Publishers Weekly just released their list of the bestselling children’s book of 2017. I have a few thoughts . . .

• Pete the Cat, man. He keeps on keeping on. The bestselling new picture book of 2017 was 5-Minute Pete the Cat Stories. It beat out She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Dragons Love Tacos 2.
• But the overall bestselling picture book of 2017 was Oh, the Places You’ll Go. It wasn’t even close.
• More shockingly, the overall second bestselling picture book in America in 2017 was Giraffes Can’t Dance. Did you know this book was so popular?
• Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See? Outsold the latest John Green novel.
• 2017 was the year of Wonder – bestselling children’s book of the year, film adaptation, it’s at the top of the mountain.
• If you’ve been around a library, this won’t come as a surprise, but Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man series seems to be the most popular newcomer series.

What jumps out to you?