Children's bestsellers

1 BARACK OBAMA: SON OF PROMISE, CHILD OF HOPE, by Nikki Grimes. Illustrated by Bryan Collier. (Simon & Schuster, $16.99.) Yes, he can; a children’s biography of the president.
2 LISTEN TO THE WIND: THE STORY OF DR. GREG AND THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth. (Dial, $16.99.) A school grows in Pakistan.
3 CHANGE HAS COME, with words by Barack Obama. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson.. (Simon & Schuster, $12.99.) Drawings inspired by the 44th president.
4 WABI SABI, by Mark Reibstein. Illustrated by Ed Young. (Little, Brown Young Readers, $16.99.) Wabi Sabi the cat seeks the meaning of her name.
5 SWING!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder. (Workman, $12.95.) Athletic children seem to move when you flip the page.

Source: NY Times, Feb. 1