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Puppets & Puppetry (Theater, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Puppets & Puppetry (Theater, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $19.99, median 27 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.35 – $34.84 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Theater (556), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $11.35 to $34.84, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Puppets & Puppetry best sellers
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LAIKA: The Magic Behind a Stop-Motion Dream Factory: Two Decades of Groundbreaking Animation from Coraline to Wildwood
by Ozzy Inguanzo
- List rank#1
- Price$44.05
- Rating4.5
- Reviews94
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Illustrated): The 1900 Classic Edition with Original Illustrations
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews436
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The Muppets Magnet Set: Welcome Everybody! (RP Minis)
by Nick Perilli
- List rank#3
- Price$11.30
- Rating4.7
- Reviews100
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Cut out paper dolls: Fashion paper dolls for daughter or granddaughter
by Lucky Designs Company Inc.
- List rank#4
- Price$10.42
- Rating4.5
- Reviews492
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Jim Henson: The Biography
by Brian Jay Jones
- List rank#5
- Price$14
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,316
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Fraggle Rock: The Ultimate Visual History
by Noel Murray
- List rank#6
- Price$26.50
- Rating5.0
- Reviews198
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The Art of Hand Shadows (Dover Kids Activity Books)
by Albert Almoznino
- List rank#7
- Price$6.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews320
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Dracula: A Toy Theatre
by Edward Gorey
- List rank#8
- Price$27.95
- Rating4.9
- Reviews266
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Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street
by Michael Davis
- List rank#9
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.4
- Reviews293
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Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia
by Natasha Lance Rogoff
- List rank#10
- Price$20.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews302
FAQ
Is Puppets & Puppetry a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 27 reviews and sells for $19.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Puppets & Puppetry?
The median best seller has 27 reviews, and 80% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Puppets & Puppetry best sellers cost?
The median price is $19.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.35 and $34.84.
Can new books break into Puppets & Puppetry?
3% 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.