Christian Juvenile Bestsellers, Easter 2023

Christian Juvenile Bestsellers, Easter 2023
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List represents titles with a BISAC code of JUV and JNF.
Rank
Title Author ISBN Publisher Pub
Date
List
Price
Award
1 THE STORY OF EASTER PATRICIA A. PINGRY 9781546001058 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Jan. 2022 $7.99
2 GOD GAVE US EASTER, Board Book LISA TAWN BERGREN 9780525654445 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Jan. 2020 $6.99
3 THE EASTER STORY PATRICIA A. PINGRY 9780824918996 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Feb. 2013 $7.99
4 THE BERENSTAIN BEARS AND THE EASTER STORY FOR LITTLE ONES MIKE BERENSTAIN 9780310139539 ZONDERKIDZ Dec. 2022 $6.99
5 GOD GAVE US EASTER LISA TAWN BERGREN 9780307730725 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Jan. 2013 $10.99
6 THE BERENSTAIN BEARS AND THE EASTER STORY JAN BERENSTAIN AND MIKE BERENSTAIN 9780310720874 ZONDERKIDZ Jan. 2012 $4.99
7 THE GARDEN, THE CURTAIN AND THE CROSS STORYBOOK CARL LAFERTON 9781784980122 GOOD BOOK COMPANY Feb. 2016 $16.99
8 THE BEGINNER'S BIBLE THE VERY FIRST EASTER THE BEGINNER'S BIBLE 9780310763017 ZONDERKIDZ Jan. 2018 $3.99
9 JESUS CALLING: THE STORY OF EASTER SARAH YOUNG 9781400210343 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Jan. 2020 $12.99
10 THE BERENSTAIN BEARS' EASTER SUNDAY MIKE BERENSTAIN 9780310749028 ZONDERKIDZ Jan. 2016 $3.99
11 JESUS CALLING EASTER PRAYERS SARAH YOUNG 9781400234462 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Dec. 2022 $9.99
12 WHAT IS EASTER? MICHELLE MEDLOCK ADAMS 9780824918781 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Feb. 2013 $7.99
13 THE DONKEY WHO CARRIED A KING R. C. SPROUL 9781567692693 LIGONIER MINISTRIES Feb. 2012 $19.00
14 AN EASTER PRAYER TOUCH AND FEEL AMY PARKER 9781400316892 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Feb. 2019 $9.99
15 THE BERENSTAIN BEARS EASTER BLESSINGS MIKE BERENSTAIN 9780824919672 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Jan. 2016 $7.99
16 A VERY HAPPY EASTER PRAYER BONNIE RICKNER JENSEN 9780718075231 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Jan. 2018 $8.99
17 GOOD NEWS! IT'S EASTER! GLENYS NELLIST 9781627079228 OUR DAILY BREAD PUBLISHING Mar. 2019 $11.99
18 10 DAYS OF THE EASTER STORY JOSH STRAUB AND CHRISTI STRAUB 9781087763446 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Feb. 2023 $12.99
19 EASTER IS COMING! TAMA FORTNER 9781535937641 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Feb. 2019 $9.99
20 AN EASTER PRAYER AMY PARKER 9781400319411 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Feb. 2013 $8.99
21 THE GARDEN, THE CURTAIN, AND THE CROSS, Board Book CARL LAFERTON 9781784985813 GOOD BOOK COMPANY Feb. 2021 $9.99
22 JESUS CALLING FOR EASTER WITH FULL SCRIPTURES SARAH YOUNG 9781400215102 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Jan. 2020 $17.99
23 THE EASTER STORY PATRICIA A. PINGRY 9780824955311 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Jan. 2006 $4.99
24 JESUS ROSE FOR ME JARED KENNEDY 9781645070450 NEW GROWTH PRESS Mar. 2020 $12.99
25 THE TALE OF THREE TREES ANGELA ELWELL HUNT 9780745917436 DAVID C COOK Sep. 1989 $17.99
26 A VERY HAPPY EASTER TIM THORNBOROUGH 9781784983666 GOOD BOOK COMPANY Jan. 2019 $4.99
27 JESUS CALLING: THE STORY OF EASTER SARAH YOUNG 9781400210329 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Jan. 2020 $17.99
28 THE DONKEY THAT NO ONE COULD RIDE ANTHONY DESTEFANO 9780736948517 HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS Feb. 2012 $14.99
29 WHO IS JESUS? KATHLEEN BOSTROM 9781414367637 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Mar. 2012 $3.99
30 A PRAYER FOR EASTER ZONDERVAN 9780310770909 ZONDERKIDZ Feb. 2022 $4.99
31 TWAS THE MORNING OF EASTER GLENYS NELLIST 9780310769064 ZONDERKIDZ Feb. 2021 $17.99
32 THE EASTER STORYBOOK LAURA RICHIE 9780830778607 DAVID C COOK Jan. 2020 $18.99
33 DARKEST NIGHT BRIGHTEST DAY MARTY MACHOWSKI 9781645072089 NEW GROWTH PRESS Feb. 2022 $21.00
34 HOLY WEEK: AN EMOTIONS PRIMER DANIELLE HITCHEN 9780736976961 HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS Jan. 2019 $12.99
35 THE ACTION BIBLE EASTER SERGIO CARIELLO 9780830784660 DAVID C COOK Feb. 2023 $19.99
36 BENJAMIN'S BOX MELODY CARLSON 9780310715054 ZONDERKIDZ Feb. 2008 $8.99
37 SUNRISE, EASTER SURPRISE! HANNAH C. HALL 9780824916596 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Jan. 2018 $6.99
38 HERE COMES PETER COTTONTAIL!, Board Book STEVE NELSON AND JACK ROLLINS 9781546014317 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Jan. 2020 $13.99
39 THE BERENSTAIN BEARS THE VERY FIRST EASTER JAN BERENSTAIN AND MIKE BERENSTAIN 9780310762188 ZONDERKIDZ Feb. 2019 $4.99
40 THE WEEK THAT LED TO EASTER JOANNE LARRISON 9780570075721 CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE Jan. 2001 $2.99
41 THE PARABLE OF THE LILY LIZ CURTIS HIGGS 9781400308446 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Feb. 2007 $7.99
42 HERE COMES PETER COTTONTAIL! STEVE NELSON AND JACK ROLLINS 9781546015000 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Jan. 2021 $5.99
43 THIS IS EASTER CRYSTAL BOWMAN AND TERI MCKINLEY 9781627077385 OUR DAILY BREAD PUBLISHING Feb. 2018 $8.99
44 THE TALE OF THREE TREES, Board Book ANGELA ELWELL HUNT 9780745945934 DAVID C COOK Jan. 2001 $10.99
45 GOODBYE TO GOODBYES STORYBOOK LAUREN CHANDLER 9781784983772 GOOD BOOK COMPANY Feb. 2019 $16.99
46 HE IS RISEN ZONDERVAN AND PATTI ROKUS 9780310764861 ZONDERVAN Feb. 2019 $17.99
47 THE EASTER FIX STEPH WILLIAMS 9781784985844 GOOD BOOK COMPANY Feb. 2021 $4.99
48 THE STORY OF EASTER THOMAS NELSON 9781400322381 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Feb. 2013 $6.99
49 HAPPY EASTER ZONDERVAN 9780310770916 ZONDERKIDZ Feb. 2022 $4.99
50 REALLY WOOLLY MY FIRST EASTER DAYSPRING AND BONNIE RICKNER JENSEN 9781400225132 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Feb. 2022 $9.99
51 THE QUIET/CRAZY EASTER DAY JILL ROMAN LORD 9781535991940 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Feb. 2020 $12.99
52 THE KING OF EASTER TODD R. HAINS 9781683596868 LEXHAM PRESS Jan. 2023 $17.99
53 THE VERY FIRST EASTER PAUL L. MAIER 9780758606273 CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE Jan. 2004 $9.99
54 THE EASTER STORY FOR CHILDREN MAX LUCADO 9780310735946 ZONDERKIDZ Jan. 2013 $6.99
55 SNUGGLE TIME EASTER STORIES GLENYS NELLIST 9780310770725 ZONDERKIDZ Feb. 2022 $9.99
56 EASTER EGG BOARD BOOKS, 3 PACK ZONDERVAN 9780310770930 ZONDERKIDZ Feb. 2022 $12.99
57 THE GREAT EASTER EGG HUNT MELINDA LEE RATHJEN AND GREG FRITZ 9781546037101 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Jan. 2021 $7.99
58 BARE TREE AND LITTLE WIND MITALI PERKINS 9780593234877 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Feb. 2022 $15.99
59 THE DAY JESUS DIED BRYAN DAVIS 9780570075431 CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE Jan. 1998 $2.99
60 MY FIRST EASTER STORYBOOK LAURA RICHIE 9780830784158 DAVID C COOK Feb. 2022 $8.99
61 THE FIRST EASTER EVER ZONDERVAN 9780310740841 ZONDERKIDZ Feb. 2015 $2.99
62 BUNNY'S FIRST SPRING SALLY LLOYD-JONES 9780310733867 ZONDERKIDZ Feb. 2015 $16.99
63 GOD BLESS OUR EASTER HANNAH HALL 9781400324170 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Feb. 2014 $9.99
64 MY EASTER BASKET MARY MANZ SIMON 9781433689901 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Feb. 2016 $15.99
65 THE STORY OF THE EMPTY TOMB BRYAN DAVIS AND CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE 9780570075448 CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE Jan. 1998 $2.49
66 BUNNY FINDS EASTER LAURA SASSI 9780310734192 ZONDERKIDZ Feb. 2022 $8.99
67 MAKE ROOM LAURA ALARY 9781612616599 PARACLETE PRESS Jan. 2016 $16.99
68 JESUS IS ALIVE DEBBY ANDERSON 9781434711151 DAVID C COOK Feb. 2017 $6.99
69 PRECIOUS MOMENTS: MY EASTER BIBLE STORYBOOK PRECIOUS MOMENTS 9781400319367 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Feb. 2012 $9.99
70 A DUSTY DONKEY DETOUR MIKE NAWROCKI 9781496449771 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Apr. 2021 $6.99
71 THAT GRAND EASTER DAY! JILL ROMAN LORD 9780824956806 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Feb. 2018 $16.99
72 BUNNY BLESSINGS KIM WASHBURN 9780310762096 ZONDERKIDZ Jan. 2018 $8.99
73 READY, SET, FIND EASTER ZONDERVAN 9780310757696 ZONDERKIDZ Feb. 2017 $8.99
74 FIRST EASTER SUSANA GAY AND OWEN GAY 9780824916855 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Feb. 2019 $6.99
75 WHERE'S MY EASTER BASKET? BOB HOLT 9781546012641 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Jan. 2022 $7.99
76 EASTER EGG DAY TARA KNUDSON 9780310767527 ZONDERKIDZ Feb. 2020 $9.99
77 THE FIRST EASTER DAY JILL ROMAN LORD 9781546014355 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Jan. 2020 $6.99
78 THE EASTER STORY THOMAS NELSON 9781400229819 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Feb. 2021 $6.99
79 JESUS ENTERS JERUSALEM JANE L. FRYAR 9780758606419 CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE Jul. 2005 $2.49
80 EASTER B&H KIDS EDITORIAL 9781433644535 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Feb. 2017 $8.99
81 JESUS RETURNS TO HEAVEN BADEN, ROBERT 9780758604071 CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE Jul. 2005 $2.99
82 CHRISTMAS/EASTER VICTORIA KOVACS 9781433687112 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Jun. 2015 $5.99

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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