A children’s story and workbook series by Shahistha Tabbasum
What if growing up with AI meant learning to ask better questions, not just using smarter machines?
Ask questions. Think for yourself. Explore AI.
The Question Squad: Growing Up with AI is a story and workbook series for children aged 8–10. It explores artificial intelligence through fun stories, everyday situations and lots of good questions.
Thinking machines, robot helpers, data, creativity, fairness: each adventure opens a new window into the world of AI. The stories and activities encourage children to wonder, investigate, think for themselves and make sense of the technology around them.
Because understanding AI starts with curiosity, and grows when children learn to question what they see, hear and create.
| Recommended age | 8–10 years |
|---|---|
| Format | Stories and workbooks |
| Author | Shahistha Tabbasum |
Book 1
The adventure begins with a question.
Meet the Question Squad as they start exploring the world of artificial intelligence. With a story and a matching workbook, young readers think about AI, ask how clever machines work, and explore what it’s like to live alongside technology.
Instead of just handing over facts, the book gets children to pause, wonder, chat and think for themselves.
Book 2
What happens when machines are built to help us? The Question Squad meets some robot helpers and asks young readers to think about the jobs robots can do in everyday life (sadly, tidying bedrooms is not yet on the list).
Book 3
Data can tell a story, but how do we know what it really means? In this upcoming adventure, children become detectives of data and patterns, and learn to look closely before jumping to conclusions.
Book 4
Can a machine help us make something new? This upcoming adventure explores AI and creativity, and gets children thinking about imagination, original ideas and why human thinking still matters when working with clever tools.
Book 5
Should a machine always make the same decision for everyone? This upcoming adventure opens up big questions about fairness, bias and the choices built into smart systems.
Book 6
From dreaming up an idea to building something that works, this upcoming adventure gets the Question Squad hands-on. Young readers experiment, solve problems and discover how ideas turn into real creations.
Every book in the series is built on one belief: children should get to explore technology, not just consume it.
The stories get things started. The questions spark conversations. The workbook activities help children explore and come up with their own explanations.
The goal isn’t to give children every answer about AI. It’s to help them become more curious, thoughtful and confident in the questions they ask.
At home or in a classroom, The Question Squad is a great way to start conversations about AI, technology and thinking for yourself.
Read together, pause to ask what might happen next, and let children explain their ideas. Often the best part is the question they ask after the story ends.
