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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Baltimore County Kids' Most Borrowed Books

Books about Legos and Halloween were tops on the Baltimore County Public Library most-borrowed nonfiction books list for children.

What did your children read during the month of October?

Baltimore County Public Library notes that its youth patrons enjoyed several different editions of Diary of a Wimpy Kid in the fiction category and books about building with Legos; Halloween; and education books about counting and the alphabet topped the nonfiction list.

Top Children’s Nonfiction Checkouts at the Baltimore County Public Library in October:

1. Lego Minifigures Character Encyclopedia (109)

2. Halloween is Here! by Matt Mitter (103)

3. Sesame Street Count with Elmo!: A Look, Lift, and Learn Book (91)

4. Lego Play Book by Daniel Lipkowitz (90)

5. Lego City Heroes! by Alana Cohen (85)

6. ABC by Roger Priddy (69)

7. Diggers Go by Steve Light (65)

8. A Potty for Me!: A Lift-the-Flap Instruction Manual by Karen Katz (63)

9. 123 by Roger Priddy (63)

10. Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks by Richard Scarry (63)

Top Children’s Fiction Checkouts at the Baltimore County Public Library in October: 

1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney (369 checkouts)

2. Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker by Rachel Renée Russell (196)

3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney (189)

4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney (172)

5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney (168)

6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney (160)

7. The House of Hades by Rick Riordan (148)

8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley's Journal by Jeff Kinney (147)

9. The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan (145)

10. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (134)

What are your children reading? Tell us in the comments.


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