For years, every single Dog Man and Cat Kid title sold well enough to make the chart, but a sea change occurred in March 2022, when five Dog Man books slipped below the threshold (see "March 2022 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels"). In April, all but one were back, and May 2022 sees all 13 titles return to the chart.
One creator who could give Pilkey a run for his money is Terri Libenson, who releases a new title in her Adventures in Middle School series every May. This year the new book is Remarkably Ruby, which debuted at number 6 (see "Review: ‘Remarkably Ruby’ GN"). Libenson's books must be good summer reading, because they generally stay in the top 20 through August or September.
Aside from Remarkably Ruby, the only non-Graphix title on the May chart was FGTEEV: The Switcheroo Rescue!, back at number 3 for the second month in a row.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels – May 2022 (5/1/22 – 5/28/22) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
CAT KID COMIC CLUB: ON PURPOSE HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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2 |
CAT KID COMIC CLUB: PERSPECTIVES HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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3 |
FGTEEV: THE SWITCHEROO RESCUE! HC |
FGTEEV |
HARPERCOLLINS |
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4 |
DOG MAN: MOTHERING HEIGHTS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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5 |
CAT KID COMIC CLUB HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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6 |
REMARKABLY RUBY |
TERRI LIBENSON |
BALZER + BRAY |
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7 |
DOG MAN: GRIME AND PUNISHMENT HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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8 |
THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB, VOL. 11: GOOD-BYE STACEY, GOOD-BYE |
GABRIELA EPSTEIN |
GRAPHIX |
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9 |
WINGS OF FIRE BOOK 5: THE BRIGHTEST NIGHT |
TUI T. SUTHERLAND |
GRAPHIX |
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10 |
DOG MAN: FOR WHOM THE BALL ROLLS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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11 |
WINGS OF FIRE BOOK 1: THE DRAGONET PROPHECY |
TUI T. SUTHERLAND |
GRAPHIX |
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12 |
DOG MAN: FETCH-22 HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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13 |
DOG MAN UNLEASHED HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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14 |
DOG MAN HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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15 |
DOG MAN: LORD OF THE FLEAS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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16 |
GUTS |
RAINA TELGEMEIER |
GRAPHIX |
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17 |
DOG MAN: BRAWL OF THE WILD HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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18 |
SMILE |
RAINA TELGEMEIER |
GRAPHIX |
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19 |
DOG MAN: A TALE OF TWO KITTIES HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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20 |
DOG MAN AND CAT KID HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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For charts of May 2022 graphic novel sales from NPD BookScan:
May 2022 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
May 2022 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels
For the charts with the actual sales numbers from NPD BookScan, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
May 2022 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
May 2022 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
May 2022 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
NPD BookScan collects weekly point-of-sale data on print books from over 16,000 locations including e-tailers, chains, mass merchandisers, independent bookstores, and more. NPD BookScan covers approximately 85% of the U.S. trade print book market. The ranks on this chart are based on piece sales. Some publishers classify titles that are primarily text, or art books, as graphic novels; we've removed those titles from the ranking above.
For past BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "BookScan Top 20 GN Index."
