Baby Plays Chess: Trace the Moves with Your Finger

by Little Bee Books, Glo Wan (Illustrator)

Overview

Kids can learn to play chess in a fun, interactive way by using their fingertips to trace the grooves on each page.

This unique novelty book offers an engaging new way to introduce your kids to the fundamentals of chess! Babies can trace the paths that each of the six chess pieces take as they move along the chess board. Place your finger in each page's traceable ridges to follow a pawn advancing toward the opponent's king or a rook sliding vertically to capture the opponent's knight.

Perfect for hands-on learning, this book helps babies improve their fine motor skills as they explore the exciting world of chess. Adults are encouraged to help children trace each piece's path to reinforce the learning.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781499813180
Publisher:	little bee books
Publication date:	09/13/2022
Pages:	16
Sales rank:	765,708
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Glo Wan is an illustrator making playful and whimsical work in Brooklyn, New York. In addition to drawing, you can find them ruminating over new game ideas or catching up with an ever growing reading list.

Editorial Reviews

2022-09-28
Feeding? Check. Diaper change? Check. Morning nap? Check. Chess? CHECKMATE!

Combining cutesy illustrations—the knights look like busts of characters from the 1980s My Little Pony TV show—with complex language and die-cut directions, this board book is one that babies and toddlers will love to chew on, though not one likely to leave them prepared for a chess game. The information is solid, but it’s clearly written for an older audience—one that has started thinking abstractly: “Chess is a game with six types of pieces: pawns, knights, bishops, rooks, a queen, and a king. Each piece moves differently. Players take turns moving their pieces to try to checkmate, or trap, their opponent’s king.” That’s a lot of multisyllabic words for one page! The book is edifying, but the format and the title indicate that it’s for a much younger audience. Older readers—ones genuinely interested in learning chess—may balk at the title, the format, and the finger-tracing activities created by die cuts of the paths of the different pieces. Caregivers, let’s focus on games like peekaboo and leave chess alone until a few years after potty training.

Check…out a different book for your baby, mate. (Board book. 1-3)

Kirkus Reviews