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Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs & Squirrels (Animals, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs & Squirrels (Animals, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.41, median 1,310 reviews, average rating 4.8 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $6.51 – $10.82 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.8 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 16% of the parent category Animals (8,310), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $8.41 its median price is below 95% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 88% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,310 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs & Squirrels best sellers
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The Leaf Thief: (The Perfect Fall Book for Children and Toddlers)
- List rank#1
- Price$9.62
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,242
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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie: A Silly Circular Story About a Mouse and a Craving for Cookies Late Into the Night
- List rank#2
- Price$12.90
- Rating4.8
- Reviews18,488
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Disney Minnie Mouse - I'm Ready to Read with Minnie Sound Book - PI Kids
by Editors of Phoenix International Publications
- List rank#3
- Price$7.91
- Rating4.8
- Reviews16,830
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The Gruffalo
- List rank#4
- Price$6.40
- Rating4.9
- Reviews31,704
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The Snow Thief (The Leaf Thief)
- List rank#5
- Price$8.25
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,156
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The Mouse and the Motorcycle: A Charming Animal Adventure About Friendship and a Motorcycle Ride
- List rank#6
- Price$5.71
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,645
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There's a Bear on My Chair (Ross Collins' Mouse and Bear Stories)
by Ross Collins
- List rank#7
- Price$7.54
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,059
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The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread (A Middle-Grade Classic About Courage, Friendship, and Forgiveness for Kids Ages 7-10)
- List rank#8
- Price$6.51
- Rating4.7
- Reviews7,649
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The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear: A Classic Mouse Story About Sharing and Surprise for Children (Ages 4–8)
by Audrey Wood
- List rank#9
- Price$12.55
- Rating4.9
- Reviews5,815
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If You Give a Pig a Pancake: A Story About Cause and Effect and Following One Thing After Another
- List rank#10
- Price-
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,331
FAQ
Is Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs & Squirrels a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,310 reviews and sells for $8.41.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs & Squirrels?
The median best seller has 1,310 reviews, and 8% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs & Squirrels best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.41; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.51 and $10.82.
Can new books break into Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs & Squirrels?
5% 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.