Best-Selling Children's Books, 2012
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff
Source: Publishers Weekly.
Hardcover
- The Mark of Athena (Heroes of Olympus #3), Rick Riordan
- The Third Wheel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid), Jeff Kinney
- The Serpent's Shadow (Kane Chronicles #3), Rick Riordan
- Tales From a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess (Dork Diaries #4), Rachel Renée Russell
- Insurgent, Veronica Roth
- Tales From a Not So Smart Miss Know-It-All (Dork Diaries #5), Rachel Renée Russell
- Middle School: Get Me Out of Here!, James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts
- Junie B., First Grader: Turkeys We Have Loved and Eaten (and Other Thankful Stuff), Barbara Park, illustrated by Denise Brunkus
- Hidden, P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
- "Who Could That Be at This Hour?" (All the Wrong Questions #1), Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Seth
- Big Nate Goes for Broke, Lincoln Peirce
- Justin Bieber: Just Getting Started, Justin Bieber
- I Funny, James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein
- A Perfect Time for Pandas (Magic Tree House #48), Mary Pope Osborne, illustrated by Sal Murdocca
- Lincoln's Last Days, Bill O'Reilly and Dwight Jon Zimmerman
Paperback
- Divergent, Veronica Roth
- Look for the Lorax (Dr. Seuss), Tish Rabe, illustrated by Christopher Moroney and Jan Gerardi
- One Direction: Dare to Dream, One Direction
- A Fairy-Tale Adventure (Barbie), Tish Rabe, illustrated by Christopher Moroney and Jan Gerardi
- Pinkalicious: The Princess of Pink Slumber Party, Victoria Kann
- Happy Birthday, Princess! (Disney Princess), Jennifer Weinberg, illustrated by Elisa Marrucchi
- Game On! (Disney's Wreck-It Ralph), Susan Amerikaner
- The Hunger Games Tribute Guide, Emily Seife
- Breaking Dawn (Twilight #4), Stephenie Meyer
- The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus #1), Rick Riordan
- The Gift (Witch & Wizard #2), James Patterson and Ned Rust
- The Hunger Games Official Illustrated Movie Companion, Kate Egan
- Big Nate: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?, Lincoln Peirce
- Big Bear, Little Bear (Disney / Pixar Brave)
- The Archer's Quest (Disney / Pixar Brave)
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