Kids Holiday Gift Guide: 2023 Edition

Kids Holiday Gift Guide: 2023 Edition

With the holidays just around the corner, find the gift that keeps on giving. From books for budding builders and engineers to future programmers and video-game designers, we've got you covered!

For the Budding Programmer:  

• Python for Kids, 2nd Edition by Jason R. Briggs
• Javascript for Kids by Nick Morgan
• The Official Scratch Coding Cards by Natalie Rusk and the Scratch Team
• Scratch 3 Programming Playground by Al Sweigart

For the LEGO Builders:  

• The LEGO Zoo by Jody Padulano
• The LEGO Animation Book by David Pagano and David Pickett
• The LEGO Neighborhood Book by Brian Lyles and Jason Lyles
• LEGO Space Projects by Jeff Friesen

For the Aspiring Game Developers: 

• Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python by Al Sweigart
• Make Your Own PuzzleScript Games! by Anna Anthropy
• Mission Python by Sean McManus
• The Game Console 2.0 by Evan Amos

For the Future Engineer:

• The LEGO Engineer by Jeff Friesen
• Engineering in Plain Sight by Grady Hillhouse

For the Young Inventor:

• A Beginner's Guide to Circuits by Øyvind Nydal Dahl
• Electronics for Kids by Øyvind Nydal Dahl
• Arduino Workshop, 2nd Edition by John Boxall
• Homemade Robots by Randy Sarafan
• Ada & Zangemann by Matthias Kirschner; illustrated by Sandra Brandstätter

For the MANGA fans:

• The Manga Guide to Universe by Kenji Ishikawa, Kiyoshi Kawabata, and Verte Corp.
• The Manga Guide to Electricity by Kazuhiro Fujitaki, Matsuda, and Trend-Pro Co, Ltd.
• The Manga Guide to Cryptography by Masaaki Mitani and Shinichi Sato

For everyone else on your list:

• See our full 2023 Gift Guide HERE.

Don't forget—every print book comes with a free ebook (so, gift someone a hard copy and download your own digital version instantly).

Happy Holiday from your friends at No Starch Press!