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Early Learning (Children's Books, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Early Learning (Children's Books, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $7.04, median 5,314 reviews, average rating 4.8 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 15/100 (highly competitive).

15Opportunity / 100
$7.04Median price
5,314Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$5.86 – $9.75
Average rating4.8
New releases (90 days)1%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
  • Its review barrier is higher than in 97% of Books categories: the median best seller has 5,314 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
  • At $7.04 its median price is below 97% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.

Top 10 Early Learning best sellers

  1. The Very Hungry Caterpillar book cover by Eric Carle

    The Very Hungry Caterpillar

    by Eric Carle

    • List rank#1
    • Price$5.74
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews80,276

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  2. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?: 50th Anniversary Edition book cover by Bill Martin Jr.

    Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?: 50th Anniversary Edition

    by Bill Martin Jr.

    • List rank#2
    • Price$5.36
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews57,084

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  3. Goodnight Moon: A Beloved, Lulling Bedtime Story About a Little Bunny for Children (Ages 0 book cover by Margaret Wise Brown

    Goodnight Moon: A Beloved, Lulling Bedtime Story About a Little Bunny for Children (Ages 0-4)

    by Margaret Wise Brown

    • List rank#3
    • Price$5.83
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews31,940

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  4. Construction Site A Thankful Night: A Thanksgiving Lift-the-Flap Book (Goodnight Construct book cover by Sherri Duskey Rinker

    Construction Site A Thankful Night: A Thanksgiving Lift-the-Flap Book (Goodnight Construction Site)

    by Sherri Duskey Rinker

    • List rank#4
    • Price$6.41
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews458

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  5. My First Library: Boxset of 10 Board Books for Kids book cover by Wonder House Books

    My First Library: Boxset of 10 Board Books for Kids

    by Wonder House Books

    • List rank#5
    • Price$16.80
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews93,504

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  6. See You Later, Alligator (RhymeTime Animals) book cover by Sally Hopgood

    See You Later, Alligator (RhymeTime Animals)

    by Sally Hopgood

    • List rank#6
    • Price$8.91
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews4,745

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  7. World of Eric Carle, Around the Farm 30-Button Animal Sound Book - Great for First Words - book cover by PI Kids

    World of Eric Carle, Around the Farm 30-Button Animal Sound Book - Great for First Words - PI Kids

    by PI Kids

    • List rank#7
    • Price$10.61
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews27,875

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  8. Little Blue Truck's Christmas: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids ― A Christmas Counting Bo book cover by Alice Schertle

    Little Blue Truck's Christmas: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids ― A Christmas Counting Book About Trees

    by Alice Schertle

    • List rank#8
    • Price$11.20
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews18,765

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  9. Five Silly Turkeys book cover by Salina Yoon

    Five Silly Turkeys

    by Salina Yoon

    • List rank#9
    • Price$5
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews2,921

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  10. Baby Einstein - My First Library Board Book Block 12-Book Set - First Words, Letters, Coun book cover by Editors of Phoenix International Publications

    Baby Einstein - My First Library Board Book Block 12-Book Set - First Words, Letters, Counting, and More! - PI Kids

    by Editors of Phoenix International Publications

    • List rank#10
    • Price$9.36
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews12,628

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Subcategories

Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Early Learning

FAQ

Is Early Learning a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 15/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 5,314 reviews and sells for $7.04.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Early Learning?

The median best seller has 5,314 reviews, and 2% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Early Learning best sellers cost?

The median price is $7.04; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.86 and $9.75.

Can new books break into Early Learning?

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.