For Kids?
A great JavaScript book that was recommended to me is JavaScript for Kids by Nick Morgan. It goes through the basics of JavaScript in a simple, easy to read way. It also has small activities to help familiarize the reader with the concepts.
Using CodePen, I have started working my way through the book, focusing on the exercises at the end of the chapters that reinforce the concepts in that chapter. The first exercise I wrote out in CodePen is from the chapter on Arrays. The book has you create an Insult Generator. Using that concept, I created a Compliment Generator. I used the same basic idea, but added values. I also added HTML and CSS so you didn’t have to be in a JavaScript console to run the generator.
I think the generator turned out pretty nice. If you are interested in seeing my progress throughout the book, follow my CodePen collection, where I will put all the exercises relating to JavaScript for Kids.
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Overall, I think its a good starting point and a great reference if you tend to forget basic concepts and need a quick look up.
