Local bestsellers are based on recent sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect varied reading interests. This week’s list of bestsellers is from Toad Hall Children’s Bookstore, 1206 W. 38th St.

Eloise in Paris1. Eloise in Paris by Kay Thompson

2. Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance by Keith Graves

3. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

4. Tonight on the Titanic by Mary Pope Osborne

5. Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann

6. Holes by Louis Sachar

7. Buffalo Before Breakfast by Mary Pope Osborne

8. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling

9. Hector’s Escapades: The First Night Out by Jane Scoggins Bauld

10. Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman

This article appears in June 11 • 1999 and June 11 • 1999 (Cover).

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