A Dream Burst Curiosity series

One question a day. Real answers.

Question and answer books for kids 7 to 12 who hate being talked down to. This page is a tour of the worlds inside. Follow the trail.

Fact-checked. Screen-free. Ages 7–12, no baby talk. Big 8.5×11, fully illustrated.

365 Whys About Space, Volume 1 — book cover
Space Vol 1 — on Amazon →

Follow the dotted line

Here's the kind of why inside. Tap to see how the books answer it — no baby talk.

Why can't you tickle yourself?

Stop 01 · Deep space

First stop: Space.

Three volumes, 365 whys each. Everything above your head, answered for real.

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Stop 02 · Everything at once

For kids whose questions never stay in one lane.

One book, every topic. Space, animals, the human body, science, technology, and history.

The mega volume

100,000 Whys for Curious Kids

Space, animals, the human body, science, technology, and history. The everything edition for kids whose questions never stay in one lane.

Why is the ocean salty? Why do cats purr? Why do volcanoes erupt? Why do we dream? Why don't sharks have bones? Why is space silent? Why do onions make you cry?
Why did knights wear armor? Why does your stomach growl? Why is the sky blue? Why do dogs tilt their heads? Why do your fingers wrinkle in the bath? Why is lava so hot? Why can't you tickle yourself?

Back on paper · The daily ritual

Today's why.

The books give you one of these for every day of the year. Here is today's.

Why № 162 of 365

Why doesn't the Moon fall down?

The 365 test

Think you’d survive 365 days of questions?

Three true-or-false rounds, straight from the books. Kids beat their parents at this more often than you’d hope.

Question 1 of 3

True or false?

There’s a permanent dark side of the Moon.

Stop 03 · In the workshop

Next stops on the trail

New universes in progress.

Each topic gets its own 365. These are on the drawing board right now.

Next stop 001

Dinosaurs

Three volumes. In production.

Next stop 002

Sharks

Planned.

Next stop 003

Your Gross Body

Planned.

Next stop 004

The Deep Sea

Planned.

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Stop 04 · One a week, free

One free Why, every week? Yes.

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For the grown-ups

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Fact-checkedReal science, checked against real sources. When something is unknown, the book says so.
Ages 7–12Reading level lands around 4th to 6th grade. No baby talk. Kids can smell that a mile away.
Screen-freeA year of "did you know" without a single notification. Works at breakfast, in the car, at bedtime.
Gift-readyBig 8.5×11 format, fully illustrated. The birthday present that doesn't need batteries.