Picture Books
| 1 | Philadelphia Chickens. Sandra Boynton. Workman, $16.95 ISBN 0-7611-2636-8 |
| 2 | Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink. Diane de Groat. Morrow, paper $4.95 ISBN 0-688-15220-1 |
| 3 | Clifford's First Valentine's Day. Norman Bridwell. Scholastic/Cartwheel, paper $3.50 ISBN 0-590-92162-2 |
| 4 | Love Bugs. David A. Carter. Little Simon, $6.99 ISBN 0-671-86629-X |
| 5 | Stranger in the Woods. Carl R. Sams II, photos by Jean Stoick. Sams, $19.95 ISBN 0-96717-4805 |
| 6 | My Friend Rabbit. Eric Rohmann. Roaring Brook, $15.95 ISBN 0-7613-1535-7 |
| 7 | Biscuit's Valentine's Day. Alyssa Satin Capucilli, illus. by Pat Schories. HarperFestival, $6.95 ISBN 0-694-01222-X |
| 8 | Franklin's Valentines. Paulette Bourgeois, illus. by Brenda Clark. Scholastic/Cartwheel, paper $4.50 ISBN 0-590-13001-3 |
| 9 | Eloise Takes a Bawth. Kay Thompson with Mart Crowley, illus. by Hilary Knight. Simon & Schuster, $17.95 ISBN 0-689-84288-0 |
| 10 | I'm Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem. Jamie Lee Curtis, illus. by Laura Cornell. HarperCollins/Cotler, $15.99 ISBN 0-06-028761-6 |
Fiction
| 1 | Abhorsen. Garth Nix. Harper/Eos, $17.99 ISBN 0-06-027825-0 |
| 2 | Holes. Louis Sachar. Dell/Yearling, paper $5.99 ISBN 0-440-41480-6 |
| 3 | Artemis Fowl. Eoin Colfer. Miramax/Hyperion, paper $6.99 ISBN 0-7868-1707-0 |
| 4 | Hoot. Carl Hiaasen. Knopf, $15.95 ISBN 0-375-82181-3 |
| 5 | Speak. Laurie Halse Anderson. Puffin, $7.99 ISBN 0-14-131088-X |
| 6 | Tuck Everlasting. Natalie Babbitt. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, paper $5.95 ISBN 0-374-48013-3 |
| 7 | Because of Winn-Dixie. Kate DiCamillo. Candlewick, paper $5.99 ISBN 0-7636-1605-2 |
| 8 | Crispin: The Cross of Lead. Avi. Hyperion, $15.99 ISBN 0-7868-0828-4 |
| 9 | Double Fudge. Judy Blume. Dutton, $15.99 ISBN 0-525-46926-5 |
| 10 | The Thief Lord. Cornelia Funke, trans. by Oliver Latsch. Scholastic/Chicken House, $16.95 ISBN 0-439-40437-1 |
Series and Tie-ins
| 1 | Harry Potter. J.K. Rowling. Scholastic/Levine |
| 2 | A Series of Unfortunate Events. Lemony Snicket. HarperTrophy |
| 3 | Junie B. Jones. Barbara Park, illus. by Denise Brunkus. Random House |
| 4 | Magic Tree House. Mary Pope Osborne, illus. by Sal Murdocca. Random House |
| 5 | Mary-Kate and Ashley. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. HarperEntertainment |
| 6 | Dora the Explorer. Simon Spotlight |
| 7 | Lizzie McGuire. Disney |
| 8 | SpongeBob SquarePants. Simon Spotlight and Golden |
| 9 | Powerpuff Girls. Scholastic |
| 10 | Bob the Builder. Simon Spotlight |
