Curiosity and wonder

Updated March 20, 2024
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The power of wonder : the extraordinary emotion that will change the way you live, learn, and lead
Parker, Monica C.
Paper Book
Wall Street Journal bestseller An eye-opening journey through the magical, yet surprisingly little-understood, human emotion that is wonder. From the first tickle of curiosity to an unexpected shift in how we perceive the world, there isn't a person...
Oliver the curious owl
Otis, Chad
Paper Book
Oliver the owl questions anything and everything in this charmingly funny story that asks who, what, when, where, and why! The only question Oliver's family ever asks is Who? Who? Who? But he wants to know more: Who lives in those faraway woods?<...
Why? : what makes us curious
Livio, Mario
Paper Book
Astrophysicist and author Mario Livio investigates perhaps the most human of all our characteristics--curiosity--as he explores our innate desire to know why. Experiments demonstrate that people are more distracted when they overhear a phone conversation--where they can know only...
The cow who climbed a tree
Merino, Gemma
Paper Book
Tina isn't like the other cows. She believes that the sky is the limit, that everything is possible. But her sisters aren't convinced - and when Tina tells them she has climbed a tree and met a dragon, they decide that her nonsense has gone too far. Off they go into the woods to find her... and soon...
In the clouds
MacKay, Elly
Paper Book
A bored and curious little girl wishes for a bit of sunshine on a cloudy day. But a friendly bird soon whisks her off for an adventure in the sky, where she can contemplate questions both scientific and philosophical in nature: how do clouds float? Or carry the rain? Where do they go when they...
I never thought of it that way : how to have fearlessly curious conversations in dangerously divided times
Guzmán, Mónica, (Journalist)
Paper Book
PORCHLIGHT BOOKS JUNE 2022 NONFICTION BESTSELLER "Assigned reading for fractured families aspiring to a harmonious Thanksgiving dinner." --New York Times "Anyone who sincerely wants to bridge the gaps in understanding will...
Do You Wonder?
Edwards, Wallace
Paper Book
A wonderful, mindful picture book that explores big and small questions drawn from the world around us. Sometimes I wonder how it feels to fly. Do You Wonder? delivers a delightful exploration of big and small questions drawn from the world around us. From the magic in...

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