As an expert in children’s lit and also a former teacher I prefer not to think in age groups, but rather stages of development; I tend to categorize as preschool(picture books where adult and child enjoy a book together), emergent readers, early fluent readers, fluent readers, teen and young adult. There are rough age groups associated with these: 3-5, 5-7, 7-9, 10-13, 14-17 and also there are the key stages in the UK education system.
Amazon will change the age group organically. They ask everyone who reviews a children's book the age of the child the book was bought for and adjust the age description accordingly.
What is most important is how well a text suits its target reader and that has more to do with intellectual maturity and reading age than actual physical age.
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