Computers Books for Kids
204 books in computers. Every book rated for reading level and content intensity.
Computers books for kids span a wider readiness range than parents usually expect. The same genre category contains gentle picture books and high-intensity middle-grade novels — Lexile and grade-level scores measure text complexity, not what's actually in the story. A computers title appropriate for a confident 8-year-old reader could still cover themes a sensitive 12-year-old isn't ready for.
Across HootRated's 204 computers titles, books span Grade 1–8. About 94% are rated Gentle or Mild — safe picks for sensitive readers and kids reading ahead of their emotional readiness. 1% sit at the Intense or Very Intense end. Average content intensity is 1.2/5.
Use the intensity badges (green → red, low → high) to filter by emotional readiness rather than just age. For deeper detail on how we rate, see our rating methodology.
Kyle's first Kwanzaa
Angela Shelf Medearis
Kyle's first Kwanzaa
Angela Shelf Medearis
An Online Visit to Asia (Hovanec, Erin M. Internet Field Trips.)
Erin M. Hovanec
An Online Visit to Asia (Hovanec, Erin M. Internet Field Trips.)
Erin M. Hovanec
An Online Visit to Antarctica (Hovanec, Erin M. Internet Field Trips.)
Erin M. Hovanec
An Online Visit to Antarctica (Hovanec, Erin M. Internet Field Trips.)
Erin M. Hovanec
The first computers
Charles A. Jortberg
The first computers
Charles A. Jortberg
The Super Computers (Kids & Computers)
Charles A. Jortberg
The Super Computers (Kids & Computers)
Charles A. Jortberg
The Mini Computers (Kids & Computers)
Charles A. Jortberg
The Mini Computers (Kids & Computers)
Charles A. Jortberg
The story of Twitter
Sara Gilbert
The story of Twitter
Sara Gilbert
BASIC is child's play, TRS-80 edition
Robert T. Grauer
BASIC is child's play, TRS-80 edition
Robert T. Grauer
S. 2537, H.R. 3833: Dot Kids Implementation and Efficiency Act of 2002
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space
S. 2537, H.R. 3833: Dot Kids Implementation and Efficiency Act of 2002
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space
Comprehensive curriculum for gifted learners
Joyce VanTassel-Baska
Comprehensive curriculum for gifted learners
Joyce VanTassel-Baska
A structured approach to Pascal
Billy K. Walker
A structured approach to Pascal
Billy K. Walker
KidSpeak about computers
Joanne Oppenheim
KidSpeak about computers
Joanne Oppenheim
Silicon songs
Buzz King
Silicon songs
Buzz King
Screenplay
Keri Facer
Screenplay
Keri Facer
The icon book
William K. Horton
The icon book
William K. Horton
Computers are fun
Jean Rice
Computers are fun
Jean Rice
The deadly hoax
Scott Corbett
The deadly hoax
Scott Corbett
Chip Mitchell, the case of the stolen computer brains
Fred D'Ignazio
Chip Mitchell, the case of the stolen computer brains
Fred D'Ignazio
Looking at Computers
Penny Holland
Looking at Computers
Penny Holland
Looking at computer games
Penny Holland
Looking at computer games
Penny Holland
Looking at computer graphics
Penny Holland
Looking at computer graphics
Penny Holland
The Computerized Society
Stephen Pizzey, Sheila Snowden
The Computerized Society
Stephen Pizzey, Sheila Snowden
Exploring with pocket calculators
Gary G. Bitter
Exploring with pocket calculators
Gary G. Bitter
Parents, kids & computers
Robin Raskin
Parents, kids & computers
Robin Raskin
Dr. Dave's cyberhood
David Allen Walsh
Dr. Dave's cyberhood
David Allen Walsh
Computers
David Wright
Computers
David Wright
Stranger in the chat room
Todd Hafer
Stranger in the chat room
Todd Hafer
The history of the Internet and the World Wide Web
Art Wolinsky
The history of the Internet and the World Wide Web
Art Wolinsky
Creating E-reports and online presentations
Gerry Souter
Creating E-reports and online presentations
Gerry Souter
Internet power research using the Big6 approach
Art Wolinsky
Internet power research using the Big6 approach
Art Wolinsky
DK Essential Internet Guide
Brian Cooper, Annalisa Milner, Tim Worsley
DK Essential Internet Guide
Brian Cooper, Annalisa Milner, Tim Worsley
How did we find out about computers?
Isaac Asimov
How did we find out about computers?
Isaac Asimov
Homework busters
Thompson, Bill
Homework busters
Thompson, Bill
Computer age.
Time-Life Books
Computer age.
Time-Life Books
Multimedia Graphics
Willem Velthoven, Jorinde Seijdel
Multimedia Graphics
Willem Velthoven, Jorinde Seijdel
The plugged-in parent
Steven J. Bennett
The plugged-in parent
Steven J. Bennett
Micro man
Paul Kropp
Micro man
Paul Kropp
Let's talk about computers
Gerald S. Snyder
Let's talk about computers
Gerald S. Snyder
Computer club!
Debra Schepp
Computer club!
Debra Schepp
How to find almost anything on the Internet
Ted Pedersen
How to find almost anything on the Internet
Ted Pedersen
Computers in our world
Sandy Hintz
Computers in our world
Sandy Hintz
Inside computers
David J. Darling
Inside computers
David J. Darling
Kids to kids on the Commodore 64
Sam Edge
Kids to kids on the Commodore 64
Sam Edge
The story of computers
Donald D. Spencer
The story of computers
Donald D. Spencer
What computers can do
Donald D. Spencer
What computers can do
Donald D. Spencer
Computers that think?
Margaret O. Hyde
Computers that think?
Margaret O. Hyde
My first book about computers
Luca Novelli
My first book about computers
Luca Novelli
A child's guide to computers
Mimi A. Stankowich
A child's guide to computers
Mimi A. Stankowich
Yitzy and the G.O.L.E.M.
Sholom Cohen
Yitzy and the G.O.L.E.M.
Sholom Cohen
Teaching information literacy using electronic resources for grades K-6
Linda Skeele
Teaching information literacy using electronic resources for grades K-6
Linda Skeele
Teaching information literacy using electronic resources for grades 6-12
Mary Alice Anderson
Teaching information literacy using electronic resources for grades 6-12
Mary Alice Anderson
Developing an information literacy program K-12
Iowa City Community School District (Iowa City, Iowa)
Developing an information literacy program K-12
Iowa City Community School District (Iowa City, Iowa)
All about computers
Jean Atelsek
All about computers
Jean Atelsek
Safety net
Zachary Britton
Safety net
Zachary Britton
Computers
Anne Fitzpatrick
Computers
Anne Fitzpatrick
Edward Lear's book of nonsense
Edward Lear
Edward Lear's book of nonsense
Edward Lear
Child Sexual Abuse And the Internet
Martin Calder
Child Sexual Abuse And the Internet
Martin Calder
Corpus linguistics
Niladri Sekhar Dash
Corpus linguistics
Niladri Sekhar Dash
HyperStudio Express 3.1 for Windows/Macintosh
David W. Cochran
HyperStudio Express 3.1 for Windows/Macintosh
David W. Cochran
Glencoe Keyboarding with Computer Applications, Complete Course, Spiral-Bound Student Edition, Lessons 1-150
McGraw-Hill
Glencoe Keyboarding with Computer Applications, Complete Course, Spiral-Bound Student Edition, Lessons 1-150
McGraw-Hill
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- Glencoe Keyboarding with Computer Applications, Short Course, Spiral-Bound Student Edition, Lessons 1-80
- Horizons! Computing Across the Curriculum, ClarisWorks 5.0 (Mac), Student Edition
- Excel 2000
- It's Basic
- The Internet kids & family yellow pages
- PowerPoint 2002
- Glencoe Keyboarding Connections
- Glencoe Keyboarding with Computer Applications Student Edition, Lessons 1-150
- Coming of age in the land of computers
- Children and the internet
- Journey home
- Child Safety on the Internet (Classroom Connect)
- California Edition of Elementary and Middle School Mathematics
- The Penguin dictionary of computers
- Dictionary of Information Technology and Computer Science, The Penguin
- Pornography on the Internet
- Stuck in the Shallow End
- Own Your Space
- Learn to program with Phrogram!
- Little Classic 9
- Fox's Lair (Microkid Mystery, No 2)
- The Really Useful Book of ICT in the Early Years (Really Useful)
- The computer
- How Things Are Made Library
- The Internet for kids
- Speed Walker Fun to Program Your Apple IIE or II Plus
- Speed Walker Fun to Program Your IBM PC
- Computer keyboarding
- South-Western Structured Basic
- CAUGHT IN THE NET (GHOSTWRITER #45) (Ghostwriter)
- C# Programming for Kids Vs2008
- Spoken English on computer
- We Can Use the Computer
- Computers For Beginners
- Science Year by Year
- Private Lives (Tom Clancy's Net Force; Young Adults, No. 9)
- Internet Kids & Family Yellow Pages
- Y2K
- Word Processing
- Microsoft Office Applications
- New Perspectives on Computer Concepts - Comprehensive
- Governet
- Tell me a story
- The Odd 1s Out Doodle Book
- Computers
- Look Both Ways
- The Technology Revolution, Vol. 10 (World History By Era)
- The Information Age
- Censorship
- Yahooligans! The Ultimate 2003 Kids Passport to the Web
- 32 Quick & Fun Content Area Computer Activities Middle School
- Complete Book of Windows
- Windows 3.1 & Windows 95 for Beginners
- Windows 98 for Beginners (Usborne Computer Guides)
- Spreadsheets
- Ict Framework Solutions
- Top Websites for Uk (Odyssey Guides)
- Handbook of Fuzzy Computation
- Sorting
- Cool tech
- Computers
- Virtual Realiy
- Computer Fun Social Studies
- Communicating on the Internet (The Internet Library)
- Internet for Kids
- My iPad for kids
- Seeking Sammy's Christmas Adventures (Bible Fun)
- Family survival in an x-rated world
- Logged On and Tuned Out
- Digital generations
- The information behavior of a new generation
- Core memory
- Core Memory
- Virtual Reality
- Science Projects for All Students Set, 2-Volumes
- Alan Turing
- Digital Research
- Rewired
- Careers With Successful Dot-Com Companies (The Library of E-Commerce and Internet Careers)
- Using Computers
- Pirates on the Internet
- Inside the Chip
- Kids to kids on the Apple computer (for the Apple II, II+ and IIe)
- Basic Discoveries
- Chippy's Computer Numbers
- Jonathan Cleaned Up -- Then He Heard a Sound
- Microsoft Works Through Applications
- Advanced Psycho Cybernetics and Psychofeedback
- Dave's Quick 'n' Easy Web Pages
- The Butterfly Net
- 3D Printers
- Virtual Reality
- Facebook Guide for Parents
- Coding for kids for dummies
- Python for kids for dummies
- Learning To Share :
- Internet Freedom
- Office 2007 handbook
- The Computer Handbook
- Halo Encyclopedia
- Computer science and IT
- Computer-Assisted Language Learning for Deaf Children
- Alan Turing and His Binary Computer Code
- Help your kids with computer science
- iGen
- Samsung
- Computer Zone
- The Sound of Storytime
- Kermit Learns Windows
- The connected family
- Childhood Cancer Survivors
- Child Abuse on the Internet
- Fairness
- Inside and Out Series
- Internet Activities for Language Arts
- Computer Projects for Middle Schools
- Extreme Word Adventures
- Build Your Own Website (Computer Guides Series)
- Computers
- Computers (Technology All Around Us)
- ARBA in-depth.
- Safety on the Internet
- Enhancing child safety and online technologies
- In the Mind's Eye
- I use a mouse
- Computer mouse
- The Net After Dark
- If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies
- How to unplug your child
- Secrets of the Way
- A Journey to the World of Computers
- Newberys & The Net
- Further Word 2000-2002 (Further ICT Skills)
- Short Course GCSE ICT
- GCSE ICT
- Online Lifeline
- Introduction to information technology
- Internet para niños
- Object-oriented programming with C++
- Pocket Edition Family Choices
- English-Malay Dictionary of Computer Terms and Abbreviations
- Learning About Health and Fitness (Growing Up Smarter)
- The War With Mr. Wizzle
- Chip Mitchell
Questions parents ask about computers books
- What are the best computers books for kids?
- HootRated catalogs 204 computers children's books spanning Grade 1–8. Each is rated on reading level and content intensity. The picks above are sorted by quality signals — hook factor, discussion potential, and content appropriateness.
- Are computers books appropriate for sensitive readers?
- 192 books (94%) are rated Gentle or Mild — safe for sensitive readers. 3 (1%) are rated Intense or Very Intense. Average intensity is 1.2/5. Filter by intensity badge to match your child's emotional readiness.
- What reading level are computers books?
- Computers books in our catalog span Grade 1–8. The typical reading level lands around Grade 5. Reading level measures text difficulty — separate from content intensity, which measures emotional weight. The two often don't track together for gifted readers — the Gifted Kid Paradox.