Children's Based on sales from independent bookstores across America. For the Book Sense store nearest you, call 1-888-BOOKSENSE Independent Bookstores for Independent Minds Bestseller List for May 1, 2000 from sales the week ending April 23 Online at www.bookweb.org Thursday, April 27 Published in Bookselling This Week Monday, May 1 CHILDREN'S 1. The Harry Potter Series, J.K. Rowling Scholastic, $, 059035342X 2. The Captain Underpants Series, Dav Pilkey Scholastic, $, 0439049989 3. Bud, Not Buddy, Christopher Paul Curtis Delacorte, $15.95, 0385323069 4. Pat the Bunny, Dorothy Kunhardt Golden Books, $7.99, 0307120007 5. Magic Treehouse #20, Mary Pope Osborne Random House, $3.99, 0679890661 6. Jeremy, Jan Karon, Teri Weidner (Illustrator) Viking, $15.99, 067088104X 7. Guess How Much I Love You (Board Book), Sam McBratney, Anita Jeram (Illustrator) Candlewick, $6.99, 076360013X 8. Henry Hikes To Fitchburg, D.B. Johnson Houghton Mifflin, $15.00, 0395968674 9. The Country Bunny and The Little Gold Shoes, Dubose Heyward, Marjorie Flack (Illustrator) Houghton Mifflin, $5.95, 0395185572 10. Guess How Much I Love You (Hardcover), Sam McBratney, Anita Jeram (Illustrator) Candlewick, $15.99, 1564024733 ON THE RISE 23. 26 Fairmount Avenue, Tomie dePaola Putnam, $13.99, 039923246X A Newbery Honor Book, the classic children's author tells stories of his growing up in his first ever chapter book. The Book Sense Bestseller List is copyrighted and cannot be reprinted without permission from the American Booksellers Association. For information, please contact Michael Hoynes, Marketing Officer, at: (914) 591-2665 ext. 1204, 828 Broadway, Tarrytown NY. Reprint Guidelines.