What If We Were All Curious!

Book #7 in the What If We Were All™️ Series

A STEAM Story About Exploring, Learning, and Asking Questions

What if one simple question could lead to an incredible discovery?

Why do leaves change colors? How do octopuses hide? What makes stars shine? How can microscopes help us see things our eyes cannot?

What If We Were All Curious!™ invites young readers to explore the world through the questions they naturally love to ask.

Written by children’s author C.M. Harris and illustrated by Vitor Lopes, this vibrant STEAM picture book introduces science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics through rhyming text, colorful illustrations, observation, experimentation, problem-solving, and discovery.

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Explore a few pages from What If We Were All Curious!™ and discover a colorful world of science, imagination, questions, and discovery.

Book Details

Title

What If We Were All Curious!

Subtitle

A STEAM Story About Exploring, Learning, and Asking Questions

Author

C.M. Harris

Illustrator

Vitor Lopes

Series

What If We Were All™ Series

Series Number

Book #7

Release Date

January 2027

Genre

Children's Picture Book / STEAM Education

Recommended Age

Ages 3–10

Themes

Curiosity, STEAM, STEM, science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics, discovery, critical thinking, problem-solving, asking questions, collaboration, and lifelong learning

What Readers Are Saying

I had so much fun reading What If We Were All Curious! by C.M. Harris. My favorite part was the emphasis on asking who, what, where, why, how, and when. Kids are curious by nature, and Harris shows them that their questions matter. The STEAM concepts are approachable instead of intimidating. I’d love to share this with my kindergarten students...I believe this book belongs in homes, classrooms, and libraries. Albert Einstein said, “The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence.” I think that perfectly captures the message here. You never know where one little question might lead.

Jennifer Senick

Readers' Favorite

Elementary Teacher

What If We Were All Curious! by C.M. Harris is an educational children’s picture book that makes early science lessons engaging and fun. Reading it feels like taking an exciting trip to a modern museum where nobody tells you to sit still or be quiet. Vitor Lopes’ illustrations bring a ton of creative energy to the pages, using warm characters and bright, detailed backdrops that make a chemistry station or a deep-sea dive look very inviting to young learners... I love how the story focuses on kids trading ideas and building little projects as a team, showing that learning is a great way to make friends and encourage teamwork. It is an easy recommendation for any parent’s or teacher’s reading rotation, proving that a single question can jumpstart a lifetime of creative thinking. Highly recommended.

Dylan Insch

Readers' Favorite

Reviewer

Explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Mathematics

Throughout the story, young readers encounter age-appropriate STEAM concepts through situations they can see, understand, and discuss.

Science

Children observe nature, conduct experiments, record results, explore animal adaptations, and investigate how the world works.

Technology

Cameras, microscopes, and other tools demonstrate how technology can help us look closer and discover things we may otherwise miss.

Engineering

Young learners explore machines, building, testing, adjusting, and problem-solving.

Art

Colorful illustrations, visual patterns, creativity, and imaginative exploration reinforce the important role art plays within STEAM learning.

Mathematics

Children explore measurement, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, patterns, graphs, charts, and mathematical thinking.

Why Asking Questions Matters

Curiosity is more than simply wondering.

The Book Teaches Kids To:

• Observe closely

• Ask meaningful questions

• Make predictions

• Test ideas

• Look for evidence

• Solve problems

• Compare results

• Collaborate with others

• Keep learning when the first answer is not obvious

These are skills children can carry from the classroom into everyday life.

Perfect for Curious Young Learners

What If We Were All Curious!™ is an engaging choice for:

• Parents and caregivers

• Elementary classrooms

• School and public libraries

• STEM and STEAM programs

• Homeschool families

• Science enrichment programs

• Read-alouds

• Classroom discussions

• Gifted and enrichment learning

• Children who constantly ask “Why?”

Ideal for young readers ages 3–10.

Part of the What If We Were All™ Series

What If We Were All Curious!™ is Book #7 in the What If We Were All™ Series by C.M. Harris.

The series encourages children to explore important ideas including friendship, kindness, generosity, honesty, curiosity, inclusion, and positive character development through colorful picture books created for families and classrooms.

Each title asks young readers to imagine:

What if we all tried?

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Businesses, foundations, educational organizations, and community partners can help place copies of What If We Were All Curious!™ into classrooms, libraries, youth programs, and the hands of young learners.

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