For the first time ever, one of Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man books did not make the chart of the top 20 Kids graphic novels in the book channel, based on NPD BookScan data for February 2022 (1/30/22-2/26/22) provided to ICv2.
Pilkey has 12 graphic novels currently in print, 10 Dog Man and two Cat Kid books, but this month, one of those titles is missing: Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties is nowhere on the chart.
Nonetheless, Pilkey’s newest book, Cat Kid Comic Club: Perspectives, takes the top spot for the third month in a row. After that comes the latest volume of The Baby-Sitters Club, a February release, followed by the latest volume of the Wings of Fire adaptations, which was number two in January.
There are two other February releases on the chart: Baby-Sitters Little Sister: Karen’s School Picture, the fifth volume in that early-readers series, at number five, and Investigators: Braver and Boulder, the fifth volume of that series, at number 11.
As usual, the chart is heavy on Graphix titles, with 18 of the 20 slots taken by that publisher. And with three Baby-Sitters/Baby-Sitters Little Sister books and three Wings of Fire books, it’s also less diverse than usual. InvestiGators and Friends Forever are the two non-Graphix titles; both are from First Second, and Friends Forever, which came out last August, is showing some serious staying power.
Pilkey’s next book, Cat Kid Comic Club: On Purpose is scheduled for April 5 release.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels – February 2022 (1/30/22 – 2/26/22) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
CAT KID COMIC CLUB: PERSPECTIVES HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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2 |
THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 11: GOOD-BYE STACEY, GOOD-BYE |
GABRIELA EPSTEIN |
GRAPHIX |
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3 |
WINGS OF FIRE BOOK 5: THE BRIGHTEST NIGHT |
TUI T. SUTHERLAND |
GRAPHIX |
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4 |
DOG MAN: MOTHERING HEIGHTS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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5 |
BABY-SITTERS LITTLE SISTER VOL. 5: KAREN’S SCHOOL PICTURE |
KATY FARINA |
GRAPHIX |
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6 |
DOG MAN: GRIME AND PUNISHMENT HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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7 |
CAT KID COMIC CLUB HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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8 |
DOG MAN: FOR WHOM THE BALL ROLLS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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9 |
THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 10: KRISTY AND THE SNOBS |
CHAN CHAU |
GRAPHIX |
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10 |
DOG MAN: FETCH-22 HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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11 |
INVESTIGATORS: BRAVER AND BOULDER |
JOHN P. GREEN |
FIRST SECOND BOOKS |
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12 |
WINGS OF FIRE VOL. 1: THE DRAGONET PROPHECY |
TUI T. SUTHERLAND |
GRAPHIX |
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13 |
DOG MAN HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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14 |
GUTS |
RAINA TELGEMEIER |
GRAPHIX |
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15 |
DOG MAN: BRAWL OF THE WILD HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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16 |
FRIENDS FOREVER |
SHANNON HALE |
FIRST SECOND BOOKS |
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17 |
DOG MAN: LORD OF THE FLEAS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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18 |
DOG MAN AND CAT KID HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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19 |
DOG MAN UNLEASHED HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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20 |
WINGS OF FIRE VOL. 2: THE LOST HEIR |
TUI T. SUTHERLAND |
GRAPHIX |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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For charts of February 2022 graphic novel sales from NPD BookScan:
February 2022 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
February 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:
February 2022 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
February 2022 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
February 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
