Curiosity & Discovery
Asking questions, observing closely, investigating, and learning how the world works.
4 books in this collection
Books in this collection
⭐FeaturedThe Day the Colors Got Mixed Up
A Color Theory Adventure with Pixel and Hawel
Hawel wakes to find every color in the world swapped, banana blue, toast purple, sky doing something it shouldn't. With Pixel the butterfly, she sets off to find the Color Keeper and learn how red, yellow, and blue make every other color. A gentle first lesson in color theory.
Heidi's Journey to Mastery
An Inspiring Illustrated STEM Storybook About Perseverance, Patience, and Learning by Doing – A Young Inventor's Growth Mindset Story for Kids Ages 5–9
Seven-year-old Heidi dreams of inventions. Solar cars. Wind-turbine bridges. A small robot to clean the lake outside her grandfather Anders's workshop in Granholm. So when she finally crosses the threshold expecting gears and tools, she is surprised when he hands her a broom. Month after month, she sweeps. Then she sorts parts. Then she watches. Then she asks. A picture book about the slow patient road from dreaming to making.
The Cloud Collector
An Enchanting Illustrated STEM Storybook About Clouds, Weather, and Letting Go – Discovering the Wonders of the Sky for Curious Kids Ages 4–8
Luna loves the sky. The way clouds change shape, drift across the horizon, dance with the wind. When Grandpa Chen gives her a butterfly net and a glass jar, she sets out into the meadow with one big plan: collect one cloud of every kind. She meets cumulus clouds that float just out of reach, wispy cirrus painted high across the sky, and slowly learns that some things are too beautiful to keep. A picture book about wonder, attention, and the gift of letting beautiful things stay where they are.
The Little Mapmaker
An Enchanting Illustrated Storybook About Imagination, Creativity, and Maps – A Magical Drawing Adventure for Curious Kids Ages 4–8
Maya is five, and she draws maps. Maps of her bedroom. Maps of the kitchen. Maps of the backyard with the tire swing. Her dog Pepper sits beside her with a red bandana while she works. Then one day Maya draws a castle deep in the tall grass, and when she walks out to find it, it is exactly where she put it. Soon a river runs through a crack in the sidewalk because she sketched fish in it. A picture book about how imagination, attention, and a pencil are enough to make a world.
Activities that go with these books
- Bookmark DesignerDesign and print your own bookmarks with themes from the books, plus a quote you choose.
- Build-a-SceneDrag characters and props onto the page to build your own story scene.
- Eva's Coloring AdventureIn-browser coloring book, pick a scene, pick your palette, color it in. Saves what you make.