My daughter Coco’s first word was ‘Why???’. And seven years on, it still might be her favourite word!

Now, the problem is, the questions are slightly more complex at seven than they were at, say, two. The universal answer of: “because I said so” does not really cut the mustard anymore, especially when being asked things like: “But why did people think it was a good idea to cut each other’s heads off during the French Revolution? Why did they think that this was a solution to make the country a better place?”.

The book Big Questions For Little People is perfect for all of these types of questions. It even asks questions your child might not have thought to ask yet!

The book is curated in aid of the NSPCC (The UK National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) and people like Tracey Emin answers question about art, Heston Blumental about food and Jarvis Cocker on music. If those people don’t know what they are talking about, no one does!

– Emilie x