There are new titles on the chart of the Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels in the book channel, based on NPD BookScan data for October 2021 (10/3/21-10/30/21) provided to ICv2.

Dav Pilkey still owns half the chart, but as happened last month, some new titles are popping up as well.

The Baby-Sitters Club: Kristy and the Snobs, a September release, stays on the chart for a second month and only drops by one place, from second to third.  Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham’s Friends Forever, the last volume in the Real Friends trilogy, charts for the second month in a row.  Two titles dropped off the chart after just one month: Big Nate: Aloha and Narwhal’s School of Awesomeness, both September releases, and two brand-new ones came on: InvestiGators: Ants in Our P.A.N.T.S., the latest in John Patrick Green’s goofy series about secret agent alligators, and the 11th Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales book, Cold War Correspondent.

There are three Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels on the chart, including the first volume, plus the latest Baby-Sitters Little Sister title.  The Baby-Sitters Club books have been charting consistently as new ones come out.  Finally, FGTEEV Saves the World and Raina Telgemeier’s Guts both make the top 20; Guts has been charting pretty consistently, while FGTEEV pops up every month or two.

It’s worth noting that every graphic novel in the top 20 is part of a series, except for Guts, which stands alone but is definitely part of a group of similar books.  While all the Dog Man books make the chart every month, we are seeing a situation not unlike manga with the other titles, where the most recent volume sells well enough to make it into the top 20 for a month or two; only a few last longer than that.

As usual, Graphix dominates the chart, with 16 titles; First Second Books has two, and Abrams and HarperCollins have one apiece.

NPD BookScan Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels – October 2021 (10/3/21 - 10/30/21)

Rank

Title

Author

Publisher

1

DOG MAN: MOTHERING HEIGHTS HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

2

CAT KID COMIC CLUB HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

3

THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB: KRISTY AND THE SNOBS

CHAN CHAU

GRAPHIX

4

DOG MAN: GRIME AND PUNISHMENT HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

5

DOG MAN: FOR WHOM THE BALL ROLLS HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

6

DOG MAN HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

7

DOG MAN: FETCH-22 HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

8

DOG MAN: BRAWL OF THE WILD HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

9

FRIENDS FOREVER

SHANNON HALE

FIRST SECOND BOOKS

10

DOG MAN: A TALE OF TWO KITTIES HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

11

DOG MAN UNLEASHED HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

12

DOG MAN AND CAT KID HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

13

DOG MAN: LORD OF THE FLEAS HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

14

THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB: CLAUDIA AND THE NEW GIRL

GABRIELA EPSTEIN

GRAPHIX

15

BABY-SITTERS LITTLE SISTER: KAREN'S KITTYCAT CLUB

KATY FARINA

GRAPHIX

16

GUTS

RAINA TELGEMEIER

GRAPHIX

17

INVESTIGATORS: ANTS IN OUR P.A.N.T.S. HC

JOHN PATRICK GREEN

FIRST SECOND BOOKS

18

NATHAN HALE'S HAZARDOUS TALES #11: COLD WAR CORRESPONDENT HC

NATHAN HALE

HARRY N. ABRAMS

19

FGTEEV SAVES THE WORLD! HC

FGTEEV

HARPERCOLLINS

20

THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB: KRISTY'S GREAT IDEA

RAINA TELGEMEIER

GRAPHIX

Source: The NPD Group/BookScan

For charts of October 2021 graphic novel sales from NPD BookScan:
October 2021 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
October 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:
October 2021 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
October 2021 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
October 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."