Hello, World! Solar System

Why It's On Our Shelf

This board book series introduces complex topics in age-appropriate ways. The solar system edition covers planets, stars, and space in simple language with bright illustrations. What works is that it doesn't dumb things down but rather distills concepts to their essence. Kids as young as two can handle 'Mars is red' and 'Jupiter is big,' and those facts stick. The Hello World series (weather, ocean, backyard bugs, etc.) takes the same approach across different topics. It respects young children's capacity to understand scientific concepts when they're presented clearly, which is refreshing compared to books that oversimplify to the point of inaccuracy.