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.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels – May 2022 (5/1/22 – 5/28/22) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
CAT KID COMIC CLUB: ON PURPOSE HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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2 |
CAT KID COMIC CLUB: PERSPECTIVES HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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3 |
FGTEEV: THE SWITCHEROO RESCUE! HC |
FGTEEV |
HARPERCOLLINS |
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4 |
DOG MAN: MOTHERING HEIGHTS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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5 |
CAT KID COMIC CLUB HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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6 |
REMARKABLY RUBY |
TERRI LIBENSON |
BALZER + BRAY |
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7 |
DOG MAN: GRIME AND PUNISHMENT HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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8 |
THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB, VOL. 11: GOOD-BYE STACEY, GOOD-BYE |
GABRIELA EPSTEIN |
GRAPHIX |
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9 |
WINGS OF FIRE BOOK 5: THE BRIGHTEST NIGHT |
TUI T. SUTHERLAND |
GRAPHIX |
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10 |
DOG MAN: FOR WHOM THE BALL ROLLS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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11 |
WINGS OF FIRE BOOK 1: THE DRAGONET PROPHECY |
TUI T. SUTHERLAND |
GRAPHIX |
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12 |
DOG MAN: FETCH-22 HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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13 |
DOG MAN UNLEASHED HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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14 |
DOG MAN HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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15 |
DOG MAN: LORD OF THE FLEAS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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16 |
GUTS |
RAINA TELGEMEIER |
GRAPHIX |
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17 |
DOG MAN: BRAWL OF THE WILD HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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18 |
SMILE |
RAINA TELGEMEIER |
GRAPHIX |
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19 |
DOG MAN: A TALE OF TWO KITTIES HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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20 |
DOG MAN AND CAT KID HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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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.”
Source: ICv2
