The Award-Winning Educational Gift for Kids • Ages 3 - 10
Multilingual Curious Question Gift Box with Kids Tee, Book, and Activities
A hardcover book by New York Times best-selling author Susan Verde, the matching clothing item, and a hands-on science surprise. One keepsake gift box, ready to give. Free shipping included.
What's Inside:
- Hardcover book by New York Times best-selling author Susan Verde (2M+ copies sold), created with a Global Board of Educators
- One simple question in multiple languages - an instant conversation starter that travels with them - perfect for kids who ask big questions! Made from a blend of BCI (Better Cotton Initiative) cotton to reduce environmental impact.
- Water-dissolve science activity + collectible backpack hangtag
- Premium keepsake box with magnetic latch, ready to gift as is
- 5% giveback Reading Is Fundamental (RIF)
- 2026 Family Choice Award Winner · National Parenting Product Award · Parents' Picks Award
Material & Size Information:
What Makes Us Unique:
The story doesn't stay on the page. Most books get read and shelved. Here, the book and the clothing item are designed as one experience, so kids carry the wonder with them and get to be the expert when someone asks "what is that?"
Written by a best-selling author, built with global educators. Susan Verde is a New York Times best-selling children's author with over 2 million copies sold, and every box is developed with our Global Board of Educators.
Multi-Sensory Learning: Kids learn best when they can see, touch, and explore new ideas in different ways. Pairing stories with visual themes and hands-on activities makes learning more engaging and memorable.
A gift that gives twice. First, to the kid who receives it, then to the world they are learning about. 5% of your order goes to Reading Is Fundamental (RIF).
Multilingual Curious Question Gift Box with Kids Tee, Book, and Activities
Stories kids read. Ideas kids wear.
This is the complete Language & Communication experience in one ready-to-gift box: a hardcover book by New York Times best-selling author Susan Verde, the matching clothing item, and a hands-on science surprise, all packed in a premium keepsake box with a magnetic latch. No wrapping paper required.
The story. For the child who loves words, sounds, and how people connect. From the Rosetta Stone to click consonants in the Xhosa language to the 7,000+ languages spoken around the world today. This book makes kids listen differently, think about what it means to communicate, and discover that every language carries an entire world inside it.
The first discovery happens before the book is even opened: a small bag that dissolves completely in water, revealing a collectible hangtag for their backpack. Yes, that is real science too. The book explains how it works.
Ages 4 to 10. Sizes 3-4Y to 9-10Y. Free shipping on all orders. 5% of your order supports Reading Is Fundamental (RIF).
Research in child development and brain science tells us that multi-sensory learning improves focus, helps children make connections between ideas, and supports long-term retention. The Enlightened Generation experience uses reading, sight, touch and conversation to support deeper understanding and stronger memory.
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Learning Through Story
Each clothing item is paired with an original children’s book, reinforcing a clear learning theme through age-appropriate storytelling.
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Built for Conversation
Story-inspired designs invite questions and spark discussion, helping learning continue long after reading time ends.
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Screen-Free Engagement
The experience encourages learning without screens: supporting focus, imagination, and meaningful interaction.
About The Book
An interactive children's book, written by New York Times best-selling author Susan Verde
By exploring languages all over the world, from clicks and whistles, to sign language, to spoken language and beyond, we see that there are endless ways people can communicate with one another. How did words and languages come to be? Do we have all the answers?
This hardcover book explores the fascinating history and ongoing mysteries of language. Readers are introduced to the Rosetta Stone and other remarkable artifacts that reveal how humans have connected across time. They learn that communication is not limited to words, but also includes facial expressions, body language, clicks, whistles, and countless other forms of expression.
The book encourages children to wonder and imagine by asking questions that connect the past and present. How many languages are spoken across the globe? What were the first words ever said in space? Do animals have their own unique ways of communicating? These prompts transform reading into a journey of discovery and imagination. A world map helps readers explore which languages are spoken both in their home regions and in faraway places they might one day visit. Word games, activities, and creative prompts invite them to share what they’ve learned, draw or write about their own experiences, and even spell their names using American Sign Language.
Along the way, the book makes a clear connection between the clothing collection and the stories within its pages, showing how design and storytelling work hand in hand. It also highlights the work of Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), the nation’s largest children’s literacy nonprofit, and shows how each purchase contributes to their mission of putting books into the hands of children in under-resourced communities.
This engaging hardcover gives families a reason to sit together, read, and celebrate the wonders of language, sparking conversations that bring the mysteries of communication to life.
Designed for Conversation
Each order includes a beautifully designed box, a themed book, and your selected clothing. All three elements are intentionally connected to create an immersive, hands-on learning experience.
