I'm writing a book that teaches Python through nursery rhymes and fairy tales
Hey everyone,
My upcoming book Learn Python through Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales teaches Python basics by translating the classic tales into Python programs. The code is explained below the programs and every program teaches one or more new Python concepts. I just launched it on Kickstarter this morning:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/914595512/learn-python-through-nursery-rhymes-and-fairy-tales
You'll see some sample pages on the Kickstarter page- Goldilocks and the Three Bears and The Muffin Man as Python programs! I'd love to hear any feedback you have.
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Ha, I love this . 🔥🙌🏾
This is such an innovative idea - I hope you smash your target. I'll be sharing through some of my Slack channels!!
How did you come up with this idea?
Thank you so much, I really appreciate that! :) My last book (recently released), A Day in Code- Python, is a picture book that describes the story of a fun day with Python programs. It has a castles and dragons theme, which might have planted the idea in my mind...but I randomly thought of the idea as I was daydreaming. :) Just like everyday events can be described with code, I realized that nursery rhymes and fairy tales can also be broken down logically.
Wow! that's amazing, especially for kids who wanted to learn a programming language like python.
Congrats!
Thank you so much! :)
THIS IS SO COOL!!
THANK YOU!! :)
Congratulations on the launch.
It's a super interesting project, and launching it on KS is such a great idea!
I'm curious about how you've prepared your KS launch. It might be interesting for me to consider going down that route with my Dev Concepts (https://dev-concepts.dev) project.
Thank you!! :) I have worked on spreading the word organically through channels like Reddit, Twitter (reaching out to people), and LinkedIn (groups). I might try some FB ads but it can be expensive to get results. If you have the budget, you can try advertising and gauge the interest in your books. I was also able to inform backers of my last Kickstarter campaigns about the project. Visibility on Kickstarter makes a big difference too and it helps if they select your campaign as a "Projects We Love", which I hope I can get. :)