Coding Games in Scratch

Great starter book for the scratch coding software, very detailed and easy to understand.

Great book for kids who are interested in starting to code.

Found this in the library. It was so great we needed to buy a copy for our home library

My son loved it. It is great for kids learning about programming.

My son in third grade has just started to scratch the surface of some coding. He’s done a class that used Lego and an app. This book was a good next step for him. From his Lego coding class he’s familiar with the concept. I think for this book that helped. Although I do feel like this is a good beginner introduction. The steps are clear and it’s an easy to follow resource. Overall it’s an excellent choice for young learners dipping into digital coding.

I've been having a lot of fun following this book. I'm currently on the second game. I'm an adult and I have done some coding in the past, but not a lot and I never had good teachers. This book is fun, clear, and easy to follow. It has sidebars that explain concepts in detail, such as bugs or variables or different types of game controllers. It also has a game progress bar at the top of every page which is a great little detail for determining how much you have left to do and how long it may take. The games that you build are completely playable and enjoyable. It really gives a good sense of satisfaction to play your creation when you're done. The concepts taught in each chapter are built on and get harder as you go along, but so far I haven't found anything un-do-able or frustrating.

I chose this book for a 9-year-old who is interested in learning how to program games. Before introducing the book, I wanted to make sure that I had some grasp of the knowledge so that I can help guide instruction when help is needed. This is my review from my perspective: Coding Games in Scratch is a very colorful and in-depth manual to program simple games in scratch. At first look the book is very overwhelming because every inch of the page is filled with colorful instructions, words, arrows, pictures...every inch of the pages are covered. However, if you just focus on the initial instructions (just the steps) it's less intimidating. I had to come back and re-read with the smaller details because it's a lot of information. The book begins with a relatively simple game and gets more complex as you pick up skills. It has sections on hacks and tweaks that challenge the reader to lean into adapting and changing their games and making them evolve, in a sense. The tweaks are easy to follow given that Scratch is more of a visual language over some other programming languages. There are many pictures to follow with every step. This book is very detailed and offers step-by-step instructions from start to finish to making a working game. The games can be programmed for both PC and tablet and they're pretty fun, especially for kids. Games such as star catching, and monkey launching should keep the littles occupied for quite some time. Overall, I believe that Coding Games in Scratch is a great introduction into the coding world for kids. I would also recommend it for adults who are interested in learning the basics. Although, it was visually overwhelming for me, I do think that it may be most helpful for visual learners.

Ordered this for my two tweenage kids (13 and 14) who are both very interested in scratch and very VERY interested in video games. This book was great at getting them to dig a little deeper behind the tiles/block programing in scratch and really understanding the how and why of what they were piecing togeather. Overall a worthwhile purchase to point their video game passion in a productive direction for once!