Best Baby Book Subscriptions

Literati Kids has a try-before-you-buy service for books. You and your little one will get a week to decide which books to keep before buying or returning.

You’ll receive five carefully curated books for your child's age group every month with the Literati Kids’ Club subscription. Once you receive your books, you’ll have a week to decide which ones you want to buy. After seven days, you keep the books you want and return the rest using the prepaid shipping label provided. The cost of each book will either match or beat Amazon's listed prices.

When signing up, you'll need to choose the appropriate age group for subscription: Babies & Toddlers Box for 0 to 4 years old; Preschool Box for 4 to 8 years old; 3rd-5th Grade Box for 8 to 11 years old; and 6th-8th Grade Box for 11 to 14 years old. Each month’s box has a fun theme, and in the past included math, Wit +Wisdome, Star Wars, Infinity + Beyond, which explored space, and exploration, and Game On, which focused on athletes and sports.

Boxes ship monthly, and you’ll pay around a $10 per month subscription fee, plus the cost of the books you purchase.

Subscribers will receive three to four board books or picture books per month—a great way to build your baby’s library.

With Lillypost, you’ll receive four board books or three picture books at your doorstep each month for roughly $20 per month, or less depending on your monthly or annual commitment. Lillypost caters to newborns up to age 7. 

Choose from three boxes: a Board Book Box for infants and toddlers, Picture Book Box for kids aged 4 to 7, and a mixed-age box for families. Plus, with each book shipped, Lillypost donates one book to a child in need.

Four plan options are available: about $20 per month for one month, approximately $19 per month for three, about $18 per month for six, or around $17 per month for a year. Shipping costs about $5 per box.

Your toddler will love receiving their Bookroo delivery because each book is individually wrapped, so it feels like a real surprise. You can choose a subscription for babies and toddlers ages 0 through 3 or kids ages 3 through 6.

What toddler doesn't love a gift? Bookroo makes a book subscription fun for babies to toddlers because each book is gift-wrapped, upping the excitement your child will experience when their new books arrive. 

You can choose between the board book subscription (suited for ages 0 through 3 years), which comes with three books each month, or the picture book subscription (suited for ages 3 to 6 years), which comes with two books per month.

Subscribers can save money by paying for three, six, or 12 months upfront. There is also an option to pay monthly if you prefer. Annual prepayment comes to about $18 per box, a six-month prepayment comes to about $20 per month, and a three-month prepayment comes to approximately $21 per month. Monthly payments without prepayment are around $22. Users can also opt for a box every other month.

We chose Owl Post Books as best for creativity because each box comes with a craft and an interactive experience. 

Not only does Owl Post Books deliver handpicked new reads to your door every month, but each interactive box comes with a seasonal craft for your child to enjoy as well. While the youngest subscribers may not be able to craft quite yet, it may come in handy as babies and toddlers develop a sense of creativity. 

Subscription options include:

• The Imagination Box with three hand-selected books for about $32.99
• The Imagination Mini with one hand-selected book per box for approximately $14.99
• The YA Fantasy Imagination box, which caters to older children, and includes three YA novels per box for about $29.99

When subscribing, you’ll select your child's age range from 0 to 13 and YA.

If you're looking for monthly deliveries of books that teach learning concepts like colors, numbers, and shapes, My First Reading Club does just that.

The books in each My First Reading Club box teach key learning concepts for babies and toddlers, including colors, numbers, shapes, sign language, the senses, beginners’ Spanish, and motor skills development. 

Each box packs three books and a gift for the parent, so you’ll both have a fun time bonding while opening each package. Subscribers can cancel any time and receive a refund for the books that didn’t yet ship.

The book subscription offers books tailored to the youngest babies through 12 years old. The youngest age group is 0-2 and offers sturdy board books safe for teething babies. You can pay monthly, which costs about $19.99. You can also prepay for three months at roughly $19 per delivery, six months for approximately $17.99 per box, and a year for around $16.99 per month. Shipping is always free.

OurShelves features books with black and brown characters, LGBTQ characters, neuro-diverse characters, and more. The subscription is a great way to fill your child’s bookshelf with relatable and diverse characters.

Children should see people who look like them in their books as well as out in the world. You can start diversifying your child’s bookshelf early by subscribing to OurShelves; the youngest age range is for babies ages 0-2. The subscription includes characters of different racial backgrounds, LGBTQ characters, and neuro-diverse characters. 

Another great thing about OurShelves is that the company uses consumer power to advocate for existing and still-needed diversity in children’s books. OurShelves shares data with publishers about the types of books consumers are interested in and much more.

Subscribers can choose from two plans—quarterly or annually:

• One book per box costs roughly $14.99 per delivery.
• Three books per box and an activity to encourage further discussion is $35.97 per box.

Each subscription ships four times per year.

Sol Book Box ships monthly deliveries of bilingual or Spanish children’s books to your door for children ages 6 and younger.

Another way to diversify your child’s reading list is to include bilingual or Spanish books on their shelves. Sol Book Box delivers one hard-to-find bilingual or Spanish board or picture book to your door every month with an added activity and an extra surprise. Each book is gift-wrapped to make the delivery extra special. 

Parents can choose from three different plans, all with free shipping:

• Monthly Classic Book box ($22 per month) includes one beautifully illustrated, culturally relevant picture book. Subscribers choose to receive either Spanish-language or bilingual titles.
• Armour Gift box ($33 per month) includes two Spanish or bilingual board books and one age-appropriate toy, activity, or keepsake. Parents can choose the language and highlight genres that best resonate with their little ones.
• Sol Learner box ($38 per month) includes one hand-selected, age-appropriate bilingual picture book, one high-quality, educational Spanish game or activity and one extra surprise.

Amazon Prime Book Box Kids is one of the most affordable baby subscription boxes. Each box is $20, and subscribers can choose the frequency of deliveries to match their budget.

For a more affordable and flexible option, Amazon Prime Book Box costs about $20 per box, which is about 40% off book list prices, and has free shipping. Subscribers can choose to have a box delivered every month, two months, or three months. Customers will receive four board books in every box for the “baby to age 2” subscription. Books include popular titles and those that are widely loved.

Prime members can sign up for a Book Box profile but selecting their child’s age group and the preferred delivery frequency. For the first box, you’ll have the option of choosing titles. After that, you’ll get a preview email to review the selections and make changes before it ships. Choose from alternate titles or skip that month’s box. 

My Zoo Box will keep you and your toddler engaged each month with a fun animal-themed book, a plushy animal toy that matches, and lots of fun activities.  

Overview

My Zoo Box is perfect for animal lovers. Each monthly subscription box includes a book, plush animal friend, art or science activity (all supplies included), animal anatomy poster, postcard from the animal, recipe, and sticker for the zoo passport (provided in the first subscription box). There's also a special extra surprise.

My Zoo Box is a perfect option for those who want to gift a book subscription but aren't too familiar with the child's likes or the books already in their home library. Unlike other subscriptions that require you to choose the age and desired theme or preferences for the child, all you have to do is sign up, provide the address and payment info, and the first box will be shipped on the seventh of each month with a different animal.

The Mini Zoo subscription starting at $24 a month is perfect for children ages 2 and up and includes an animal friend, book, passport sticker (in the first shipment only), and postcard.