Our reviewers research, test, and recommend the best subscriptions and products independently; click to learn more about our editorial guidelines. We may receive commissions on purchases made through links on our site.
Amazon Prime Book Box for Kids – New Subscription!
Amazon has launched a new book subscription box for kids! (Click here to request an invite!)
Story time just got better with Prime Book Box, a subscription that delivers hand-picked children’s books every 1, 2, or 3 months. Discover new favorites that inspire a love of reading—new adventures await in every box!
Prime Book Box saves you up to 35% off List Price, and provides the best value on books sold by Amazon.com.
Liz is the founder of My Subscription Addiction. She's been hooked on subscription boxes since 2011 thanks to Birchbox, and she now subscribes to over 100 boxes. Her favorites include POPSUGAR Must Have, FabFitFun, and any box that features natural beauty products!
Liz is the founder of My Subscription Addiction. She's been hooked on subscription boxes since 2011 thanks to Birchbox, and she now subscribes to over 100 boxes. Her favorites include POPSUGAR Must Have, FabFitFun, and any box that features natural beauty products!
Join the Conversation
Please do not enter your email address in the Name field or in the comment content. Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *. Remember to post with kindness and respect. Comments with offensive language, cruelness to others, etc will not be approved. See our full comment policy here.
I received my email invite today. They let you swap books if you’d like. I have a 6 and 7 year old so I like how the books will be more tailored to their age vs Lillypost.
Reply
Jill
More specifically, they show you the 2 books you will receive and let you swap them out. I choose the 2 they selected, Appleblossom the possum and Those darn squirrels.
Reply
Dia
I’m sure there’s some decent curation with this subscription. I prefer hardcover books, too, because my son can be tough on books. But it’s hard to beat the free book each month from the Dolly Parton Imagination Library! I’ll be sad when my son ages out of the program.
Reply
dawnn
love this idea, it’s a great way to encourage more reading for older kids. (Ps amazon rapids is great too!)
Reply
Rachel
It seems really overpriced for what you’re getting. I know they’re just examples, but the books in the 0-2 are currently $24 total on amazon and the 3-5 are $23. Pretty much the same price as the subscription. I guess I’d have to wonder why I’d sign up for a subscription where I have no choice in what I receive when I could just purchase exactly what I want for the same price.
I guess I’d also never buy hardcover books for my preschooler unless it was something with sentimental value so I guess that makes it feel even pricier to me since the paperback versions (which is what I would normally buy) are far cheaper.
If someone routinely buys hardcover books it might be a good value, but for me we’d nornally buy paperback unless it’s somethibg special. So definitely not something I’d sign up for if it’s not going to save me money vs just buying the books from amazon.
Reply
Rebecca
My older son is a big reader (younger one is still developing, and we have SOOOOO MANY little kids’ books due to the fact that my mom is a retired teacher). He takes pretty good care of his books, but paperbacks are so much more affordable, which is important given how quickly he devours books. We really only purchase hardcovers when we have no other choice. (To Amazon’s credit, it is a great way to find used books in very good shape, which I love because there are no more used book stores in the area to browse. General secondhand stores are very much hit or miss, so it’s not worth the trip.)
So, I agree, I am not about to fork over that much money for no real discount on the products, which are more expensive than what we would have bought anyway, especially when we may very well end up with stuff he doesn’t want/like or already has.
Reply
Sara
Other book boxes are cheaper with more books. I pay about $15/month for Lillypost for my son and I get 5 board books.
Reply
Ashlea
Requested an invite, but they’re going to have to be awesome to beat my love of Bookroo.
Reply
Genevieve Mullis
What age range does this cover?
Reply
Shannon
Looks like there are choices for ages 0 to 12.
Reply
Our reviewers research, test, and recommend the best subscriptions and products independently; click to learn more about our editorial guidelines. We may receive commissions on purchases made through links on our site.
Please do not enter your email address in the Name field or in the comment content. Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *. Remember to post with kindness and respect. Comments with offensive language, cruelness to others, etc will not be approved. See our full comment policy here.