Two creators had an incredible impact on the kids graphic novel chart for 2017, with Dav Pilkey and Raina Telgemeier taking the top eight slots and 11 of the Top 20 in the Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels in the book channel for 2017, based on information provided to ICv2 by NPD BookScan.

Dav Pilkey, the creator of Captain Underpants, is expanding his graphic novel oeuvre, with three Dog Man volumes in the top three slots.  Telgemeier’s own titles, Ghosts, Drama, Smile, and Sisters, take the next four, and her work on the Baby-Sitters Club graphic novel adaptations also accounted for another four of the Top 20.

This chart of the Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels from NPD BookScan for the full year 2017 is one manifestation of a new deal between ICv2 and NPD (see "ICv2 to Publish NPD BookScan Graphic Novel Bestseller Charts").

Check out our other charts on the public site:
Full Year 2017 BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
Full Year 2017 BookScan - Top 20 Manga
Full Year 2017 BookScan - Top 20 'Author' Graphic Novels
Full Year 2017 BookScan - Top 20 'Superhero' Graphic Novels

And for the charts with actual sales numbers from NPD BookScan, see these articles on our ICv2 Pro site:
Full Year 2017 BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Full Year 2017 BookScan - Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Full Year 2017 BookScan - Top 20 Manga with Actual Sales
Full Year 2017 BookScan - Top 20 'Author' Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Full Year 2017 BookScan - Top 20 'Superhero' Graphic Novels with Actual Sales

NPD BookScan Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels – Full Year 2017

Rank

Title

Author

Publisher

1

DOG MAN UNLEASHED HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

2

DOG MAN: A TALE OF TWO KITTIES HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

3

DOG MAN HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

4

GHOSTS

RAINA TELGEMEIER

GRAPHIX

5

DRAMA

RAINA TELGEMEIER

GRAPHIX

6

SMILE

RAINA TELGEMEIER

GRAPHIX

7

SISTERS

RAINA TELGEMEIER

GRAPHIX

8

THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 1

RAINA TELGEMEIER

GRAPHIX

9

REAL FRIENDS

SHANNON HALE

FIRST SECOND

10

BIG NATE: WHAT'S A LITTLE NOOG

LINCOLN PEIRCE

ANDREWS MCMEEL

11

DANTDM: TRAYAURUS AND THE ENCHANTED CRYSTAL

DANTDM

HARPERCOLLINS

12

THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 2

RAINA TELGEMEIER

GRAPHIX

13

THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 5

GALE GALLIGAN

GRAPHIX

14

THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 4

RAINA TELGEMEIER

GRAPHIX

15

INVISIBLE EMMIE

TERRI LIBENSON

BALZER & BRAY

16

THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 3

RAINA TELGEMEIER

GRAPHIX

17

AWKWARD

SVETLANA CHMAKOVA

JY

18

EL DEAFO

CECE BELL

AMULET BOOKS

19

ROLLER GIRL

VICTORIA JAMIESON

DIAL BOOKS

20

BIG NATE: A GOOD OLD-FASHIONED WEDGIE

LINCOLN PEIRCE

ANDREWS MCMEEL

Source: The NPD Group/BookScan

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 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."