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Children's Studies (Social Sciences, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Children's Studies (Social Sciences, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $14.80, median 460 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.48 – $17.90 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 11% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 12% of the parent category Social Sciences (3,820), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 75% of Books categories: the median best seller has 460 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Children's Studies best sellers
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Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans
by Michaeleen Doucleff
- List rank#2
- Price$12.10
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,059
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Strung Up: How White America Learned to Lynch Black Children
- List rank#3
- Price$28.42
- Rating5.0
- Reviews25
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Permission to Feel
by Marc Brackett
- List rank#4
- Price$9.71
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,780
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The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups
by Leonard Sax
- List rank#5
- Price$12.13
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,288
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Homeschooled: A Read with Jenna Pick: A Memoir – A Top 10 Amazon Book of the Month Coming of Age Story About Homeschooling
by Stefan Merrill Block
- List rank#6
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews3,843
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Raising Conscious Sons: Cultivating Purpose, Connection, and Inner Power in a Chaotic World
- List rank#7
- Price$20.56
- Rating4.8
- Reviews44
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The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Trauma and Adversity―A Transformative Guide to Understanding Childhood Trauma and Health
by Nadine Burke Harris
- List rank#8
- Price$10.49
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,143
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Raising Conscious Daughters: Building Confidence, Courage, and Inner Power in an Anxious World
- List rank#9
- Price$23.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews17
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Dopamine Kids: A Science-Based Plan to Rewire Your Child's Brain and Take Back Your Family in the Age of Screens and Ultraprocessed Foods
by Michaeleen Doucleff
- List rank#10
- Price$17.69
- Rating4.5
- Reviews164
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Children's Studies
FAQ
Is Children's Studies a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 460 reviews and sells for $14.80.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Children's Studies?
The median best seller has 460 reviews, and 24% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Children's Studies best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.80; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.48 and $17.90.
Can new books break into Children's Studies?
11% 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.