Archive · 3 Jan 2026
Teen Writes Python Coding Book for Kids
A 17-year-old boy named Aryan Poduri from California wrote a book called GOAT Coder to teach kids how to code in Python.
He wanted to make learning to code easier and more fun for children.
The book has exercises, fun projects like building games, and explains coding in a way that kids can understand.
Aryan started coding when he was young and got the idea for the book when he saw his parents struggling to teach his sister how to code.
He spent nine months creating the book and even designed the cover himself.
The book has sold over 2,000 copies and is available on Amazon.
Aryan hopes to inspire kids to consider coding as a career and plans to write more books in the future.
Aryan Poduri, a 17-year-old from California, self-published a children's book titled GOAT Coder to teach Python coding to kids.
The book, released in April 2025, has sold over 2,000 copies and aims to make coding approachable for young learners.
Poduri was inspired to write the book after seeing his parents struggle to teach his younger sister how to code.
The book includes engaging exercises, relatable analogies, and hands-on projects like building games such as Wordle and Tic-Tac-Toe.
Poduri designed the graphics and cover for his book himself and is considering writing a sequel.
- Who
- Aryan Poduri, a 17-year-old high school student from California
- What
- Wrote and self-published a children's book titled GOAT Coder to teach Python coding to kids
- When
- The book was released in April 2025
- Where
- Mountain House, California
- Why
- To make coding approachable and accessible for young learners who struggle to find clear starting points in the subject
- Author
- Aryan Poduri
- Book Title
- GOAT Coder
- Release Date
- April 2025
- Copies Sold
- Over 2,000
- Target Audience
- Children
- Programming Language
- Python
- Author's Age
- 17
- Author's School
- Stanford Online High School