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When Auggie Learned to Play Chess book cover by Meredith Rusu
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When Auggie Learned to Play Chess

by Meredith Rusu · illustrated by Stephen Costanza

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Hardcover · 48 pages Random House Children's Books · 2025

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When Auggie Learned to Play Chess

In this heartfelt picture book, a shy kid's dad teaches him how to play chess... and chess gives him the confidence to make a new friend.

When Auggie finds an old chessboard that once belonged to his grandfather, he decides he wants to learn how to play chess. And his dad, his Tatâ, is happy to teach him. 

They've just moved to a new town, and Auggie is struggling to make friends at his new school. In the big, busy hallways, he feels like a tiny pawn. But after every hard day at school, he can't wait to play chess with his dad. Slowly, slowly, he gets better at the game... until he can beat Tata!

Then, Auggie finds a chessboard in his classroom. When he sees that another boy looks interested in it, he knows just what to do: he can teach Luke how to play chess, too!

Here is a moving father-son story that shows how chess helps one boy feel at home in a new environment.

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Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Author
Meredith Rusu
Format
Hardcover
Published
Sep 9, 2025
ISBN-13
9780593710821
ISBN-10
0593710827
Pages
48
Illustrator
Stephen Costanza
Carton quantity
24 copies
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