Can a muddy garden teach kids how to code?
Ethan and Sienna's garden is a muddy mess, and the neighborhood garden competition is only two days away. After throwing seeds everywhere and overwatering their plants, the frustrated siblings are ready to give up. But when Mom explains that her computer had problems because her code wasn't quite right, Ethan and Sienna begin to wonder—what could coding possibly have to do with gardening?
With guidance from Mom and Dad, the siblings discover that both coding and gardening rely on the same essential skills: thinking logically, breaking big problems into manageable steps, following a sequence, and debugging when something doesn't work. Along the way, they learn that the foundations of coding exist all around us—long before children ever sit down at a computer.
Filled with humor, sibling teamwork, and vibrant illustrations by Noam Levi, A Bug in Your Sandwich is a playful, screen-free introduction to coding and computational thinking for children ages 4 to 8. Complete with discussion prompts, hands-on activities, and a kid-friendly coding glossary, it encourages young readers to discover that they can think like coders in their everyday lives.
