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Children's bestsellers

Posted by Jim Concannon October 13, 2008 10:16 AM

1 BIG WORDS FOR LITTLE PEOPLE, by Jamie Lee Curtis. Illustrated by Laura Cornell. (Joanna Cotler/HarperCollins, $16.99.) A boisterous family improves its vocabulary, and thus its relationships. (Ages 4 to 8)
2 WE THE PEOPLE, by Lynne Cheney. Illustrated by Greg Harlin. (Simon & Schuster, $17.99.) The story of the Constitution. (Ages 5 to 10)
3 ON A SCARY SCARY NIGHT, by Walter Wick. (Scholastic, $13.99.) Can you see what I see? Picture puzzles. (Ages 4 to 8)
4 THE 7 HABITS OF HAPPY KIDS, by Sean Covey. Illustrated by Stacy Curtis. (Simon & Schuster, $19.99.) Stories illustrate seven principles of life. (Ages 4 to 8)
5 GALLOP!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder. (Workman, $12.95.) Animals seem to move when you flip the page. (Ages 4 to 8)
Source: NY Times, Oct. 12

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