Christian Juvenile Bestsellers, Best of 2016

Christian Juvenile Bestsellers, Best of 2016
Compiled and distributed by ECPA
List represents titles with a BISAC code of JUV and JNF.
Rank
Title Author ISBN Publisher Pub
Date
List
Price
Award
1 THE JESUS STORYBOOK BIBLE SALLY LLOYD-JONES 9780310708254 ZONDERKIDZ Feb. 2007 $17.99
2 THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS PATRICIA A. PINGRY 9780824918453 IDEALS/ WORTHY PUBLISHING Aug. 2010 $6.99
3 THE ACTION BIBLE SERGIO CARIELLO 9780781444996 DAVID C COOK Sep. 2010 $26.99
4 GOD GAVE US CHRISTMAS LISA TAWN BERGREN 9781400071753 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Oct. 2006 $10.99
5 JESUS CALLING: 365 DEVOTIONS FOR KIDS SARAH YOUNG 9781400316342 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2010 $15.99
6 GOD GAVE US EASTER LISA TAWN BERGREN 9780307730725 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Jan. 2013 $10.99
7 STORY OF EASTER PATRICIA A. PINGRY 9780824918446 IDEALS/ WORTHY PUBLISHING Jan. 2010 $6.99
8 REALLY WOOLLY BEDTIME PRAYERS DAYSPRING 9781400315390 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Dec. 2009 $9.99
9 COURAGE TO SOAR SIMONE BILES 9780310759669 ZONDERVAN Nov. 2016 $24.99
10 PRECIOUS MOMENTS: LITTLE BOOK OF PRAYERS THOMAS NELSON 9781400322787 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2013 $9.99
11 GOD BLESS YOU & GOOD NIGHT HANNAH HALL 9781400322947 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2013 $9.99
12 THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE 9780824918842 IDEALS/ WORTHY PUBLISHING Oct. 2011 $6.99
13 THE BEGINNER'S BIBLE KELLY PULLEY 9780310709626 ZONDERKIDZ Jan. 2005 $16.99
14 THE PRINCE WARRIORS PRISCILLA EVANS SHIRER 9781433690198 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Apr. 2016 $12.99
15 A CHILD'S FIRST BIBLE KENNETH N. TAYLOR 9780842331746 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Sep. 2000 $12.99
16 THE CHRISTMAS STORY PATRICIA A. PINGRY 9780824919115 IDEALS/ WORTHY PUBLISHING Aug. 2013 $6.99
17 THE EASTER STORY PATRICIA A. PINGRY 9780824918996 IDEALS/ WORTHY PUBLISHING Feb. 2013 $6.99
18 GOOD GOOD FATHER CHRIS TOMLIN 9780718086954 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2016 $16.99
19 GOD GAVE US YOU LISA TAWN BERGREN 9780307729910 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Jul. 2011 $6.99
20 WHAT IS EASTER? MICHELLE MEDLOCK ADAMS 9780824918781 IDEALS/ WORTHY PUBLISHING Feb. 2013 $6.99
21 FROSTY THE SNOWMAN STEVE NELSON 9780824919108 IDEALS/ WORTHY PUBLISHING Sep. 2013 $12.99
22 THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S BIBLE JANICE EMMERSON 9780736962131 HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS Jul. 2014 $24.99
23 FROSTY THE SNOWMAN JACK ROLLINS 9780824919351 IDEALS/ WORTHY PUBLISHING Oct. 2014 $6.99
24 BABY'S FIRST BOOK OF PRAYERS MELODY CARLSON 9780310702870 ZONDERKIDZ Aug. 2002 $7.99
25 JESUS CALLING FOR LITTLE ONES SARAH YOUNG 9780718033842 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Jun. 2015 $7.99

Awards Legend:

Bronze Award Bronze Award (over 100,000 sold)

Gold Award Gold Award (over 500,000 sold)

Platinum Award Platinum Award (1 million sold)

Double Diamond Award Diamond Award (10 million sold)

Christian Book Award® Christian Book Award® winner

Book of the Year Book of the Year winner

Christy Award Christy Award winner

American Christian Fiction Carol Award winner ACFW Carol Award winner


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