Los Angeles Times Children’s Bestsellers

1 CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS AND THE WRATH OF THE WEDGIE WOMAN by Dav Pilkey (Blue Sky Press: $5.99 paper) The meanest villain yet. (Ages 9 to 12)

2 LEO THE LIGHTNING BUG by Eric Drachman (Kidwick Books) After lots of practice, a small lightning bug learns how to make his light shine. (Ages 4 to 8)

3 ANNE FRANK AND ME by Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld (Putnam: $18.99) A self-absorbed teenager time-travels back to World War II. (Ages 11 and up)

4 THE MOUSE OF AMHERST by Elizabeth Spires, illustrated by Claire A. Nivola (Sunburst: 44.95 paper) A mouse in Emily Dickinson’s house.

5 FRINDLE by Andrew Clements and Brian Selznick (Aladdin: $4.99 paper) A fifth-grader decides to create his own word--frindle--for pen. (Ages 9 to 12)

6 HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE by J.K. Rowling (Arthur A. Levine: $5.99 paper) A young boy discovers that he is a magician. (Ages 9 to 12)

7 DANCE WITH ANGELINA by Katharine Holabird, illustrated by Helen Craig (Pleasant Co.: $6.95 paper) A sticker storybook. (Ages 2 to 5)

8 HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS by J.K. Rowling (Scholastic: $6.99 paper) Harry risks his life to solve a mystery. (Ages 9 to 12)

9 THE PRINCESS DIARIES by Meg Cabot (HarperCollins: $5.95 paper) An American girl learns that she is the princess of a small country. (Ages 10 and older)

10 LOOK OUT KINDERGARTEN, HERE I COME! by Nancy Carlson (Puffin: $5.99 paper) A mouse attends his first day of school. (Ages 2 to 5)

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Rankings are based on a Times poll of Southland bookstores.