Cover of Kayode the Koder and the Great Glitch by Dayo Akindele

Storybook · Kayode the Koder, Book 1

Kayode the Koder and the Great Glitch

A Coding Adventure for Kids

Ages 6 to 9

Bit can only do what you tell him, one step at a time.

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Kayode loves to make things, and his robot Bit loves to help. But when a sneaky bug called the Glitch scrambles Kayode's game, Bit is pulled right into the Codeverse! To bring him through, Kayode must learn the first secret of coding: the order of the steps matters.

Book 1 of the Kayode the Koder series. Each book teaches one coding idea, then takes kids online to practice it.

Scratch and ScratchJr are free projects of the Scratch Foundation. This book is not affiliated with the Scratch Foundation.

What's inside

  • A funny read-aloud story that teaches sequence, the first big idea in coding
  • Six screen-free activities: be the robot, cut-out code cards, a path puzzle, find the bug, and more
  • A secret password that unlocks bonus puzzle levels at Bit's Lab, a free website with no sign-up
  • Step-by-step instructions for a first project in ScratchJr, the free coding app for young kids
  • A coloring page, a Junior Koder certificate and a page of code words

A peek inside

  • Kayode the Koder and the Great Glitch, sample page 1
  • Kayode the Koder and the Great Glitch, sample page 2
  • Kayode the Koder and the Great Glitch, sample page 3