Among my favorite books is Around the Block by Judy Hopkins. It has 200 rotary cut blocks in 6 sizes. It's a great starter book, if you could buy just one book that's a great one. Block Magic and Block Magic 2 by Nancy Srebro-Johnson are both terrific because they have a lot of kid friendly patterns with very simple instructions. And the best reference book is All-in-One Quilter's Reference Tool. It has all the info you need like yardage requirements, cutting instructions, setting secrets, piecing techniques and so much more. I hope you'll give them all a try. You'll be happy with them. Of course, we all know now that you can always find anything you want on your computer. Quilters are always willing to share their info and their experience.