Top 10 Valentine's Day Movies for Families and Kids

This classic and much-loved Peanuts story centers on the romantic yearnings of Charlie Brown. As Valentine's Day approaches, Lucy tries to get Schroeder to give her a card, Sally chases after Linus, and poor Charlie Brown dreams of getting just one valentine. Also includes You're in Love, Charlie Brown and It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown.

Another Charlie Brown Valentin's Day special, A Charlie Brown Valentine, is also available on DVD (compare prices). This special aired in 2002, after the death of Peanuts creator Charles Schulz, but it was based on one of his cartoon strips.  A Charlie Brown Valentine focuses on Charlie's desire to give the Little Red-Haired Girl a valentine and contains some truly memorable moments.

Elmo has love on his mind, and who does Elmo love? -- You! Elmo wants to make a special card for someone he loves very much, but he is having trouble deciding what to put in the card. Elmo's good friends Rosita and Grover show Elmo they love him by helping him and by being his friends. Viewing children will learn about love and other emotions as they watch this lovable show featuring guest appearances by Trisha Yearwood, John Legend and R.E.M. NR

This special edition release contains two classic Winnie the Pooh stories: in "Un-Valentine's Day," Rabbit forces everyone to promise that they will not sent Valentines, causing secret Valentine sending chaos; and "A Valentine for You" tells the story of the time everyone got worried that Christopher Robin had been bitten by the love bug, the smitten. The movie also contains a bonus story, "My Hero." NR

WordWorld teaches young children about letters, letter sounds, and words through stories about a group of silly animals and their adventures. Kids love watching the show, and the animals are created from the letters that make up their name, so kids easily begin to grasp the concept that letters come together to form words. This WordWorld DVD contains two love-filled episodes:

• "My Fuzzy Valentine": SHEEP decides to make a special Valentine song for her pal BEAR.
• "The Love Bug": BUG wants to sign a Valentine for his favorite WordFriend, but he has to learn how to write his name first.

This Valentine's Day inspired program contains some of Disney's best-loved animated short films starring Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Donald and Daisy Duck, Pluto, and other classic Disney couples. Combing the best of Disney friendship, love, and humor, this collection presents classic stories that fit any time of year and showcases the vintage "Pluto's Heart Throb." NR

A magical adventure with Barney and friends, as everyone is invited by the Queen of Hearts to Valentine Castle. There, the gang has fun with activities, making snacks, and fifteen songs. Kids will learn about Valentine's Day, colors, rhyming and more. Never seen on television. NR

This is a DVD from the Peabody award-winning Blue's Room (a spin-off of the popular Blue's Clues). It's a holiday of hugs in Blue's Room! Open your arms to everyone you APPRECIATE in this Hug Day play date filled with dance, heart-art, stories, pretend, and of course, hugs! NR

Miss Spider (voiced by Brooke Shields) is the loveable head of the household in happy Sunny Patch, who creates a motley family by taking in a host of orphaned bugs. IN Sunny Patch, "Happy Heartwood Day" is a day to show how much you care. This DVD contains eight warm and fuzzy homespun tales. NR

Scholastic Entertainment brings you this DVD with two adventures with Clifford, the Big Red Dog, "King Clifford" and "Be My Big Red Valentine." Clifford's heart is as big as his body, and he never lets his best friends down. "Be My Bid Red Valentine" is often featured on PBS on or around Valentine's Day, and is considered a classic. NR

Animated favorites Alvin, Simon, and Theodore return to the screen in Alvin and the Chipmunks: A Chipmunk Valentine. After Brittany rejects him, Alvin transforms into a chipmunk Casanova. Now Brittany can't resist him, and they go to the Valentine Ball together. Problems (and hilarity) arise when Alvin discovers that he's only Alvin--not the charming character he had imagined. This release also features three more episodes.