5), Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black
  12. The Ironwood Tree (The Spiderwick Chronicles #4), Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black
  13. Winter of the Ice Wizard ( Magic Tree House #32), Mary Pope Osborne; illustrated by Sal Murdocca
  14. Where the Sidewalk Ends (20th Anniversary Edition), Shel Siliverstein
  15. The Umbrella, Jan Brett

Paperback

  1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J. K. Rowling
  2. Disney/Pixar's The Incredibles (movie novelization), Irene Trimble
  3. Spider Man 2: Spider-Man Versus Doc Ock, Acton Figueroa; illustrated by Jesus Redondo
  4. Shark Tale: The Movie Novel, (Louise Gikow
  5. My Little Pony: Pony Party, Kate Egan; illustrated by Carlo LoRaso
  6. Spider-Man 2: Everyday Hero, Acton Figueroa; illustrated by Ivan Vasquez
  7. Spider-Man 2: Doc around the Clock, Jacob Ben Gunter
  8. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (trade paper and mass market), Ann Brashares
  9. The Polar Express the Movie: The Journey Begins, Kitty Richards
  10. The Polar Express the Movie: The Magic Journey, Tracy West
  11. Junie B., First Grader: Cheater Pants (Junie B. Jones $21), Barbara Park, illustrated by Denise Brunkus
  12. Series of Unfortunate Events: The Pessimistic Posters, Lemony Snicket
  13. A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Puzzling Puzzles,Lemony Snicket
  14. Sparkly Boohball (Boohbah), Dawn Sawyer, illustrated by Jeff Albrecht
  15. Hoot, Carl Hiaasen
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