2018 Favorite Children's Books - Juvenile Fiction, Nonfiction, and Graphic Novels

We're taking a look at the most popular (based on the number of times they have been checked out this year) books in our library in 2018.

We'll start with our Juvenile section (chapter books/middle grade novels/nonfiction).

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Juvenile Graphic Novels

1. Dog Man and Cat Kid by Dav Pilkey
2. Dog Man: a Tale of Two Kitties by Dav Pilkey
3. Dog Man Unleashed by Dav Pilkey
4. Dog Man by Dav Pilkey
5. Dawn and the Impossible Three by Gale Galligan
6. Smile by Raina Telgemeier
7. Sisters by Raina Telgemeier
8. Drama by Raina Telgemeier
9. Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier
10. (tie) Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas by Dav Pilkey
10. (tie) Mighty Jack by Ben Hatke

Juvenile Fiction

1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: the Getaway by Jeff Kinney
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: the Last Straw by Jeff Kinney
3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School by Jeff Kinney
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck by Jeff Kinney
7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: a Novel in Cartoons by Jeff Kinney
8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down by Jeff Kinney
9. (tie) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney
9. (tie) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney
9. (tie) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney

Since the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series almost swept the entire juvenile fiction top 10, we also took a look at the top 10 with each series only included once.

1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: the Getaway by Jeff Kinney
2. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
3. Bad Kitty: Camp Daze by Nick Bruel
4. The 78-Story Treehouse by Any Griffiths
5. Big Nate on a Roll by Lincoln Peirce
6. Wonder by R.J. Palacio
7. Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers by Dav Pilkey
8. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
9. Escaping Peril by Tui Sutherland
10. The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan

Juvenile Nonfiction

1. Guinness World Records 2018 (J 031 Guinness)
2. Garfield Takes the Cake by James H. Davis (J 741.569 Davis)
3. Garfield Rounds Out by James H. Davis (J 741.569 Davis)
4. Garfield, Food for Thought by James H. Davis (J 741.569 Davis)
5. Big Nate: Thunka, Thunka, Thunka by Lincoln Peirce (J 741.569 Peirce)
6. Big Nate: a Good Old-fashioned Wedgie by Lincoln Peirce (J 741.569 Peirce)
7. Big Nate: What's a Little Noogie Between Friends? by Lincoln Peirce (J 741.569 Peirce)
8. Epic Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce (J 741.569 Peirce)
9. Big Nate, Say Goodbye to Dork City by Lincoln Peirce (J 741.569 Peirce)
10. Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson (J 741.569 Watterson)

And, including each series only once:

1. Guinness World Records 2018 (J 031 Guinness)
2. Garfield Takes the Cake by James H. Davis (J 741.569 Davis)
3. Big Nate: Thunka, Thunka, Thunka by Lincoln Peirce (J 741.569 Peirce)
4. Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson (J 741.569 Watterson)
5. Ripley's Believe it or Not!: Out of this World Edition 2018 (J 031.02 Ripleys)
6. Starfinder: the Complete Beginner's Guide to the Night Sky by Carole Stott (J 523.8 Stott)
7. Snoopy: Party Animal, a Peanuts Collection by Charles Schulz (J 741.569 Schulz)
8. Star Wars Made Easy by Christian Blauvelt (J791.437 Blauvelt)
9. (tie) Weird but True! 7: 300 Outrageous Facts (J 031.02 Weird)
9. (tie) 50 Wacky Things Animals Do: Weird & Amazing Animal Facts by Tricia Martineau Wagner (J 591.5 Wagner)

Check back tomorrow for best picture books, early readers, and early nonfiction books.

See more "best of 2018" lists here.