Whatever your kids are curious about, sometimes a big cover-everything book can come in really useful. The internet is great for exploring, but for me, you still can't beat a carefully researched, thorough and well presented reference book.

Below are the resources - mostly books - that come out time and time again in our house. Sometimes they come out mid-conversation (I’ve definitely inherited my dad’s slightly annoying habit of answering questions with a book), are casually browsed throughout the day or are just left within reach for spontaneous learning. They’re very well-loved - two don't even have back covers - and one is held together with Gorilla tape!

Although these type of books can be expensive, they're very easy to find secondhand on websites such as World of Books or Abe Books unless they're brand new, and even then many libraries can source them for you.

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