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9 React Native Must-Read Books

[Updated]
Daniel Idaszak
Jun 13, 2019 | 12 min read
Mobile (/blog/topic/mobile) React Native (/blog/topic/react-native)
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React Native: an open source JavaScript code library developed and

maintained by Facebook and Instagram (plus a thriving development (https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/49

community), which allows developers to build mobile apps using only

JavaScript. It has been around for a couple of years already.

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instead of having to hire engineers for both iOS and Android, with React Jakub Protasiewicz

Native, just one developer can write across both mobile operating systems.
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Want to learn more about React Native (/blog/what-is-react-native)? Of
course you do. But where to start?
We’ve compiled a list of 9 React Native books that anyone wanting to
educate themselves about the technology should have on their bookshelf. The

following React Native books have all been published within the past 18

months, meaning that these are the most up-to-date print publications you
can get your hands on.

In this list, you’ll find great React Native books you can turn to no matter if

you’re a complete beginner, an advanced coder, or a dev who’s just intrigued

to learn more about the React Native technology.

9 React Native Books that You Should Have On Your

Bookshelf

Learning React Native: Building Native Mobile Apps with

JavaScript 2nd Edition

The book is perfect for the beginner’s

bookshelf, and indeed one of the best books

for learning React Native out there. Learning

React Native
(https://www.amazon.com/Learning-React-

Native-Building-JavaScript-

ebook/dp/B076PWRYSS) is a real hands-on

guide, with author Bonnie Eisenman

(https://twitter.com/brindelle) walking you

through how to build mobile applications with

step-by-step instructions and plenty of code examples to set you off on the

right track. From cover to cover, readers are given in-depth tutorials for how

to build a number of React Native apps (/featured/hive-a-secret-child-of-

asana-and-trello), how to use mobile components, what debugging tools to

use, and how to deploy apps to both the iOS and Google Play app stores.

Pretty much everything you need to know to get going with React Native.

Title: Learning React Native: Building Native Mobile Apps with JavaScript
2nd Edition
Author: Bonnie Eisenman

Twitter: @brindelle (https://twitter.com/brindelle?lang=en)

Published: October 23, 2017

Price: $36.89 at Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Learning-React-

Native-Building-JavaScript-ebook/dp/B076PWRYSS)

React Native Cookbook - Second Edition

 What’s the best recipe for building rich and
engaging user experiences in React Native?

Author Dan Ward has the answer in his 592-

page tome React Native Cookbook - Second

Edition
(https://www.packtpub.com/application-

development/react-native-cookbook-second-
edition). Another great Reactive Native book

for beginners, this publication, however, takes

you beyond the basics towards some more advanced components of the

technology. From building rich user interfaces to exploring various strategies

for working with data, and from engineering universal apps to deploying
successfully across multiple platforms, this book is for those looking to

leverage their JavaScript skills and build fast and beautiful cross-platform

native mobile applications. Tasty.

Title: React Native Cookbook - Second Edition

Authors: Dan Ward

Published: January 2019

Buy it: $16.00 at Packt (https://www.packtpub.com/application-

development/react-native-cookbook-second-edition)

React Native by Example

Another great book on React Native, Richard

Kho’s React Native by Example

(https://www.amazon.com/React-Native-

Example-Richard-

Kho/dp/1786464756/ref=sr_1_4?

s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1492781186&sr=1-
4&keywords=React+Native) takes developers

through three complete projects, each

increasing in complexity and finesse. First, you

will be walked through the process of putting together a simple to-do app.

Second, you will learn how to create a chat client with Websockets. Third,

you’ll build a Twitter client using many of the framework’s components. To

round things off, Kho finally helps you to get to grips with deployment. A great

React Native book for those at the intermediate React Native development

level.

Title: React Native by Example

Author: Richard Kho

 Twitter: @rkho (https://twitter.com/rkho)

Published: May 2017

Buy it: Available for pre-order now, $44.99 at Amazon

(https://www.amazon.com/React-Native-Example-Richard-

Kho/dp/1786464756/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1492781186&sr=1-

4&keywords=React+Native)

React Native for Mobile Development

React Native for Mobile Development is

the second edition of React Native for

iOS Development (/services/ios-mobile-

development) book. It has been fully

updated to include ECMAScript 7, the

latest version of React Native and

Redux, and also development on

Android. Through an exploration of the

anatomy of React Native apps, the book

details the differences between Redux

and Flux, and how you can use the

former to solve data management more

efficiently when working on your React

Native projects. Taking a true example-driven approach that leaves you with

a full up-and-running app at the end of each chapter, Paul and Nalwaya’s

text will get you applying new skills as you learn them, and that’s a great

approach to take.

Title: React Native for Mobile Development

Authors: Akshat Paul and Abhishek Nalwaya

Twitter: @paulakshat (https://twitter.com/paulakshat);

@nalwayaabhishek (https://twitter.com/nalwayaabhishek)
Published: Publication in August 11, 2019 (estimated)

Preorder: $34.99 at Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/React-Native-

Mobile-Development-Applications/dp/1484244532)

React Native in Action: Developing iOS and Android Apps with

JavaScript

The first chapter – ‘Getting Started with React Native’ – serves as a brilliant
introduction to the technology for beginners. Chapter 2 covers not only the

basics of React but also more advanced topics such as navigation,

animations, and Redux. In Part 3, we’re taken through styling cross-platform

 components, APIs, and some iOS and
Android specifics. In Part 4, we are

bringing all the knowledge together and

building a fun project. A great book to

learn React Native for beginner-to-

intermediate web, Android, and iOS

developers.

Title: React Native in Action: Developing

iOS and Android Apps with JavaScript

Author: Nader Dabit

Twitter: @dabit3

(https://twitter.com/dabit3)

Published: March 2019

Buy it: $49.99 in Manning Publications

(https://www.manning.com/books/react-native-in-action?
a_aid=reactnativecom&a_bid=6887c8c9)

React and React Native - Second Edition

Taking you through both React and

React Native, this book by Adam

Boduch is great for those who want to

gain a better understanding of the

original technology, and then take what

they’ve learned through to the building

of native UIs using React Native. You’ll

learn how to build streamlined and

responsive apps in a mobile

environment, and also how to access

device-specific APIs and handle offline

development. React and React Native (https://www.amazon.com/React-

Native-Adam-Boduch/dp/1786465655/ref=sr_1_1?

s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1492789437&sr=1-

1&keywords=react+and+react+native) is the perfect book if you’re determined

to build React applications that run on every major platform. In this sense, it is

one of the more advanced React Native books on this list.

Title: React and React Native - Second Edition

Author: Adam Boduch

Twitter: @AdamBoduch (https://twitter.com/AdamBoduch)

Published: September 2018

 Buy it: $18.00 at Packt (https://www.packtpub.com/application-

development/react-and-react-native-second-edition)

Fullstack React Native: Create beautiful mobile apps with

JavaScript and React Native

Throughout the book you will build 4

different apps, starting from a weather

app, time tracker, messaging app, and

finally building Instagram clone. The

book consists of 10 chapters filled with

many code examples and tips for

developing great apps both on iOS and

Android. The creators of Fullstack React

Native promise that book will be

updated constantly, same as their

previous books about Angular and

React.

Title: Fullstack React Native: Create beautiful mobile apps with

JavaScript and React Native

Authors: Devin Abbott, Houssein Djirdeh, Anthony Accomazzo and

Sophia Shoemaker

Published: January 11, 2019

Buy it: $59.99 at Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Fullstack-React-

Native-beautiful-JavaScript/dp/1728995558/ref=sr_1_9?

keywords=React+Native&qid=1559591391&s=books&sr=1-9)

Practical React Native: Build Two Full Projects and One Full Game
using React Native

As the author is claiming, the book will give you “solid foundation of practical

knowledge”, which is later used to build full projects and sliding puzzle game.

You will learn not only Expo, React Navigation, and Redux, but also server-

side technologies such as Node.JS and Socket.io. The author assumes some

HTML, CSS, and JavaScript knowledge, but with React Native you can start

from the ground up and develop your skills with more and more advanced

projects.

Title: Practical React Native: Build Two Full Projects and One Full Game

using React Native

Authors: Frank Zammetti

Published: November 13, 2018

 Buy it: $22.99 at Apress

(https://www.apress.com/gp/book/97814

84239384)

React: Cross-Platform Application

Development with React Native:
Build 4 real-world apps with React
Native

This is React Native book which focuses on building fun projects such as car

booking app, image sharing app, and messaging app. When building them,

you will learn React Native with more advanced concepts like using native

mobile features, connecting with external APIs, and using state management

libraries such as Redux or Mobx. At the end, you will build a game, which

shows how to optimize the project and how to use good practices.

Title: React: Cross-Platform Application Development with React Native:

Build 4 real-world apps with React Native

Authors: Emilio Rodriguez Martinez

Published: March 13, 2018

Buy it: $34.99 at Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/React-Cross-

Platform-Application-Development-real-

world/dp/1789136083/ref=sr_1_31?

keywords=React+Native&qid=1559591562&s=books&sr=1-31)

Have We Missed Any?

Know of any other great React Native books that have slipped under our

radar? Let us know in the comments below. Happy reading!

 Daniel Idaszak

(https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/493098/0bc6d842-06a8-454a-8bf1-97e7640813ed)

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