Scratch Books

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Many books have been published about Scratch and are included on the list below. Some are by authors who are not part of the Scratch Team.

Scratch 3.0 Books

	Coding Games in Scratch by Jon Woodcock from DK		Coding Projects in Scratch by Jon Woodcock from DK
	Super Scratch Programming Adventure by The LEAD Project from No Starch Press

Scratch 2.0 Books

	Learn to Program with Scratch by Majed Marji from No Starch Press Simplified Chinese, Dutch, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Korean editions available		Super Scratch Programming Adventure! by The LEAD Project from No Starch Press Simplified Chinese, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, and Korean editions available
	Scratch 2.0 Game Development by Sergio van Pul & Jessica Chiang from PACKT Publishing		Scratch in Easy Steps by Sean McManus from In Easy Steps
	Scratch 2.0 Beginner's Guide: Second Edition by Michael Badger from PACKT Publishing		Scratch Cookbook by Brandon Milonovich from PACKT Publishing
	Scratch 2.0 Programming: Making games and cartoons. Detailed step by step guide for children. by Denis Golikov and Artem Golikov Russian and Spanish edition available		Scratch 2.0 Programming For Teens by Jerry Lee Ford, Jr. from Course Technology PTR
	Scratch 2.0 Sams Teach Yourself in 24 Hours by Timothy L. Warner from Sams Teach Yourself in 24 Hours		Scratch For Kids For Dummies by Derek Breen from For Dummies
	Kids can program - my first computer game by Avi Salmon		Basic Scratch: An introduction to the Scratch programming language by Eduardo Vlieg
	Beyond Basic Scratch: Beyond Scratch Programming Basics by Eduardo Vlieg		Help your Kids with Computer Coding Also documents Python and other coding concepts by DK Publishing Russian edition available
	Getting Started with Scratch for pcDuino Also employs usage of pcDuino and how to connect Scratch to the physical world with it By Agus Kurniawan		Coding Games In Scratch By Jon Woodcock From DK Publishing
	Step by Step SCRATCH Programming: Have fun and be creative with computing! By Liz Lakeman
	Scratch Coding Cards By Natalie Rusk from No Starch Press French edition available		Scratch Programming Playground By Al Sweigart from No Starch Press German edition available

Scratch 1.4 Books

Note:

The info in these books features items not included in Scratch 2.0

	Scratch 1.4: Beginner's Guide by Michael Badger from PACKT Publishing		Scratch Programming for Teens by Jerry Lee Ford, Jr. from Course Technology PTR
	Super Scratch Programming Adventure! Learn to Program By Making Cool Games (Scratch 1.4 version) by The LEAD Project from No Starch Press Chinese edition available		A Book For Young Programmers On Scratch. By Denis Golikov Russian edition available
	Learning Scratch: a beginner's guide to computer programming for kids By Tannis Calder		Computer Programming for Kids with Scratch By Craig Whitmore
	How to use Scratch By Gerald Strong

ScratchJr Books

5才からはじめるすくすくプログラミング
Programming Starting from 5 Years Old (Japanese)
by Kazuhiro Abe

Official ScratchJr Book: Help Your Kids Learn to Code
by Marina Umaschi Bers and Mitchel Resnick
Simplified Chinese, Dutch, French, Polish, Russian, and Spanish, Korean editions available

Fictional books

Cronache da Scratch
Chronicles from Scratch (Italian)
Genre: Humor, Fantasy
By Adriano Parracciani

Books in other languages

Scratch 2.0

	ゲームで遊ぶな、ゲームを作ろう!スクラッチ2.0アイデアブック―ゼロから学ぶスクラッチプログラミング単行本 Scratch 2.0 Idea Book (Japanese) by Masao Ishihara		小学生からはじめるわくわくプログラミング Early Programming Starting from Elementary School (Japanese) Also documents Scratch 1.4 By Kazuhiro Abe Chinese edition availible
	いちばんはじめのプログラミング ~Scratch(スクラッチ)で、作る楽しさ、考える楽しさをそだてる Scratch2.0対応~ In most the beginning of the programming ~ Scratch ( scratch ), fun to make, and foster the joy of thinking Scratch 2.0 (Japanese) By Taniguchi Makoto		Programmieren supereasy: Einfacher Einstieg in SCRATCH und PYTHON Programming supereasy: Easy intro to SCRATCH and PYTHON (German) Also documents Python By Gebundene Ausgabe From Dorling Kindersley (DK)
	おとうさんとおかあさんのためのScratch逆引き辞典 Scratch reverse dictionary for Mom and Dad (Japanese) By Ltd. Albatross		Scratch İle Programlamayı Öğreniyorum I am Learning Programming with Scratch (Turkish) By Mehmetcan Gong and Narcissus Ercil Çağıltay
	Программирование для детей. Иллюстрированное руководство по языкам Scratch и Python Computer Coding for Kids. A Unique Step-By-Step Visual Guide, From Binary Code to Buildings Game (Russian) by Lomakin Stanislav and Denis Golikov English edition available		Apprendre à programmer avec Scratch Learn to program with Scratch (French) By Hakim Hadjaissa

For more books in the German language see this page.

Scratch 1.4

	スクラッチアイデアブック—ゲームで遊ぶな、ゲームを作ろう! ゼロから学ぶスクラッチプログラミング石原正雄 (著) Scratch Idea Book (Japanese) by Masao Ishihara		Easy LEAD創意程式設計：Scratch魔幻森林 Easy LEAD Programming: Scratch Magical Forest (Chinese) by the LEAD Project Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups
	边玩边学scratch Play and Learn Scratch (Chinese) By Jiang Feng		儿童数字文化创作课程:Scratch与创意设计 Children's digital cultural creation programs : Scratch and creative design (Chinese) By Li Xiaoyan and Mao Aiping
	Programación Scratch para Niños Scratch Programming for Kids (Spanish) By Gabriel Serrano		SCRATCH: Construa brincando seus jogos e programas computacionais: Crie na escola, em casa ou em qualquer lugar SCRATCH : Build playing their games and computer programs : Create at school, at home or anywhere (Portuguese) By Prof Flavio Chame Barreto
	学生创新能力培养实战系列:Scratch趣味编程 Scratch Fun Programming (Chinese) By Chung Cheow Tong, Ma Ji Ping, and Zong Jian Long From Students' Innovative Ability Combat Series