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The article presents information on the Kid's Stuff game. The game will introduce students, parents and educators to authors and illustrators who have consistently created books for children and young adults that are of superior quality and interest. Additionally, the game can help students learn to use the computer card catalog system by searching for books by either author or title. The game will challenge readers' knowledge of literature and encourage them to explore new books and learn more about their creators. Students are asked to use not only what they learned from the following reading, but to talk to friends, teachers and family members and visit the library media center computer catalog to discover answers. Gaming is one more strategy for increasing student academic performance. Games make learning fun. Visiting the library media center, searching online, reading and playing games are all fun and exciting ways to expand one's knowledge. Activities, such as the Kid's Stuff game, encourage reluctant readers to pursue research and read by adding the extra incentive of successfully completing a game.

The article reports on the use of the Library ABC's Game to teach elementary age students library terms and definitions. The game should be introduced at the beginning of the school year to familiarize students with library terms. Students learn the terms through the use of a cadence. The game involves elementary students in learning on many different levels. It presents relevant library information and terms in a manner that addresses students' different cognitive learning styles. The game is one tool that addresses students' different learning modalities on several cognitive levels.