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Children's Books: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Children's Books, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $7.43, median 9,560 reviews, average rating 4.8 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 10/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $5.68 – $10.90 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.8 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 98% of Books categories: the median best seller has 9,560 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 28, 18 points higher than here; worth checking both.
- At $7.43 its median price is below 97% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Children's Books best sellers
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Fight or Flight (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #21): A laugh-out-loud knockout from the #1 international bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
by Jeff Kinney
- List rank#1
- Price$10.97
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,229
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Dog Man: A Sprinkle in Time: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #15): From the Creator of Captain Underpants (15)
by Dav Pilkey
- List rank#2
- Price$10.97
- Reviews-
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Full-Cast Edition)
by J.K. Rowling
- List rank#3
- Price$27.55
- Rating4.8
- Reviews161,453
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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games): A Hunger Games Novel
- List rank#4
- Price$19.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews91,610
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Full-Cast Edition)
by J.K. Rowling
- List rank#5
- Price$27.55
- Rating4.8
- Reviews123,801
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Full-Cast Edition)
by J.K. Rowling
- List rank#6
- Price$41.34
- Rating4.8
- Reviews106,757
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Full-Cast Edition)
by J.K. Rowling
- List rank#7
- Price$27.55
- Rating4.8
- Reviews118,415
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Full-Cast Edition)
by J.K. Rowling
- List rank#8
- Price$41.34
- Rating4.9
- Reviews112,118
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Full-Cast Edition)
by J.K. Rowling
- List rank#9
- Price$41.34
- Rating4.8
- Reviews104,205
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Full-Cast Edition)
by J.K. Rowling
- List rank#10
- Price$41.34
- Rating4.8
- Reviews87,631
Subcategories
- History29
- Children's Cookbooks26
- Computers & Technology25
- Science, Nature & How It Works25
- Holidays & Celebrations24
- Sports & Outdoors23
- Biographies23
- Cars, Trains & Things That Go22
- Mysteries & Detectives22
- Religions22
- Geography & Cultures22
- Comics & Graphic Novels21
- Education & Reference20
- Arts, Music & Photography18
- Action & Adventure18
- Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths17
- Activities, Crafts & Games16
- Science Fiction & Fantasy15
- Early Learning15
- Classics14
- Humor14
- Animals14
- Growing Up & Facts of Life14
- Literature & Fiction13
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Children's eBooks
FAQ
Is Children's Books a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 10/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 9,560 reviews and sells for $7.43.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Children's Books?
The median best seller has 9,560 reviews, and 4% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Children's Books best sellers cost?
The median price is $7.43; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.68 and $10.90.
Can new books break into Children's Books?
6% 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.