Christian Juvenile Bestsellers, Christmas 2018

Christian Juvenile Bestsellers, Christmas 2018
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 NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS CLEMENT MOORE 9780824918842 IDEALS/ WORTHY PUBLISHING Oct. 2011 $6.99
2 FROSTY THE SNOWMAN W/ MUSIC BUTTON JACK ROLLINS 9780824919108 IDEALS/ WORTHY PUBLISHING Sep. 2013 $12.99
3 TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS-Paperback THOMAS NELSON 9781785984440 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2016 $3.99
4 FROSTY THE SNOWMAN-Hardcover JACK ROLLINS 9780824919351 IDEALS/ WORTHY PUBLISHING Oct. 2014 $6.99
5 THE FIRST CHRISTMAS NIGHT KEITH CHRISTOPHER 9780824956530 IDEALS/ WORTHY PUBLISHING Sep. 2013 $16.99
6 WHAT IS CHRISTMAS? MICHELLE MEDLOCK ADAMS 9780824918859 IDEALS/ WORTHY PUBLISHING Oct. 2011 $6.99
7 CHRISTMAS COOKIE DAY! TARA KNUDSON 9780310762898 ZONDERKIDZ Oct. 2018 $9.99
8 SNUGGLE TIME CHRISTMAS STORIES GLENYS NELLIST 9780310761327 ZONDERKIDZ Oct. 2017 $9.99
9 UP ON THE HOUSETOP BENJAMIN R. HANBY 9780824919603 IDEALS/ WORTHY PUBLISHING Sep. 2015 $6.99
10 THE BERENSTAIN BEARS AND THE CHRISTMAS ANGEL MIKE BERENSTAIN 9780310749240 ZONDERKIDZ Oct. 2016 $3.99
11 TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS-Hardcover THOMAS NELSON 9781785986499 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2016 $15.99
12 FROSTY THE SNOWMAN-Hardcover STEVE NELSON 9780824916848 IDEALS/ WORTHY PUBLISHING Oct. 2018 $10.99
13 THE CRIPPLED LAMB MAX LUCADO 9781400318070 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Aug. 2011 $15.99
14 HUMPHREY'S FIRST CHRISTMAS CAROL HEYER 9780824916817 IDEALS/ WORTHY PUBLISHING Oct. 2018 $7.99
15 THE LEGEND OF THE CANDY CANE-Hardcover LORI WALBURG 9780310730125 ZONDERKIDZ Sep. 2012 $13.98
16 JINGLE BELLS TRADITIONAL 9780824919412 IDEALS/ WORTHY PUBLISHING Oct. 2014 $6.99
17 ONE NIGHT IN BETHLEHEM JILL ROMAN LORD 9780824918637 IDEALS/ WORTHY PUBLISHING Sep. 2011 $9.99
18 JOTHAM'S JOURNEY ARNOLD YTREEIDE 9780825441745 KREGEL PUBLICATIONS Aug. 2008 $16.99
19 MY CHRISTMAS STORY TREE MARY MANZ SIMON 9780310761259 ZONDERKIDZ Oct. 2018 $8.99
20 THE LEGEND OF THE CANDY CANE-Board Book LORI WALBURG 9780310746720 ZONDERKIDZ Oct. 2014 $9.99
21 IS IT ALMOST CHRISTMAS? MAKE BELIEVE IDEAS LTD 9781786923431 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2017 $8.99
22 SAINT NICHOLAS JULIE STIEGEMEYER 9780758613417 CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE Jul. 2007 $7.99
23 THE DONKEY IN THE LIVING ROOM SARAH CUNNINGHAM 9781433683176 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Sep. 2014 $14.99
24 ISHTAR'S ODYSSEY ARNOLD YTREEIDE 9780825443930 KREGEL PUBLICATIONS Sep. 2015 $16.99
25 BARTHOLOMEW'S PASSAGE ARNOLD YTREEIDE 9780825441738 KREGEL PUBLICATIONS Sep. 2009 $16.99
26 TABITHA'S TRAVELS ARNOLD YTREEIDE 9780825441721 KREGEL PUBLICATIONS Jul. 2010 $16.99
27 PEACE ON EARTH MARY ENGELBREIT 9780310743408 ZONDERKIDZ Oct. 2013 $15.99
28 THE LEGEND OF THE CHRISTMAS STOCKING RICK OSBORNE 9780310708988 ZONDERKIDZ Sep. 2004 $16.78
29 THE LEGEND OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE RICK OSBORNE 9780310700432 ZONDERKIDZ Sep. 2001 $16.99
30 NATIVITY STORY JULIET DAVID 9781859859216 LION HUDSON Sep. 2011 $3.99
31 THE STAR IN THE CHRISTMAS PLAY LYNNE. MARIE 9781506438139 BEAMING BOOKS Oct. 2018 $16.99
32 THE LEGEND OF THE CANDY CANE-Hardcover LORI WALBURG 9780310212478 ZONDERKIDZ Oct. 1997 $16.99
33 THE VERY FIRST CHRISTMAS PAUL L. MAIER 9780758606167 CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE Aug. 2003 $8.99
34 A NIGHT OF GREAT JOY MARY ENGELBREIT 9780310743545 ZONDERKIDZ Oct. 2016 $17.99
35 THE FRIENDLY BEASTS REBECCA ST JAMES 9780310720126 ZONDERKIDZ Sep. 2012 $16.99
36 THE INVENTION OF LEFSE: A CHRISTMAS STORY LARRY WOIWODE 9781433527364 CROSSWAY Sep. 2011 $12.99
37 AWAY IN A MANGER MIKE JAROSZKO 9780758614971 CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE Jul. 2009 $2.49
38 CLOPPER THE CHRISTMAS DONKEY EMILY KING 9780825430695 KREGEL PUBLICATIONS Sep. 2003 $12.99
39 MY FIRST CHRISTMAS IDEALS EDITORS 9780824919795 IDEALS/ WORTHY PUBLISHING Oct. 2016 $5.99
40 THE VERY FIRST CHRISTMAS LORI C. FROEB 9780825455568 KREGEL PUBLICATIONS Sep. 2017 $11.99

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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