ChildrenBook BestSellers NYTimes List

[1] BARACK OBAMA: SON OF PROMISE, CHILD OF HOPE, by Nikki Grimes. Illustrated by Bryan Collier. (Simon & Schuster, $16.99.) Yes, he can; a children’s biography of the president. (Ages 5 to 10)

[2] LISTEN TO THE WIND: THE STORY OF DR. GREG AND THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth. (Dial, $16.99.) A school grows in Pakistan.

[3] CHANGE HAS COME, with words by Barack Obama. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson.. (Simon & Schuster, $12.99.) Drawings inspired by the 44th president. (All ages)

[4] WABI SABI, by Mark Reibstein. Illustrated by Ed Young. (Little, Brown Young Readers, $16.99.) Wabi Sabi the cat seeks the meaning of her name. (Ages 4 to 8)

[5] SWING!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder. (Workman, $12.95.) Athletic children seem to move when you flip the page. (Ages 4 to 8)

[6] GALLOP!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder. (Workman, $12.95.) Animals seem to move when you flip the page. (Ages 4 to 8)

[7] BARACK, by Jonah Winter. Illustrated by AG Ford. (Collins/Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins, $17.99.) The Obama story. (Ages 4 to 7)

[8] NAKED MOLE RAT GETS DRESSED, written and illustrated by Mo Willems. (Hyperion, $16.99.) The rodent as individualist, and trendsetter. (Ages 3 and up)

[9] TEN LITTLE FINGERS AND TEN LITTLE TOES, by Mem Fox. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. (Harcourt, $16.) A celebration of fingers, toes and love. (Ages 4 to 8)

[10] BIG WORDS FOR LITTLE PEOPLE, by Jamie Lee Curtis. Illustrated by Laura Cornell. (Joanna Cotler/HarperCollins, $16.99.) A boisterous family improves its vocabulary, and thus its relationships. (Ages 4 to 8)