I’m still selling Computer Engineering for Babies. And I just launched a new book called Simple Machines Made Simple on Kickstarter a month or two ago. Both books are basically just simple interactive demos for kids and adults.

https://hackylabs.com

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thebiglebrewski 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

My nephew loves this book thank you for putting it into the world!

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arthurjj 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It makes me so happy to see this genre taking off. We did "ABCs of Programming" [1] when our son was 2 at least partially because there weren't any real kid's books talking about what "dad does all day". Funnily enough it wasn't selling that well until I posted an article [2] on HN about my experience writing it. Then it did steady business for a few years

[1] https://www.amazon.com/dp/1548489778 [2] https://arthur-johnston.com/hacker_writes_a_childrens_book/

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jann 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I got gifted Computer Engineering for Babies and big Babies last Christmas in preparation for having our first child :) They are great!

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anotherhue 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Literally the first book I bought for my hellspawn. We had fun working out the mechanisms.

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kelvindegrees 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

One of my favorites! The baby likes it. The grandparents are confused by it.

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kaeruct a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Just bought a German copy. Spanish would be nice as well :)

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tyrust 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

My kid got a copy of your first book as a gift a couple years ago. It's really fun to have on the shelf. The buttons are so satisfyingly clicky. Thanks!

	▲	crobertsbmw 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		Thanks for buying it!!

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laurentiurad 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Computer Engineering for Babies is great! I also added on my directory of well-crafted products: https://select.supply/product/computer-engineering-for-big-b...

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ludicity 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I bought two copies of Computer Engineering For Babies for some close friends! They were absolutely delightful.

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matart 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Thank you! As it has become popular at baby showers to bring a book I always send my partner with the original 2. We have probably gifted 5 or 6 sets now.

We are excited for the next version.

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cunac 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This is insanely good. Can't wait for grandchild :)

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1-more 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Bought probably 6 copies between the first and second. Love this book! First gets stuck in NOT mode sometimes but it’s chill.

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crobertsbmw 4 days ago | parent [-]

Yeah, I’ve improved it a lot, but a lot of the books from the run I did 18 months ago get confused on the cover page thinking it’s open to the NOT page.

	▲	1-more 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		ooooh what was the fix? It seems so hard to rely on light for the page numbers! My niece was just doing "For Big Babies" in a dim room and my brother in law had to point his flashlight at it to keep it on the current page.

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nefrix 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I am commenting on this so i will fi d it easy when i will need to buy a present for one of my friends’ babies. :)

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gustavoaca1997 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I always see your ads. My first baby is expected to be born next year and I cannot wait to buy it for her

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BrokenCogs 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This is amazing! Do you ever run a sale (christmas, boxing day, etc)?

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navaed01 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I have this book for my kid and love it!

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bunnybomb2 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Oh man this sounds so cool!! Ive always wanted to make a childrens book.