Baby Loves Coding!
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- Create Date：2021-12-18 09:53:26
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Ruth Spiro
- ISBN：158089884X
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Summary
Big， brainy science for the littlest listeners。
Accurate enough to satisfy an expert， yet simple enough for baby， this clever board book showcases the use of logic， sequence， and patterns to solve problems。 Can Baby think like a coder to fix her train？ Beautiful， visually stimulating illustrations complement age-appropriate language to encourage baby's sense of wonder。 Parents and caregivers may learn a thing or two， as well！
Author's Note:
The goal of the Baby Loves Science books is to introduce STEM topics in a developmentally appropriate way。 As a precursor to learning programming languages and syntax， Baby Loves Coding presents the concepts of sequencing， problem solving， cause and effect， and thinking step-by-step。 Practicing these skills early creates a solid foundation for reading， writing， math and eventually， programming。
Accurate enough to satisfy an expert， yet simple enough for baby， this clever board book showcases the use of logic， sequence， and patterns to solve problems。 Can Baby think like a coder to fix her train？ Beautiful， visually stimulating illustrations complement age-appropriate language to encourage baby's sense of wonder。 Parents and caregivers may learn a thing or two， as well！
Author's Note:
The goal of the Baby Loves Science books is to introduce STEM topics in a developmentally appropriate way。 As a precursor to learning programming languages and syntax， Baby Loves Coding presents the concepts of sequencing， problem solving， cause and effect， and thinking step-by-step。 Practicing these skills early creates a solid foundation for reading， writing， math and eventually， programming。
Reviews
Cara Byrne
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"Baby always follows the same steps to get from the rug to the toy box and back again。 This patten of steps is called an algorithm。 The train follows an algorithm， too。 A tiny computer tells the train what to do。"Like other books in the "Baby Loves" series， I feel like the information is much more instructional to me than to my 14-month-old， but he appreciates the bright and cheery illustrations。 "Baby always follows the same steps to get from the rug to the toy box and back again。 This patten of steps is called an algorithm。 The train follows an algorithm， too。 A tiny computer tells the train what to do。"Like other books in the "Baby Loves" series， I feel like the information is much more instructional to me than to my 14-month-old， but he appreciates the bright and cheery illustrations。 。。。more
Lynn
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My kid loves trains， and this book adds a little learning to the equation。 Is she going to be a programmer despite her liberal arts parents？ Who knows。 Does she enjoy hearing about a train choo-chooing and yelling “STOP” along with the book？ Very much so。
Erin
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Cute book。 It starts of easy enough for baby to understand。。。taking a set of steps each time， the but then higher level vocabulary words are introduced （programmer， algorithm， language， computer） that are not defined very well。
Naomi
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Huh？ What did I just read。 Given the targeted audience， this is way too hard of a topic for understanding。 There are much simpler topics of science for this age group。
Catherine Woodman
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I liked this book， which is part of a series of books to make STEM careers seem more appealing to children who are very young。 Coding is something that I think a young brain get get wrapped around， and also for girls， gives them the message they can do it before everything else around them tells them they cannot。
Eileen
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I would have liked this book better if it started with "can baby think like a coder to fix her train？" or something of that nature。 Instead it ambiguously starts with a train that's "broken" because it is missing a car and baby needs to move to get it。 It's only HALFWAY through the book that the authors explain baby's movement is an algorithm and then move on to how that relates to computers and coding。 Our first foray into this particular series and I have to say I hope the others are better。 P I would have liked this book better if it started with "can baby think like a coder to fix her train？" or something of that nature。 Instead it ambiguously starts with a train that's "broken" because it is missing a car and baby needs to move to get it。 It's only HALFWAY through the book that the authors explain baby's movement is an algorithm and then move on to how that relates to computers and coding。 Our first foray into this particular series and I have to say I hope the others are better。 Previously we had enjoyed Future Engineer （which gets at the point from page 1！） and I mistakenly thought this was part of that series。 。。。more
Pennie
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My daughter is no longer a baby， but she actually enjoys this book more now that she has a bit more maturity。 The concept of a repeating algorithm was probably too much for her to grasp as a baby， but as a toddler who loves routines and repetitions， it makes perfect sense to her to detail the exact steps/algorithm Baby takes to move around the room。
Christy
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Accurate enough to satisfy an expert， yet simple enough for baby， this clever board book showcases the use of logic， sequence， and patterns to solve problems。 Can Baby think like a coder to fix her train？ Beautiful， visually stimulating illustrations complement age-appropriate language to encourage baby's sense of wonder。 Parents and caregivers may learn a thing or two， as well！Author's Note:The goal of the Baby Loves Science books is to introduce STEM topics in a developmentally appropriate way Accurate enough to satisfy an expert， yet simple enough for baby， this clever board book showcases the use of logic， sequence， and patterns to solve problems。 Can Baby think like a coder to fix her train？ Beautiful， visually stimulating illustrations complement age-appropriate language to encourage baby's sense of wonder。 Parents and caregivers may learn a thing or two， as well！Author's Note:The goal of the Baby Loves Science books is to introduce STEM topics in a developmentally appropriate way。 As a precursor to learning programming languages and syntax， Baby Loves Coding presents the concepts of sequencing， problem solving， cause and effect， and thinking step-by-step。 Practicing these skills early creates a solid foundation for reading， writing， math and eventually， programming。 。。。more
Ad Astra
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Great for learning coding concepts AND colors。 Win win
Taylor
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One of my best friends is a coder and he found this book as abstract as I did。 I know that future jobs will be in demand for coders， but I don't understand the parents' obession with making kids "code" from birth。 In classrooms they play "coding games" （connect the orange block to the green block to get to the blue block） and it's BS to make schools look like they're teaching something valuable。 One of my best friends is a coder and he found this book as abstract as I did。 I know that future jobs will be in demand for coders， but I don't understand the parents' obession with making kids "code" from birth。 In classrooms they play "coding games" （connect the orange block to the green block to get to the blue block） and it's BS to make schools look like they're teaching something valuable。 。。。more
D Miller
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The concept is a good one， but author is failing to understand child development。 If these books are for "babies"， the vocabulary is not aligned to development and neither are the concepts。If it is for toddlers or up to 5， then change the title and take the "baby" out of it。 This holds true for all of the books in this series。 The concept is a good one， but author is failing to understand child development。 If these books are for "babies"， the vocabulary is not aligned to development and neither are the concepts。If it is for toddlers or up to 5， then change the title and take the "baby" out of it。 This holds true for all of the books in this series。 。。。more
Susan Foster
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I can accept this as an introduction to coding and some of the basic terms。 I have a hard time thinking of it as a baby book。 I don't have a problem with introducing the concepts of coding in a way that is developmentally appropriate。 I'm just not sure babies or even toddlers are ready for this specific language。 I don't know; I might have to think about this a little more。 I can accept this as an introduction to coding and some of the basic terms。 I have a hard time thinking of it as a baby book。 I don't have a problem with introducing the concepts of coding in a way that is developmentally appropriate。 I'm just not sure babies or even toddlers are ready for this specific language。 I don't know; I might have to think about this a little more。 。。。more
L
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Other connection for songs， books and other activities in storytime - trains
Marissa Elera
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This is a worthy addition to the surge in board books featuring STEM topics。 Spiro tells a simple tale of a child doing something a real child would do and highlights how the actions and goals of getting and putting a red train car onto the tracks involves an algorithm。 Spiro touches on the fact that algorithims helps lots of other things work that directly impact baby's life， such as being able to "listen to music， eat a warm lunch， and play a game"。 This book's success is in that direct relati This is a worthy addition to the surge in board books featuring STEM topics。 Spiro tells a simple tale of a child doing something a real child would do and highlights how the actions and goals of getting and putting a red train car onto the tracks involves an algorithm。 Spiro touches on the fact that algorithims helps lots of other things work that directly impact baby's life， such as being able to "listen to music， eat a warm lunch， and play a game"。 This book's success is in that direct relationship between these advanced concepts and baby's day to day experiences， all done in an appropriate short text length。 Plus， those illustrations are too cute！ 。。。more
Jenny
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I really loved this little book！ The illustrations were adorable。 The topics touched on were very well integrated into the story。 I thought it was a fabulous little book。 I was about to engage my two-year-old while taking the topics a little further with my five-year-old。
Bronwyn
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Cute introduction to programming。
Fay Shaw
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Excellent way to describe algorithms。 I really enjoyed this。
Diana
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I have enjoyed some of the Baby Loves books， but this one didn't work for me。 At all。 The vocab was too much for a book with a story this simple。 And， seriously， there's no reason baby should always take the same path。 This book didn't work for me。 I have enjoyed some of the Baby Loves books， but this one didn't work for me。 At all。 The vocab was too much for a book with a story this simple。 And， seriously， there's no reason baby should always take the same path。 This book didn't work for me。 。。。more
Marti （Letstalkaboutbooksbaybee）
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A great little library find！ Perfect for my husband to read to my toddler at bed time。 Love that its an easy breakdown of abstract concepts for little learners。 Also love that it’s a brown baby on the cover/in the story！
Kris
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Original concept; iffy execution。 It’s just a bit of a stretch。 Using the path to the train as a comparison for an algorithm？ It is a nice way to introduce terms， though。
Elizabeth
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I kind of roll my eyes at the push for kids to learn coding at a young age， since I'm not sure how helpful that's actually going to be once they're adults， given how many different programming languages there are and how fast tech changes。This book attempts to just introduce the concept of coding -- more specifically， algorithms， using as its example the path Baby takes to retrieve a toy。 One reviewer notes， "While I appreciated the introduction of some coding/computer science vocabulary， I didn I kind of roll my eyes at the push for kids to learn coding at a young age， since I'm not sure how helpful that's actually going to be once they're adults， given how many different programming languages there are and how fast tech changes。This book attempts to just introduce the concept of coding -- more specifically， algorithms， using as its example the path Baby takes to retrieve a toy。 One reviewer notes， "While I appreciated the introduction of some coding/computer science vocabulary， I didn't love how the concept of algorithm was presented。 Computers might solve problems the same way every time， but Baby could choose a different route to get her toy。"The book points out a variety of familiar items that use computers （the primary/recurring example being a remote-controlled train）， noting that these work "because computers are reading and following code" -- explaining that a programmer writes an algorithm in a language called code and the computer then follows the steps in the algorithm。The dark-skinned dark-haired Baby gets a "herself" pronoun at one point during the narrative。 。。。more
Kristina Jean Lareau
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Sure。 Why not？ A decent primer。
Kristina
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One of the better coding board books， but still！ Can we let babies be babies？ Coding will change so much by the time they are even in grade school。 Are we really expecting children to know their colors， ABCs， address， phone number， and coding before they start school？
Judaye
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Now I understand what a algorithm is。 Hurrah！ Perfect for a toddler and a grandmother。
Saoirse M。
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Love this book！ I read it a lot with Mummy and Daddy！
Jennifer
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Meh。 While I appreciated the introduction of some coding/computer science vocabulary， I didn't love how the concept of algorithm was presented。 Computers might solve problems the same way every time， but Baby could choose a different route to get her toy。 Meh。 While I appreciated the introduction of some coding/computer science vocabulary， I didn't love how the concept of algorithm was presented。 Computers might solve problems the same way every time， but Baby could choose a different route to get her toy。 。。。more
Amy
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Good start。 Maybe even more helpful for parents， who understand code even less。 I read this without my son。 I anticipate teaching him by example about the code I create。 All in time， though。
Andy Dremeaux
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This book is unfortunately a little bit too far away from coding， even for the youngest baby。 The use of a simple branching path or loop structure would go a long way in showing the all-important _logic_ that defines programming。
Jessica Rodrigues [decafJess]
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I see a lot of negative reviews on this series of books， saying that a） that is a far too elementary explanation of this very serious scientific subject！ or b） babies can't understand this kind of book！ Rahh！Okay， coming from a mom who works with kids everyday in a library。。。 These books are great。 I love them， my son loves them， your kid will love them。 For pre-verbal children， the most important thing is to hear words read aloud to them， and to begin associating books with positive experiences I see a lot of negative reviews on this series of books， saying that a） that is a far too elementary explanation of this very serious scientific subject！ or b） babies can't understand this kind of book！ Rahh！Okay， coming from a mom who works with kids everyday in a library。。。 These books are great。 I love them， my son loves them， your kid will love them。 For pre-verbal children， the most important thing is to hear words read aloud to them， and to begin associating books with positive experiences。 Literally any book can do this。 I remember sitting on my father's lap while he read the newspaper to me。 I don't remember anything about the local news from the late '80s， but I remember the positive experience of hearing him read aloud to me。 That's what you're aiming for。 These books are meant to 1） create positive bonding experiences with your child， 2） introduce holding books， turning pages， going left to right， and 3） for caregivers to grin and learn a little something about science。 They successfully do all three， and are favorites in my household。 。。。more
storymamas
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The dynamic duo Ruth Spiro and Irene Chan have created yet another amazing Science book for babies and toddlers。 Baby Loves Coding explores the beginning ideas of what coding is using a baby and a train。 While the book is written for the youngest of readers it still includes some wonderful vocabulary words like algorithm， programmer and code。 We love the simplicity the book brings to the complex idea of coding through everyday things that babies can relate to: playing， eating and listening to mu The dynamic duo Ruth Spiro and Irene Chan have created yet another amazing Science book for babies and toddlers。 Baby Loves Coding explores the beginning ideas of what coding is using a baby and a train。 While the book is written for the youngest of readers it still includes some wonderful vocabulary words like algorithm， programmer and code。 We love the simplicity the book brings to the complex idea of coding through everyday things that babies can relate to: playing， eating and listening to music。 If you haven’t read any of this series be sure to get your hands on one of them; they also make great baby gifts！ 。。。more
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