Children's bestsellers
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 GALLOP!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder. (Workman, $12.95.) Animals seem to move when you flip the page. (Ages 4 to 8)
3 BATS AT THE LIBRARY, written and illustrated by Brian Lies. (Houghton Mifflin, $16.) There’s a lot they can do besides hanging upside down. (Ages 4 to 8)
4 WE THE PEOPLE, by Lynne Cheney. Illustrated by Greg Harlin. (Simon & Schuster, $17.99.) The story of the Constitution. (Ages 5 to 10)
5 TEA FOR RUBY, by Sarah Ferguson. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. (Wiseman/Simon & Schuster, $16.99.) A clumsy girl learns table manners before meeting the “queen.” (Ages 4 to 8)
Source: NY Times, Oct. 26
