It’s become an annual event: every May, a new Terri Libenson graphic novel appears on the chart. This May it’s Truly Tyler, Libenson’s first book with a male protagonist, and it’s firmly lodged right in the middle of the chart at number 10, in between all the Dog Man volumes. She’s had a new May release on the chart since we started doing the monthly charts, in 2018, and in 2017 her first book, Invisible Emmie, made our full-year chart (see "Full Year 2017 BookScan – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels").
The Dav Pilkey count continues to be 11 this month, meaning that every one of his graphic novels is on the chart. That leaves room for three Raina Telemeiers, two FGTEEVs (one brand new, one recently out in paperback), two volumes of Wings of Fire, and Jerry Craft’s New Kid, along with Truly Tyler. As usual, Graphix dominates the chart, but HarperCollins has four titles (Balzer+Bray is an imprint), up from three last month.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels – May 2021 (5/2/21 – 5/29/21) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
DOG MAN: MOTHERING HEIGHTS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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2 |
CAT KID COMIC CLUB HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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3 |
DOG MAN: GRIME AND PUNISHMENT HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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4 |
FGTEEV SAVES THE WORLD! HC |
FGTEEV |
HARPERCOLLINS |
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5 |
DOG MAN HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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6 |
DOG MAN: BRAWL OF THE WILD HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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7 |
DOG MAN: FOR WHOM THE BALL ROLLS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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8 |
DOG MAN: FETCH-22 HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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9 |
DOG MAN: LORD OF THE FLEAS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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10 |
TRULY TYLER |
TERRI LIBENSON |
BALZER + BRAY |
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11 |
DOG MAN UNLEASHED HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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12 |
DOG MAN AND CAT KID HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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13 |
WINGS OF FIRE BOOK 4: THE DARK SECRET |
TUI T. SUTHERLAND |
GRAPHIX |
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14 |
DOG MAN: A TALE OF TWO KITTIES HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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15 |
NEW KID |
TERRY CRAFT |
HARPERCOLLINS |
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16 |
GUTS |
RAINA TELGEMEIER |
GRAPHIX |
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17 |
WINGS OF FIRE BOOK 1: THE DRAGONET PROPHECY |
TUI T. SUTHERLAND |
GRAPHIX |
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18 |
DRAMA |
RAINA TELGEMEIER |
GRAPHIX |
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19 |
SISTERS |
RAINA TELGEMEIER |
GRAPHIX |
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20 |
FGTEEV PRESENTS: INTO THE GAME! HC |
FGTEEV |
HARPERCOLLINS |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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For charts of May 2021 graphic novel sales from NPD BookScan:
May 2021 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
May 2021 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 2021 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
May 2021 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
May 2021 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."