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dorayang's review
4.0
Definitely one of the earliest coding books you could introduce to kids! I'd say suitable for even kindergarteners!
mrsheidrich's review
4.0
Thanks to Edelweiss for a DRC of this book.
There are some things I really like about the book:
- firstly, the images are colourful and engaging; love the style of the images and I think they'll be engaging for kids
- love the if/then idea as a way of thinking for kids that can be applied to so many different kids
- the idea of making something about coding and taking the idea of computational thinking and applying it to life situations for younger kids is great
- like the idea of demonstrating the idea of how some things are conditional and some are unconditional and giving examples of these
- like the fact that the main character is a little girl as well considering it's a book about coding!
However, I'm not sure if the actual coding language in a kids board book might miss the mark a bit in terms of age though even being exposed to it can be a positive thing.
I look forward to seeing an actual copy of this when it comes out particularly as it apparently has interactive flaps that one, of course, can't see in a digital copy.
There are some things I really like about the book:
- firstly, the images are colourful and engaging; love the style of the images and I think they'll be engaging for kids
- love the if/then idea as a way of thinking for kids that can be applied to so many different kids
- the idea of making something about coding and taking the idea of computational thinking and applying it to life situations for younger kids is great
- like the idea of demonstrating the idea of how some things are conditional and some are unconditional and giving examples of these
- like the fact that the main character is a little girl as well considering it's a book about coding!
However, I'm not sure if the actual coding language in a kids board book might miss the mark a bit in terms of age though even being exposed to it can be a positive thing.
I look forward to seeing an actual copy of this when it comes out particularly as it apparently has interactive flaps that one, of course, can't see in a digital copy.
librarianryan's review
informative
medium-paced
3.0
This book is a lot for a picture book. It’s short and uses actions to describe if/then statements and what they are used for. It also includes how that statement would look written in code. However, the story has a weird ending about love being unconditional. It’s just altogether too much for what is supposed to be a simple book.
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