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Children's (Dramas & Plays, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Children's (Dramas & Plays, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.99, median 81 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 17/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $8.93 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 3% of the parent category Dramas & Plays (2,811), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $9.99 its median price is below 91% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Children's best sellers
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two: The Official Playscript of the Original West End Production
by J.K. Rowling
- List rank#1
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews110,302
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Romeo and Juliet: No Fear Shakespeare Side-by-Side Plain English
- List rank#2
- Price$6.84
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,822
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A Midsummer Night's Dream, No Fear Shakespeare Side-by-Side Plain English
- List rank#3
- Price$7
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,108
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The Crucible (Penguin Plays)
by Arthur Miller
- List rank#4
- Price$8
- Rating4.5
- Reviews9,798
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Alice in Wonderland: The Original 1865 Edition With Complete Illustrations By Sir John Tenniel (A Classic Novel of Lewis Carroll)
by Lewis Carroll
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,374
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Winnie-the-Pooh (Illustrated): The 1926 Classic Edition with Original Illustrations
by A. A. Milne
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews696
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Black Beauty (Illustrated): The 1877 Classic Edition with Original Illustrations
by Anna Sewell
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9,360
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The Tempest: No Fear Shakespeare Side-by-Side Plain English
- List rank#8
- Price$7.45
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,187
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Alice In Wonderland: Rebirth Collector's Edition | The Original Illustrations by John Tenniel | Annotated
by Lewis Carroll
- List rank#9
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.1
- Reviews220
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A Midsummer Night's Dream : Shakespeares Greatest Stories (Abridged and Illustrated) With Review Questions And An Introduction To The Themes In The Story
- List rank#10
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews266
FAQ
Is Children's a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 17/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 81 reviews and sells for $9.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Children's?
The median best seller has 81 reviews, and 54% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Children's best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $8.93 and $12.99.
Can new books break into Children's?
1% 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.