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The Best Children's Books About Video Games

These titles encourage your gamer to continue the fun through reading.

By Scholastic Parents Staff

Apr 02, 2025

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The Best Children's Books About Video Games

Apr 02, 2025

Video game books are a great way to build upon children's passions and interests to foster a lifelong love of reading. While video games give kids the opportunity to observe characters navigate new adventures, reading the books allows them to see the plot lines develop further in a different format.

Books about video games like the Press Start! #1: Game Over, Super Rabbit Boy! for grades K to 2 or The Ultimate Builders Guide in Minecraft for grades 2 to 5 sharpen your child’s problem-solving skills and reading comprehension.

Plus, for pure block party fun, see all our favorite Minecraft books for building a love of reading.

Your child will be eager to dive into these stories — from beginner chapter books to game manuals and award-winning series — that will be sure to captivate both gamers and non-gamers alike.

Shop books about or inspired by video games below! You can find all books and activities at The Scholastic Store.

Handbooks, Guides, and Books About Video Games

$10.99

Get ready for some video game fun in this hands-on board book! Each page offers a play experience with trails, flaps, and sliders which replicate retro-style video games. With a molded controller-shaped cover and cool pixel-style artwork, this fun new title is perfect for...

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$8.99

Dive into the wonderful world of gaming and discover the most magnificent good guys and dastardly bad guys of the video game universe!

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Dive into the wonderful world of gaming and discover the most magnificent good guys and dastardly bad guys of the video game universe!

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Dive into the wonderful world of gaming and discover the most magnificent good guys and dastardly bad guys of the video game universe!

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$7.99

Ready, Set, Play is the essential guide to the all the funnest and coolest games that are appropriate for gamers ages 5-8. In this guide, readers will learn all the best tips and tricks for their favorite games like Minecraft, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario Party Star...

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$11.99

Meet all the Pokémon of the brand-new Paldea region featured in the new Scarlet and Violet video games! Every amazing Pokémon of this new generation is included in this comprehensive handbook. You'll discover stats and facts about them all, from the new first partners Sprigatito,...

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$9.99

Want to up your Roblox skills? Then check out this 100% unofficial guide! Hints, tips, info, quizzes and more, ROBLOX: Create and Conquer has everything you need to become a true master! Want to learn how to make your very own custom RPG or top the charts on the hardest...

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$14.99

If you want to catch 'em all, you gotta read about 'em all! This revised and updated edition of the mega-bestselling Essential Handbook and Deluxe Essential Handbook has all the stats and facts kids need to know about the world of Pokémon. Essential information on over...

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$12.99

Discover amazing games from the 80s, 90s, and beyond! From Pac-Man to the original Super Mario Bros, you'll find all of the all-time classic games plus hidden gems you may not know about.

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Discover amazing games from the 80s, 90s, and beyond! From Pac-Man to the original Super Mario Bros, you'll find all of the all-time classic games plus hidden gems you may not know about.

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Discover amazing games from the 80s, 90s, and beyond! From Pac-Man to the original Super Mario Bros, you'll find all of the all-time classic games plus hidden gems you may not know about.

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$9.99

The complete, 100% independent guide to everything Nintendo!Inside this fantastic fanbook you'll discover Nintendo's best games of all time, amazing facts and stats on consoles, and profiles of classic characters.

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$9.99

Find all you need to know about Sonic the Hedgehog in this unofficial guide. Discover character profiles, fun trivia, gaming tips, and much more in this ultimate fan guide.

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Find all you need to know about Sonic the Hedgehog in this unofficial guide. Discover character profiles, fun trivia, gaming tips, and much more in this ultimate fan guide.

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Find all you need to know about Sonic the Hedgehog in this unofficial guide. Discover character profiles, fun trivia, gaming tips, and much more in this ultimate fan guide.

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$9.99

Take your Roblox play to the next level! From breaking records to creating your own awesome adventures, inside this guide you'll discover the most exciting things you can do in Roblox.

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Take your Roblox play to the next level! From breaking records to creating your own awesome adventures, inside this guide you'll discover the most exciting things you can do in Roblox.

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Take your Roblox play to the next level! From breaking records to creating your own awesome adventures, inside this guide you'll discover the most exciting things you can do in Roblox.

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$14.99

Get set for crazy year of gaming with this mega guide to all the year's best! Level Up 2024 is your one-stop-shop guide to all the coolest games and consoles. Inside you'll find hidden gems and need-to-know info on everything from Legend of Zelda and Pokemon to Fortnite...

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$14.99

Welcome to Hogwarts Legacy, the exciting open-world action RPG set in the wizarding world. You play as a newly admitted fifth-year student at Hogwarts in the 1800s who holds the key to an ancient secret that threatens to tear the wizarding world apart.In this official game...

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The massive roster of characters from Five Nights at Freddy's is presented here in a giant hardcover that will make the perfect addition to any fan's library. From the games to the novels and short stories, all the characters are here and laid out in awesome detail that...

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$5.99

Young Minecraft fans who are just starting to play the game can learn all about the mooshroom in this new MOBS OF MINECRAFT storybook in which new player Sam encounters a mooshroom for the first time. Readers can discover how to find, feed, and care for these sweet Minecraft...

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From weird to awesome, this unofficial guide has it all! With step-by-step instructions you can tackle some of the biggest, wackiest, and coolest Minecraft builds of all time. Whether you are just starting out, trying to perfect you building skills, or searching for inspiration...

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This awesome unofficial guide is full of step-by-step instructions for building amazing minigames in Minecraft. Create everything from an archery range and race track, to a massive obstacle course. Builds range from easy to advanced, so there's something for everyone.

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From cool to crazy, this unofficial guide has it all! Learn all about some of the biggest, wildest, and most creative Minecraft builds of all time. Whether you are new to the game or looking to improve your building skills, you won't want to miss Deluxe Builds in Minecr...

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From what they are and where they pop up to how to make your own, this guide has everything you need to know about Minecraft villages! Ever been curious about the best what to make trades with villager? How about staying on the good side of Iron Golems? The 100% Secret...

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Creation is arguably the most important aspect of Minecraft, from mining resources to crafting buildings, vehicles, and even entire worlds. For those who want to master the art of creation, The Ultimate Minecraft Builder's Guide is the definitive book out there. Perfect...

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Stories and Series Based on Popular Video Games

$27.16 $31.96

These special editions are each two books in one! Join Ash, Pikachu, and friends on action-packed adventures across all eight known regions of the Pokémon world. The beloved Trainer and his team take on foes new and old with some amazing Pokémon by their sides. Each book...

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Rose is excited to start her first real job at a television studio! When she arrives at the office in Manhattan, she is immediately thrown into the chaos and meets a charming man named Joey Drew. He likes her spirit and hires her as the personal assistant on his new animated...

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Explore new worlds with favorite characters in these three tales from popular video games.This set includes:Bendy and the Ink Machine #1: Dreams Come to LifeFive Nights at Freddy's #1: The Silver EyesOverwatch #1: The Hero of Numbani

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Pete lashes out at his younger brother in the wake of his parents' divorce, falling prey to a gruesome curse. Years of frustration with his family culminate in a loathsome vacation for Bob, who plots a sinister prank to frighten his wife and kids. And, forever desperate...

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It's been 10 years since the horrific murders at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza tore the town of Hurricane, Utah, apart. Charlie, whose father owned the pizzeria, reunites with her childhood friends on the anniversary of the tragedy, and together they revisit the abandoned pizza...

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$7.99

There is a mystery to be solved, a cure to be found, and a horde of Infected to escape!Welcome to the bone chilling, pulse-pounding world of PIGGY, the survival-horror game that will keep you up at night. With the Infected hot on their heels and growing in number, a small...

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Welcome to the bone chilling, pulse-pounding world of PIGGY, the survival-horror game that will keep you up at night.This set includes:Piggy: InfectedPiggy: The CurePiggy: Graphic Novel #1: Permanent DetentionPiggy: The Official Guide

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$17.99

Bullied at school and home, Ash finds respite from his unhappy life in virtual reality games. One night, he spends his meager savings to help a stranger, who thanks him with a copy of an old fantasy game called The Glass Realm.While exploring the game, Ash meets a seemingly...

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$12.99

The FGTeeV family gamers have survived their fair share of glitchy gaming consoles! But their luck is about to run out when Duddz's attempt to save Cecil ends with them butting heads and getting knocked-out cold! BOINK!!And worse yet, when Duddz and Cecil wake up, they've...

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Yared has traveled a long way to find his place in the universe. Light years, even. Though the battle of Addis Prime is over, the spacefaring Axum Empire is still fractured. The kingdom once gave their technology away free of charge, to better humankind. Now, having been...

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You know the protocol. You've completed countless drills. Yet nothing can truly prepare you for what's coming. No one is ever ready for zombie season . . .Joule refuses to evacuate with her mom. She can't leave town while her dad's still missing. He's out there, somewhere,...

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Can't wait to see the best friends ever meet on the big screen? Get ready by reading their greatest adventures in this must-have comic collection! Sonic the Hedgehog and Miles "Tails" Prower. Best friends through thick and thin, they've always got each other's backs.Celebrate...

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$6.99

Ari and his friends are on another adventure in the fifth title in the unauthorized Diary of a Roblox Pro series! Citizens of Blockville have been going missing, and there are rumors that a new threat looms over Ari's town. Ari's best friend Zeke thinks it's zombies. But...

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Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost...

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$6.99

Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence...

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