Wait, But Why Is Learning to Code Important? So, you’ve heard the news stories: STEM skills, especially coding, are now the price of admission to many career paths. This may terrify you or delight you, depending on how comfortable you are teaching kids to code. The precise numbers widely vary, …

Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python (hereafter just Invent with Python), by Al Sweigart, now in its fourth edition, is the book that started it all for teaching kids “real” programming. The text has been updated over the years and recently changed publishers, but the core elements of iterative …

Teach Your Kids to Code, by Dr. Bryson Payne, is an excellent introduction to Python. The author provides thorough explanations and successfully weaves together examples and narrative so that you’re immediately applying the skills you learn through the text. Overall, Teach Your Kids to Code is a fantastic choice for …

Python for Kids, by Jason R. Briggs, fulfills its subtitular promise of being a fun, playful way to get kids acquainted with programming. The colorful graphics, silly code segments, and no-experience-required approach make this book helpful for older kids and teenagers who have some typing skills and understand Jr. High …