Chess

by Anne Elder, BlueBean (Illustrator)

Overview

Classic games for playful babies—capture fun with every move in Gamer Baby: Chess!

This is a chess board and all its pieces.

Your goal is to capture the other king.

With this adorable baby book, it’s never too early for your little gamer’s opening move! Simple descriptions of game pieces—from pawns to rooks to queens—and vibrant characters make chess exciting and easy for all ages.

Learn how your knight can move like no other piece or jump over others to conquer enemies. From amateur to master, your baby gamer will soon be ready to sweep the board!

A glossy cover and delightful details throughout make this little board book perfect for baby showers or first story times. Clever strategy will have young chess players exclaiming “Checkmate!” So make your move and don’t forget: Win or lose, chess is fun to play. Let’s play again!

From Starry Forest Books, Gamer Baby invites little ones to play and discover adventurous new skills.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781946000248
Publisher:	Starry Forest Books
Publication date:	04/06/2021
Series:	Gamer Baby
Pages:	18
Sales rank:	374,643
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

BlueBean (蓝豆, Angela Wong) worked as a concept designer before becoming an illustrator. She is influenced by nature and her surroundings. She lives in Sarawak, Malaysia.

Editorial Reviews

07/01/2021

Toddler-PreS—Toddlers will learn when to say "Checkmate!" and more in this introduction to chess. Bright digital illustrations accompany each one-sentence page. When describing specific pieces, e.g., the pawn or the queen, the illustration demonstrates all of the directions the piece may move on the chessboard. A recent resurgence of interest in chess will likely make this volume fly off shelves, and even adults will appreciate such simple lessons. A great purchase for large collections or where there is a gaming community.

School Library Journal

2021-10-27
Though the series title “Gamer Baby” conjures up unsettling visions of screen-addicted infants, this book introduces the basic concepts of chess in toddler-sized morsels.

The book opens with a chessboard set up for play. The pieces are represented by charming, cartoonish figures who will appeal to the board-book set. Absent this opening tableau, caregivers would likely be at a loss to identify some of the pieces. Pawns are represented by bunnies and teddy bears; rooks are stout and turret-topped; knights are unicorns; bishops are birds wearing pointy hats; queens are tall with long hair; and the kings are short with tall crowns. After explaining the goal, to capture the opposing king, the rest of the book diagrams the movements and properties of each piece. For example, pawns attack on the diagonal and can gain higher rank by reaching the other side, and knights are the only pieces able to jump over others. The verso of each spread depicts a chessboard with arrows indicating how each piece can move; on the recto, smiling pieces leap and zip accordingly into gentle conflict with one another. All humans are depicted as White.

Children won't learn the subtleties of strategy from this book, but it's a good presentation of the basics. (Board book. 2-5)

Kirkus Reviews