Christian Juvenile Bestsellers, Best of 2023

Christian Juvenile Bestsellers, Best of 2023
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 BEGINNER'S BIBLE THE BEGINNER'S BIBLE 9780310750130 ZONDERKIDZ Oct. 2016 $22.99
2 THE ACTION BIBLE SERGIO CARIELLO 9780830777440 DAVID C COOK Sep. 2020 $32.99
3 THE JESUS STORYBOOK BIBLE SALLY LLOYD-JONES 9780310708254 ZONDERKIDZ Feb. 2007 $24.99
4 THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S BIBLE JANICE EMMERSON 9780736962131 HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS Jul. 2014 $26.99
5 THE WORLD NEEDS WHO YOU WERE MADE TO BE JOANNA GAINES 9781400314232 TOMMY NELSON Nov. 2020 $19.99
6 THE BIBLE MADE EASY - FOR KIDS DAVE STREHLER 9781432111694 CHRISTIAN ART GIFTS Feb. 2015 $12.99
7 I'M SO GLAD YOU WERE BORN AINSLEY EARHARDT 9780310777021 ZONDERKIDZ Sep. 2022 $18.99
8 THE BIGGEST STORY BIBLE STORYBOOK KEVIN DEYOUNG 9781433557378 CROSSWAY Mar. 2022 $34.99
9 GREAT AND SMALL PRAYERS FOR BABIES PAMELA KENNEDY 9781535948210 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Jul. 2019 $7.99
10 JUST IN CASE YOU EVER WONDER MAX LUCADO 9780718075392 TOMMY NELSON Nov. 2019 $8.99
11 THE STORY OF EASTER PATRICIA A. PINGRY 9781546001058 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Jan. 2022 $7.99
12 GOD GAVE US EASTER LISA TAWN BERGREN 9780525654445 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Jan. 2020 $7.99
13 5-MINUTE BEDTIME STORIES PAMELA KENNEDY AND ANNE KENNEDY BRADY 9781087719887 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Oct. 2020 $12.99
14 I PRAYED FOR YOU JEAN FISCHER 9780718049874 TOMMY NELSON Nov. 2015 $8.99
15 THE EASTER STORY PATRICIA A. PINGRY 9780824918996 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Feb. 2013 $7.99
16 HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD LOUIE GIGLIO 9781400215522 TOMMY NELSON Nov. 2019 $17.99
17 THE DAY GOD MADE YOU FOR LITTLE ONES RORY FEEK 9781400223527 TOMMY NELSON Jun. 2020 $9.99
18 GOD GAVE US YOU LISA TAWN BERGREN 9781578563234 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Sep. 2000 $10.99
19 YOU ARE SPECIAL: VOLUME 1 MAX LUCADO 9780891079316 CROSSWAY Jun. 1997 $17.99
20 AS YOU GROW KIRK CAMERON WITH BRAVE BOOKS 9781955550291 BRAVE BOOKS Dec. 2022 $22.99
21 A CHILD'S FIRST BIBLE KENNETH N. TAYLOR 9780842331746 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Sep. 2000 $13.99
22 DON'T FORGET TO REMEMBER ELLIE HOLCOMB 9781535973458 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Mar. 2020 $14.99
23 WHEREVER YOU GO, I WANT YOU TO KNOW... MELISSA B. KRUGER 9781784985356 GOOD BOOK COMPANY Aug. 2020 $14.99
24 WINGFEATHER SAGA BOXED SET ANDREW PETERSON 9780593235690 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Nov. 2021 $59.96
25 BEDTIME PRAYERS FOR LITTLE ONES MAX LUCADO AND DENALYN LUCADO 9781400242559 TOMMY NELSON Jan. 2023 $9.99

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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