Best-Selling Children's Books, 2002

Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff
Source: Publishers Weekly.

Hardcover

  1. The Prayer of Jabez for Kids, Bruce Wilkinson and Melody Carlson
  2. The Prayer of Jabez for Little Ones, Bruce Wilkinson and Melody Carlson; illustrated by Alexi Natchev
  3. The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events #8), Lemony Snicket; illustrated by Brett Helquist
  4. The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events #6), Lemony Snicket; illustrated by Brett Helquist
  5. The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events #7), Lemony Snicket; illustrated by Brett Helquist
  6. Monsters, Inc.: Read-Aloud Storybook
  7. Disney's 5-Minute Adventure Stories, Sarah Heller
  8. Olivia Saves the Circus, Ian Falconer
  9. Ripley's Believe It or Not
  10. What's Wrong with Timmy?, Maria Shriver; illustrated by Sandra Speidel

Paperback

  1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J. K. Rowling
  2. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J. K. Rowling
  3. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Newt Scamander (aka J. K. Rowling)
  4. Quidditch Through the Ages, Kennilworthy Whisp (aka J. K. Rowling)
  5. Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman, Dav Pilkey
  6. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Poster Book
  7. The Princess Diaries, Meg Cabot
  8. Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: On Tough Stuff, Jack Canfield, et al.
  9. Amelia Bedelia 4 Mayor, Herman Parish; illustrated by Lynn Sweat
  10. Twister on Tuesday (Magic Tree House #23), Mary Pope Osborne; illustrated by Sal Murdocca
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