It’s all Graphix, all the time for the Top 20 Kids graphic novels in the book channel, based on Circana (formerly NPD) BookScan data for December 2023 (11/26/23 – 12/30/23) provided to ICv2.

This would have been a big month for Graphix anyway, for three reasons: The much-awaited fifth volume of Heartstopper (see "Alice Oseman Posts ‘Heartstopper’ Update"), a new volume of Cat Kid Comic Club (also the fifth), and the continuing popularity of Five Nights at Freddy’s since the movie was released on October 27 (see "’Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Trailer").  It’s almost piling on to add that there was a new Baby-Sitters Club book in December as well.

Thanks to all this, not only does Graphix own the chart but Dav Pilkey dominates it, albeit only by a nose: 11 of the Top 20 titles are by him, three Cat Kid and eight Dog Man.  Scott Cawthon comes in second with six volumes of Five Nights at Freddy’s.  He had five books on the November chart as well (see "November 2023 Circana BookScan"), but one of those was a box set.

John Patrick Green’s Investigators: All Tied Up and the third volume of Míriam Bonastre Tur’s Hooky, both of which had managed to stay in the top 20 for three months, have now left the chart.

Circana BookScan Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels – December 2023 (11/26/23 - 12/30/23)

Rank

Title

Author

Publisher

1

CAT KID COMIC CLUB VOL. 5: INFLUENCERS HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

2

HEARTSTOPPER VOL. 5

ALICE OSMAN

GRAPHIX

3

DOG MAN VOL. 11: TWENTY THOUSAND FLEAS UNDER THE SEA HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

4

THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 14: STACEY'S MISTAKE

ELLEN T. CRENSHAW

GRAPHIX

5

DOG MAN VOL. 9: GRIME AND PUNISHMENT HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

6

FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: FAZBEAR FRIGHTS VOL. 1

SCOTT CAWTHON

GRAPHIX

7

DOG MAN VOL. 10: MOTHERING HEIGHTS HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

8

CAT KID COMIC CLUB VOL. 4: COLLABORATIONS HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

9

DOG MAN VOL. 7: FOR WHOM THE BALL ROLLS HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

10

FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: FAZBEAR FRIGHTS VOL. 3

SCOTT CAWTHON

GRAPHIX

11

THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 15: CLAUDIA AND THE BAD JOKE

ANN M. MARTIN

GRAPHIX

12

FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: FAZBEAR FRIGHTS VOL. 2

SCOTT CAWTHON

GRAPHIX

13

FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S VOL. 1: THE SILVER EYES

SCOTT CAWTHON

GRAPHIX

14

DOG MAN VOL. 1 HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

15

DOG MAN VOL. 3: A TALE OF TWO KITTIES HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

16

DOG MAN VOL. 5: LORD OF THE FLEAS HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

17

DOG MAN VOL. 8: FETCH-22 HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

18

FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S VOL. 3: THE FOURTH CLOSET

SCOTT CAWTHON

GRAPHIX

19

FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S VOL. 2: THE TWISTED ONES

SCOTT CAWTHON

GRAPHIX

20

CAT KID COMIC CLUB VOL. 1 HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

Source: Circana

For charts of December 2023 graphic novel sales from Circana:
December 2023 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
December 2023 Circana – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels

For the charts with the actual sales numbers from Circana, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
December 2023 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
December 2023 Circana – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
December 2023 Circana – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales


Circana collects weekly point-of-sale data on print books from over 16,000 locations including e-tailers, chains, mass merchandisers, independent bookstores, and more.  Circana 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 Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "Top 20 GN Index."