All 13 of Dav Pilkey's books are back on the chart of the top 20 Kids graphic novels in the book channel, based on NPD BookScan data for May 2022 (5/1/22 – 5/28/22) provided to ICv2.

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.

NPD BookScan Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels – May 2022 (5/1/22 – 5/28/22)

Rank

Title

Author

Publisher

1

CAT KID COMIC CLUB: ON PURPOSE HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

2

CAT KID COMIC CLUB: PERSPECTIVES HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

3

FGTEEV: THE SWITCHEROO RESCUE! HC

FGTEEV

HARPERCOLLINS

4

DOG MAN: MOTHERING HEIGHTS HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

5

CAT KID COMIC CLUB HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

6

REMARKABLY RUBY

TERRI LIBENSON

BALZER + BRAY

7

DOG MAN: GRIME AND PUNISHMENT HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

8

THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB, VOL. 11: GOOD-BYE STACEY, GOOD-BYE

GABRIELA EPSTEIN

GRAPHIX

9

WINGS OF FIRE BOOK 5: THE BRIGHTEST NIGHT

TUI T. SUTHERLAND

GRAPHIX

10

DOG MAN: FOR WHOM THE BALL ROLLS HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

11

WINGS OF FIRE BOOK 1: THE DRAGONET PROPHECY

TUI T. SUTHERLAND

GRAPHIX

12

DOG MAN: FETCH-22 HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

13

DOG MAN UNLEASHED HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

14

DOG MAN HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

15

DOG MAN: LORD OF THE FLEAS HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

16

GUTS

RAINA TELGEMEIER

GRAPHIX

17

DOG MAN: BRAWL OF THE WILD HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

18

SMILE

RAINA TELGEMEIER

GRAPHIX

19

DOG MAN: A TALE OF TWO KITTIES HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

20

DOG MAN AND CAT KID HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

Source: The NPD Group/BookScan

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."