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Child: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Child, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $40.00, median 71 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $23.83 – $59.39 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 22% of the parent category Psychiatry (324), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $40.00 its median price beats 94% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $23.83 to $59.39, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Child best sellers
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Kader's Quest
by Nadir Balan
- List rank#1
- Price$16.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews14
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What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
- List rank#2
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews18,169
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Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror
by Judith Lewis Herman MD
- List rank#3
- Price$23.09
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,033
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The Whole-Brain Child Workbook: Practical Exercises, Worksheets and Activitis to Nurture Developing Minds
- List rank#4
- Price$13.39
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,749
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The Developing Mind, Third Edition: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are
- List rank#5
- Price$26.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews206
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The Teens' Workbook to Self Regulate: Empowering Teenagers to Handle Emotions with Success through Coping Strategies and CBT Exercises (Successful Parenting)
by Richard Bass
- List rank#6
- Price$19.53
- Rating4.6
- Reviews752
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple: 10 Strategies for Managing Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Panic, and Worry
by Seth J. Gillihan PhD
- List rank#7
- Price$13.04
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,512
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The DBT Workbook for Teens: Mindfulness and Emotion Regulation Techniques for Overcoming Stress and Negative Thoughts (Successful Parenting)
by Richard Bass
- List rank#8
- Price$11.98
- Rating4.4
- Reviews316
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Odd Girl Out, Revised and Updated: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls
by Rachel Simmons
- List rank#9
- Price$8.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews410
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DSM-5-TR Desk Reference Diagnostic Criteria Guide: A Pocket Companion for Quick and Accessible Diagnostic Information
by Nicholas Strathford
- List rank#10
- Price$32.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews41
FAQ
Is Child a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 71 reviews and sells for $40.00.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Child?
The median best seller has 71 reviews, and 58% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Child best sellers cost?
The median price is $40.00; half of the best sellers are priced between $23.83 and $59.39.
Can new books break into Child?
10% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.