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Reddit mentions of Big Questions from Little People: And Simple Answers from Great Minds

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Big Questions from Little People: And Simple Answers from Great Minds
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Height7.13 Inches
Length5 Inches
Number of items1
Release dateOctober 2012
Weight0.7 Pounds
Width1.09 Inches

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Found 3 comments on Big Questions from Little People: And Simple Answers from Great Minds:

u/uberKookie · 10 pointsr/atheistparents

You could try this book: Big Questions From Little People and Simple Answers From Great Minds. I bought it for my son but he’s 4 and I haven’t needed it yet. Some of the reviewers stated that it helped them with their 5-yr-olds. Good luck!

u/wanderer333 · 5 pointsr/Parenting

Great questions! (from both you and your kiddo!). I came across this article - http://www.washington.edu/news/2013/01/08/the-philosophical-child-a-book-for-when-your-child-asks-why-are-we-here/ - which recommends a book for parents, but that doesn't sound like exactly what you're looking for.

In terms of philosophical picture books, the closest thing I can think of would be I Wonder by Annaka Harris. You might also check out the Zen Shorts series, though I don't think any of them really address "nature of reality" type questions directly. Also, while not exactly a picture book, the book Is Nothing Something? might give you some good starting points for discussion. Big Questions for Little People is similar but aimed at slightly older kids. You're Here For A Reason could also be relevant, although maybe not philosophical in quite the way you're looking for.

You could also take "How am I alive?" in a more scientific direction - you might enjoy You Are Stardust and Older Than the Stars, or a simple introduction to evolution such as Our Family Tree. You could also explore simple books about the human body and discuss how her heart, lungs, brain, etc allow her to walk and talk and stay alive - something like See Inside Your Body or Outside-In - or even go into a bit more detail about how she got "in mom's tummy" with a book like Who Am I? Where Did I Come From? or Before You Were Born - or talk about past generations (i.e. mom came from HER mom's tummy!) with a book like Me and My Family Tree

Hope some of that is helpful - of course this is a discussion you can continue as she gets older, and there are lots of great books for older kids that more directly tackle different beliefs and ideas about why we are here.

u/improbablewobble · 5 pointsr/gifs

If it comes up again, this is a great explanation that kids can understand.

Edit: Seriously though, she might not be ready for this yet, but I've heard good things about this book for helping kids at least gain a rudimentary understanding of some complex questions.