Children's Illustrated Bestseller List for December 18, 2003 from sales the week ending December 14, 2003 For the Book Sense store nearest you, call 1-888-BOOKSENSE or visit www.booksense.com CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED 1. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll, Robert Sabuda (Illus.), 0689847432, S&S, $24.95 2. The Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg, 0395389496, Houghton Mifflin, $18.95 3. Olivia . . . and the Missing Toy Ian Falconer, 0689852916, Atheneum, $16.95 4. Tails Matthew Van Fleet, 0152167730, Red Wagon, $12.95 5. Stranger in the Woods Carl R. Sams II, Jean Stoick, 0967174805, Carl R. Sams, $19.95 6. Diary of a Worm Doreen Cronin, Harry Bliss (Illus.), 006000150X, Joanna Cotler/ HarperCollins, $15.99 7. On Noah's Ark Jan Brett, 0399240284, Putnam, $16.99 8. The English Roses Madonna, Jeffrey Fulvimari (Illus.), 0670036781, Penguin, $19.95 9. The Cat in the Hat Dr. Seuss, 039480001X, Random House, $8.99 10. Walter the Farting Dog William Kotzwinkle, Glenn Murray, Audrey Colman (Illus.), 1583940537, Frog, $15.95 11. How I Became a Pirate Melinda Long, David Shannon (Illus.), 0152018484, Harcourt, $16 12. Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), 0694003611, HarperCollins, $7.99 13. Flawed Dogs Berkeley Breathed, 0316713597, Little Brown, $18.95 14. The Night Before Christmas Pop-Up Robert Sabuda, 0689838999, S&S, $24.95 15. Winter Friends - Debut Carl R. Sams II, 0967174856, Carl R. Sams, $7.95 ON THE RISE 24. Look-Alikes: Christmas Joan Steiner, 0316811874, Little, Brown, $14.95 In the newest entry in this popular series, Steiner arranges everyday objects, both benign and provocative, to create a lively Christmas tableaux. The Book Sense Bestseller List is copyrighted and cannot be reprinted without permission from the American Booksellers Association. For information on obtaining permission, contact Kristen Gilligan, Manager of Communications, Industry Relations and Trade Policy , ABA, 828 South Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591, call (914) 591-2665, ext. 1286.   Reprint Guidelines.