Amazon Kindle Colorsoft Kids 16 GB (2024 model) – Lightweight, compact, and designed for reading—no apps, videos, or games. – with cover, Fantasy River
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- The first Kindle in color for kids The new Colorsoft display brings covers and content to life. Kids can explore titles included in their subscription, like Artemis Fowl, Big Nate, and Percy Jackson, in paper-like color thats easy on the eyes.
- A brand-new experience The Kindle Colorsoft Kids display is optimized for reading in color and is different from the Kindle Paperwhite Kids display, which is optimized for black and white reading.
- Easy-to-use parental controls The Parent Dashboard allows you to add books from your account to your kid's library, view reading progress, adjust age filters, set a device bedtime, and more.
- Stay in the story Designed to keep kids focused on reading with no notifications, apps, videos, or games.
- Waterproof Kids can bring their stories to the pool, the beach, or anywhere in between.
- Read anytime, anywhere The adjustable warm light and glare-free display lets kids read comfortably indoors and out, day or night.
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Top Amazon Reviews
Best Kindle So Far. Better Than Tablets For Kids
Color: Fantasy River
This is an incredible e-reader. My last Kindle was from 10 years ago, so that really shows how long these Kindle e-readers last. However, it was starting to show its age. The screen is tiny compared to the newer models. And it was starting to get slow when downloading books, and the navigation was getting glitchy. I finally decided to upgrade when the color ones came out. These color soft Kindles are amazing, especially if you like seeing things in color. I actually gifted one to each of my three children because they love graphic novels, and this is the perfect way to read them and enjoy all the art. Just like the black and white version, the color is very gentle on the eyes. These color versions are brighter than the black and white; however, the back lighting is dimmable/ adjustable, so you can get it just right. I got two of these kids' versions for my 10 and 7-year-olds. They each picked their cover design. And I got the regular adult version for my 12-year-old. They love their Kindle e-readers very much! This Kindle is fast, and the controls are intuitive enough that even my 7-year-old can navigate with no problems. Also, it arrives ready to set up. It is easy to connect to your Amazon account; the setup takes just minutes. The entire family can share Kindle books via the library, and parents can determine which books the child can see and download within the library. Battery charge also lasts for days. When we go out, instead of playing mindless games or watching stupid videos on a tablet, they have endless books to read on their Kindles. Can't recommend these enough.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2025 by Memly
Kids Colorsoft Kindle is THE upgraded version I’ve been waiting on!
Color: Fantasy River
UPDATED TO 5 STARS FROM 1 10/6/25 Fabian from Amazon reviews reached out via telephone and helped to quickly fix this issue with the warranty software glitch. He was patient, and followed up as soon as it was done. Very happy with being able to speak to a live person because originally I spoke to someone via the chat feature and it was too hard to explain that way. The device is beautiful, it is much faster than my other kindles and the color seems much improved compared to the original that came out last year. There’s no more yellow line on the bottom either. I am happy that Amazon took the feedback from other kindle readers and myself seriously and addressed those issues. I am very happy with this kids Colorsoft version. Perfect size, perfect storage for me, case is great. While I’ve never needed to use the warranty on any of my Kindles over the years, and I figured Amazon would honor the 2 year warranty regardless of the fact that my device only showed 1 year warranty (because they can see when I bought it etc) I am thrilled the department took the time to address my concerns. 9/30/25 I ordered this item because the kids version has the 2 year worry free warranty. When I go to register it, it’s only showing a 1 year warranty. I reach out to Amazon. Ask them to adjust the warranty and they cannot so they send me a replacement device. Go to register it. Same thing. Warranty only good until 2026. They do send all the links to sign up for the kids subscription but I want the device to show that the warranty is good until 2027. Amazon needs to address or fix this asap.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2025 by Claude183
Perfect for Young Readers! Worth Every Penny🤓📖
Color: Starlight Reading
My son is 9 and absolutely loves this Kindle. He uses it constantly and takes it everywhere. He was flying through physical books (literally about 4 a week), and I just couldn’t keep up with buying new books all the time but I also didn’t want to do anything that would discourage him from reading. This has been the perfect solution. The screen is easy on the eyes and much more comfortable than a tablet, especially for long reading sessions. I also love that it’s lightweight, durable, and easy for kids to hold. Battery life is excellent too, it lasts for days, which makes it great for travel, school days, and road trips. One of my favorite parts as a parent is the parental controls and kid-friendly settings. Unlike tablets that connect kids to browsers, videos, and constant distractions, this keeps him focused on reading. I can control what he has access to, monitor usage, and feel confident he isn’t being exposed to things he shouldn’t be. I chose the version that came with the cover already included, and I’m so glad I did it’s protected and holds up really well. Overall, I highly recommend this Kindle for young readers. It encourages reading, keeps kids engaged without all the distractions, and saves a ton of money on books in the long run. If your child loves to read, this is 100% worth it.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2026 by Kristyn
This is the exact Kindle I’ve always wished for…
Color: Starlight Reading
I got my first Kindle in 2016. It was a 6 inch Kindle with a very nice, very white screen, and it is still working fine after all these years. Later on I bought a paperwhite 11th generation which I have never liked. It is overly sensitive and jumps several pages ahead when I don’t want it to. And the screen color is awful. Unlike so many other people, I prefer a pure white screen like a tablet has. But the 11th generation has a screen that is a ghastly greenish yellow. I hate it! Then one day recently I saw the Kids Colorsoft was on sale for a deep discount. Although I didn’t “need” another Kindle in the home, I bought it. I am very glad that I resisted common sense because this Kindle is completely awesome. It is everything that I always wished the Kindle would be. I am not going to review the Kids aspect. I’m just going to review the Kindle Colorsoft for its own features because everyone in the home uses it. So, going back to my first Kindle over 9 years ago, I always wished it had color. Now this one does have color and I love it. It is not necessary for it to have the vivid color of a tablet. The soft color is perfect and fits in well with the overall feel and color of the pages. I especially like the color of the pages. The pages are not a stark white like my oldest Kindle, but neither are they a greenish yellow like my newer Paperwhite. Instead the color of the Colorsoft pages is more of a manila or ivory shade of white—very reminiscent of a brand new paperback. This is why I absolutely do not agree with people who say you don’t need the Colorsoft because you only spend a small amount of time looking at the book covers. The reason I disagree with that is that the color of the page that you are actually reading from is also very very different. As mentioned, the color of the page is vastly different from that of other Kindles, including the Paperwhites. The color of the page on the Colorsoft is an actual soft creamy white color. You get the benefit of the color both when looking at book covers but also when you are reading the book because the pages look and feel like an actual book with paper pages. This makes for very comfortable reading with no distractions. Really awesome. My opinion on this is very firm. You do get the benefit of color all throughout the entire reading experience, not just just looking at the book covers. As far as the text goes, I am perfectly happy with it. Honestly I cannot tell any difference between the text on the Colorsoft and the text on any of my previous kindles. The text appears as black on a lit background just like any of the other Kindles I have used. The text is not blurry, it is not too light. It looks just the way it should. These things I have just stated have made me 100% thrilled with reading on the Colorsoft. To me, it is just perfect. Other comments, thoughts. The sensitivity is just right as well. When I tap to go forward to the next page, it goes forward one page just as it should. None of that frustrating going backwards hunting through pages to find the one that it should’ve gone in the first place. Also, if I accidentally touch the Kindle it does not jump forward one page. It only goes forward one page when I make a clear firm tap. There is a slight variation in the color of the pages from top to bottom. I understand this is normal. In other words, the top of each page is slightly more beige and the bottom of each page is slightly more gray. It is a slow gradient from top to bottom that doesn’t bother me because it is subtle. But it is definitely there. Now, battery life. I use my Kindle 3-4 hours each day and I usually keep the light level around 18. This is necessary because I have old eyes. I have the vision of an older person, So I am more comfortable reading with the light turned up. But in the past, I took my Kindle with me on trips where I would not be able to recharge it for 4+ days. With a Paperwhite you can turn off the light completely to save the battery. Then you can read for weeks without recharging. You cannot do that with the Colorsoft. The screen when it is turned off is just too dark. Too dark for me anyway. I cannot distinguish the text at all until the light is turned up to at least 12. And at a 12, it is still too dark to be comfortable. I have to turn the light to an 18 to read comfortably on the Colorsoft. So far this is meaning I must charge it every 4 1/2 days. This is not ideal, but I think this may be just the way it is with a color e-reader. If I leave home for a week, I will have to take one of my older kindles that I can read with the light turned completely off because that is not possible with the Colorsoft. You have to turn the light on in order to be able to read from it. I’m still not sure whether 4 1/2 days is reasonable for my level of reading and lighting. So I do plan to check that out before the 30-day deadline to be sure that my device is working properly. But that does not keep me from loving the Colorsoft. I mean, I’m really crazy about it! I am really happy with it! I am totally 100% comfortable reading from it. There is nothing about it that is distracting. So far, I haven’t noticed any difference in the software between this and the 11th generation Paperwhite. My needs are very basic and I don’t make use of many of the advanced features that the software allows. I have read comments in the ratings from people who are upset about one thing or another that is different in the software from previous generations. I do not detect these things. I read for pleasure alone so my needs are simple. Therefore I cannot address some of those issues that other people seem upset about. My books download from Amazon and from my local libraries just exactly as they should. For example, I just downloaded, read, and returned the nearly 600 page new book by David Pogue: Apple, The First 50 years. I am easily able to move back-and-forth between the kids Kindle and the adult e-reader. It is a simple matter of putting in the right code. As far as size, it is only slightly bigger than the Paperwhite. I think that satisfaction with the size of your Kindle is a personal matter. Some people want a lighter weight 6 inch Kindle that they can tuck into a small bag. Some people like the 6.8 or 7 inch readers. I have been happy with all of them. But I don’t take the Colorsoft out of the house. It is too expensive to take a chance of losing, so I only take my oldest Kindle out of the house to read in doctors offices and so on. I read complaints in the ratings about the on/off switch being on the bottom. Since every Kindle ever made has had the switch on the bottom, I think we need to get used to it. But it is not ideal. It makes a heck of a lot more sense to put the switch on the top where it would be so much easier to operate and where it would not get in the way. But I have always put my kindles in a case, so I never have had to deal with accidentally having the Kindle turn off while I am reading it. I use a slide-in folio case from Fintie. The cover opens all the way to the back and has a stand so I can read comfortably without holding it while eating, etc. So the location of the switch has not been an issue for me. It is a bigger issue for me having the charging location on the bottom. I would so much prefer if the switch AND the charging slot were on the top like on the Kindle Fire. That way you don’t have to turn the entire thing upside down to charge it! So you can number me among the people who would pressure Amazon to put the switch AND the charging slot on the top of the Kindle rather than the bottom. But that is not unique to the Colorsoft. As far as flashing pages, don’t the pages stop flashing when you turn off Page Refresh? If not, then that is definitely a serious problem. I have not had that happen with my Kids Kindle software.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2026 by CACGH
Life changing for my readers!
Color: Fantasy River
Game changer! My kids LOVE books! I’m a firm believer in holding books and turning the pages but I can’t seem to keep up with my readers demands. Having a little library in your hand has opened a new world of exploring books my readers would not normally choose at the library or bookstore. They love exploring all the books on kindle. This has made traveling a lot easier and lighter! It’s 4 stars only because they do glitch (we bought 2) from time to time where the screen goes completely white and you have to restart. I did research and I guess it’s a known glitch. Other than that, my children are obsessed! It’s a great size for them to hold and well worth it! You can’t replace tangible books, but this is a perfect addition to foster the love of reading.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2026 by Deanne
LOVE it--what an upgrade from the previous kids kindle paperwhite!
Color: Starlight Reading
I am beyond pleased with the Kindle Colorsoft for kids. At the end of last year I bought myself the newest kindle paperwhite signature and my daughter (then age 7.5) the older model of the kids paperwhite because I thought she would like it and the price was really great. Then the Colorsoft came out and I was waffling if I should have gotten that instead. But at that point, the reviews were making me nervous. When I saw that they came out with a colorsoft for kids that had the longer warranty, came with a case, AND was on sale--I knew I just had to try it. I'm so happy that I did. This is really a great device and honestly the color feature exceeded my expectations. I was ready for very muted colors, but honestly they are not that muted to me at all. It's like reading a color comic page in the paper--which brings back a lot of nostalgia for me. My daughter (now 8.5) is really into graphic novels. We have a lot of physical books and borrow from the library, but honestly space is starting to be an issue and they just weren't the same on the regular kindle paperwhite kids. When we turned this on yesterday--WOW--the graphic novels look amazing!! My daughter spent 30+ minutes reading without any prompting from me. It is also MUCH quicker than the other model kindle paperwhite kids that she has. Everything loaded so easily and I was able to set up my own account on the kindle in addition to her two amazon kids profiles (one for her tablet with different time limits and one for her kindle with unlimited time). The brightness is easy to adjust and it is really easy to read on. I haven't fully tested the battery life, but I expect it to be pretty great because my new paperwhite lasts a month with hours of daily reading. I'm recommending this to all of my friends for either them or their children--this is a great model!!
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Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2025 by Jess
Terrible customer service
Color: Starlight Reading
Horrible experience with my order. We ordered a Kindle as a gift for our daughter, and she was so excited to receive it. The original delivery estimate was two days after placing the order. However, the shipment was delayed twice! It was incredibly frustrating to check the order status every day, only to see that the item was now expected to arrive "tomorrow." When the Kindle finally arrived, we discovered that it was defective. I cannot even describe how disappointed and heartbroken my daughter was. I requested a replacement the very same day and reassured my daughter that she would have her new Kindle within two days, as Amazon clearly indicated. And guess what? The replacement shipment has been delayed AGAIN, not once, but twice! Now, it is supposedly arriving tomorrow, three days later than the original estimated delivery date. To make matters even worse, I received a message asking me to confirm whether I still wanted the item or preferred to cancel the order. Are you serious? After all these delays, receiving a defective product, and going through the disappointment of my daughter twice, you are now asking whether I still want the item? This entire experience has been extremely frustrating, disappointing, and unacceptable. What was supposed to be an exciting gift for my daughter has turned into a stressful and upsetting experience.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2026 by Lilo
Buy it
Color: Fantasy River
Love this kindle so much. It’s easy to use and holds a lot of books ready at hand. I have had a lot of fun reading on it and the battery lasts a long time. Just get it.
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2026 by ThatTexasGirl