I literally know nothing about how to play Minecraft, but I do know this about the game:
- It has peaceful music that is pleasant in the background of our somewhat crazy home.
- The kids can play the game for HOURS if allowed…or if I need to get something done. Minecraft = Nanny
- They can play with their cousins online who are across town. I love to hear them giggle and chat while they play “together”.
- When they yell, “there’s a spider in my bedroom!” it is likely a Minecraft room, not reality. Thank goodness, I don’t do spiders.
Does any of the above mean anything to you? If so, you are going to want to get your little Minecraft lover one of these books. It would be a perfect Christmas gift, birthday gift for your child’s friend, or a nice reward for something your child has been working for.
My main Minecrafter is my son Jack. He’s 7, he’s smart, he loves video games, he’s my delicious boy who is getting too tall and too skinny. I won’t bore you with his YouTube channel, because I’m his mom and I haven’t even gotten through all the footage, but he set up a camera to share some Minecraft tips with his fan club that doesn’t exist. You see, he has been reading Minecraft for Dummies books for the past few months. He picks his favorite 2 for the day and he takes them to school. He loves to learn and talk to his little friends about the game. He comes home from school and I find him curled up in a chair trying to glean more info out of one of his books.
My daughter Annabelle likes to play too. That speaks well for the game that it can engage her as well. She’s 5 so she can’t read the books yet, but she has her brother give tips he’s learned from his studies. There are pictures in the books that are engaging for her when he’s not around to share his knowledge. Funny story- I faked I knew what they were talking about when I settled a fight when one sibling wouldn’t teach the other how to “make my wolf love me.” Try keeping a straight face for that conversation! I should read these books to know what is going on.
I’m going to assume you don’t really know enough about Minecraft to read the details of what each book includes. The front cover sums it up if you follow the links below. From one mom to another, I promise that any of these books would make a great gift for the special someone you know that plays Minecraft. Here are our favorites:
Minecraft For Dummies, Portable Edition
Minecraft Construction For Dummies, Portable Edition
Lastly, this is for older kids that want to learn to write code and know a little something about programming: Adventures in Minecraft
A SIMPLE GIVEAWAY!!
One lucky SIMPLE reader is going to win a set of Minecraft for Dummies books (3 of them!). Here’s how to enter:
a Rafflecopter giveaway
laurie brown
December 23, 2014 at 11:00 pmMy nephew would love this,he is just really getting into Minecraft
Dorothy Deakyne
December 23, 2014 at 8:21 pmMy Son would love this
Jessica H.
December 23, 2014 at 6:05 pmI would love to win this for my girls. They are minecraft OBSESSED! lol Each year they get to pick an ornament for the tree that depicts something special or important in their lives during the year. This year, they each wanted to make minecraft ornaments for the tree. They love the game! Even when they are not playing they are plotting what they are going to do when they get back into the game. Thank you for the wonderful giveaway!
Wendy R.
December 23, 2014 at 5:20 pmMy teenage daughter loves Minecraft and has gotten her little cousin (my niece) addicted to it. My niece likes to do everything my daughter does.
claire
December 23, 2014 at 4:26 pmmy little brother.
Terri Moore
December 23, 2014 at 3:44 pmI want to win these for my son who loves Minecraft. My mom moment was that he was impressed when I could name the different characters on the game thus making me a little cooler in his eyes.
stephanie
December 23, 2014 at 2:54 pmI would love to win this for my cousin’s daughter! She loves Minecraft. So far my kids are young enough they haven’t gotten into it as much as the lego games!
Tara C
December 23, 2014 at 11:48 amI would love to win these for my 14-year-old son – he has autism and Minecraft is his obsession. He even dressed up as Steve for Halloween, with one of those cardboard box heads. (Which I do NOT recommend as a Halloween costume – I didn’t even think about the TERRIBLE visibility of using a cardboard box as a mask, so he had to carry his head around as we visited our friends, and could only put it on once he was safely stopped in a location).
Karla P.
December 23, 2014 at 12:46 amI would like these for my daughter. She is a huge fan of minecraft. The first time she introduced the game to me was on the iPad she asked me to help her build a home and let me say navigating can get a bit dizzy!
trixx
December 22, 2014 at 10:10 pmI’d love to win this for my nephew since he is a fan of the game
Birdiebee
December 22, 2014 at 9:13 pmI would love to win these for one of my granddaughters as she loves Minecraft. I do not have a Minecraft moment to write about.
Lisa L
December 22, 2014 at 2:38 pmMy son loves Minecraft and is trying to get his sister to play..she likes it but doesn’t quite understand since she’s 2 yrs younger.
pamela j
December 20, 2014 at 10:24 amI would get these for my daughter.
Diane Cooper
December 18, 2014 at 9:32 pmI would actually love to win these for myself. I have a seven year old grandson who has been into Minecraft for a very long time. It is his favorite thing in the world and I am clueless. I want to understand it better!
Carmen Van Deursen
December 18, 2014 at 3:10 amMy kids, their cousins and friends are all into minecraft and would love for these young kids to use them. No minecraft but Im just not a gamer but do enjoy the quiet time when they play.
Amy
December 18, 2014 at 2:51 amAll my nephews are Mine craft addicts! I have no clue how to play.
stephanie mcfarland
December 18, 2014 at 2:34 amwould love to win for my son. he loves anything minecraft
Shanna
December 17, 2014 at 4:14 pmMy son is a Minecraft NUT !!!
shaunie
December 16, 2014 at 12:47 pmI would love to win this for my god-son. He would really love this
Gale
December 16, 2014 at 12:16 amThese would be for my three boys who love minecraft. My mom moment would be having to explain all the drawings my kids do of minecraft things to friends and relatives who have never heard of it. It’s kinda hard to explain to grandma why your child drew them a “creeper.”
Seyma Shabbir
December 15, 2014 at 11:42 amI want to win this for my sons! They love Minecraft! I have tried to play it but I don’t get it as much as my sons!
Trish
December 15, 2014 at 2:04 amI want to win for my brother
theresa J
December 14, 2014 at 11:57 pmMy son loves minecraft and I am always shocked to listen to home tell others how to build things
Heather Dawn
December 14, 2014 at 10:58 pmI would like to win this for my oldest son. He is always talking about Minecraft. I learned what a mooshroom is!
Melissa L.
December 13, 2014 at 6:54 pmI want to win these for my son. He loves Minecraft, and a lot of his gifts this Christmas are Minecraft themed. I guess my Mom moment related to Minecraft was when I found a pair of black and green plaid pj pants, and I had to ask other employees in the store if they looked like Minecraft pjs. LOL Thanks for the giveaway!
Nancy
December 13, 2014 at 10:33 amI’d like these for our son.
Jennifer Rogers
December 13, 2014 at 5:27 amI want to give this to my grnadson Layne , he is a new Minecraft fan and I hope he enjoys it as much as many of my students at school!
Lisa E
December 12, 2014 at 11:06 amI’d like these for my son
Nannypanpan
December 11, 2014 at 10:49 amMy son would love these. He makes his own minecraft figures out of legos
michelle white
December 11, 2014 at 7:25 amBoth of my kids like Minecraft. The 7 year old could use the reading practice and the 5 year old would happily listen. I would love for them to have the book so maybe they would quit asking me how to do stuff 😉
Marsha C
December 10, 2014 at 12:51 pmI would love this for my 13-year old son. He taught our 2-year old what a creeper says. “Psssssss…BOOM!”
Denise Taylor-Dennis
December 10, 2014 at 9:02 amI would like to get these for my nephew.
Austin Baroudi
December 10, 2014 at 2:16 amI’d like these for my nephew.
Sindy Murray
December 10, 2014 at 12:30 amI want to get this for my nephew. My kids love showing what the make and the creeper.
Sus
December 9, 2014 at 10:09 pmWould love to win these. My son gets quite frustrated with trying to show me how to play it.
Jennifer Rote
December 9, 2014 at 9:42 pmI’d like these for my son. He is a huge fan of the game.
Pam O
December 9, 2014 at 7:51 pmI would love to win these for my son, he spends hours building and tearing down buildings on Minecraft.
Sue O
December 9, 2014 at 6:21 pmI have five sons, four of whom are presently Minecraft addicts. Mom moment: the cherished and very limited computer time that I use to enjoy as quiet is now crazy loud with everyone in their worlds and talking or arguing about the whole experience. Now I have to leave the room when it’s computer time or I go nuts!
Natalie
December 9, 2014 at 5:37 pmI would get this for my three minecraft loving kids
Adrianne B
December 9, 2014 at 12:45 pmI would share these with my nephews who love Minecraft!
James Robert
December 9, 2014 at 11:07 amI am a dad who has 5 kids addicted to minecraft. They like it so much and argue over who is next so I had a friend from work who was selling his xbox 360 and I bought it so we could have 2 and eliminate the arguements
Ginny Logan
December 9, 2014 at 5:56 pmJames, this totally made me laugh out loud. Only 2 of our 3 are old enough to play, but I think you made a fantastic move for your sanity. Plus, they can all play each other…but that can cause fights too as you well know. 🙂 Good luck with the giveaway!