When kids decide they love something, they really go all-in! The main themes of this year’s “most circulated” list are serieses and silliness. Seriously, I had to go to the fourth item on the list to find a juvenile fiction title that wasn’t Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and it was tied with two other Wimpy Kid titles. The same was true of graphic novels: first and second places were Dog Man titles, and third place was a tie between Dog Man and Baby-Sitters Club titles. Unsurprisingly, the non-fiction list was dominated by Minecraft, Sir Cumference, and animals. The most popular audiobook CDs, on the other hand, were all classics. Here’s the complete list:
Children’s fiction:
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid 17: Diper Överlöde by Jeff Kinney (18 checkouts)
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid 16: Big Shot by Jeff Kinney (15 checkouts)
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid 7: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney (13 checkouts)
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid 8: Hard Luck by Jeff Kinney
- Keeper of the Lost Cities 4: Neverseen by Shannon Messenger (12 checkouts each)
Children’s graphic novels:
- Dog Man 1 by Dav Pilkey (24 checkouts)
- Dog Man 11: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea by Dav Pilkey (21 checkouts)
- Dog Man 10: Mothering Heights by Dav Pilkey
- The Baby-Sitters Club 5: Dawn and the Impossible Three by Ann M. Martin and Gale Galligan (18 checkouts each)
Children’s non-fiction:
- Animal Battles: Dingo vs. Kangaroo by Kieran Downs (9 checkouts)
- Sir Cumference and the First Round Table by Cindy Neuschwander
- Minecraft: A Guide to Creative by Thomas McBrian
- Minecraft: Guide to Combat by Craig Jelley
- Eyewitness: Cat by Juliet Clutton-Brock (8 checkouts each)
Children’s DVDs:
- The Boss Baby: Family Business (16 checkouts)
- Sing
- Dude Perfect: Trick Shots (14 checkouts each)
Children’s Audiobooks on CD:
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling, read by Jim Davis
- The River by Gary Paulsen, read by Peter Coyote
- Frog and Toad Audio Collection by Arnold Lobel, read by the author (5 checkouts each)
What do you wish was on this list?