BOOKS

The Wonder Ponder series of Visual Philosophy for All Ages:
OPEN! LOOK! THINK!  

Wonder Ponder's Visual Philosophy for all Ages series introduces readers to philosophy's big questions playfully and appealingly. Engaging scenes and intriguing questions prompt reflection and discussion encouraging children to develop their own thoughts and arguments and to build a visual and conceptual map of the issue addressed in each box. 

Wonder Ponder boxes are designed to look at, read and think about by themselves or with others, in educational, play or family settings. 

Choose from one of our three titles so far, Cruelty Bites, I, Person, Whatever You Want and Pinch Me! or take all four of them!

CRUELTY BITES

• Is it OK to kill ants? When? And how many?

• Would you like to live in a zoo? Why?

• Is it always cruel to make someone do something they don't want to do?

Cruelty Bites is the first title in the Visual Philosophy for Children series by Wonder Ponder. Half-way between a book and a game, it comes in a box and invites readers aged six and over (adults too!) to think about cruelty and our relationship with cruelty in way that is both serious and seriously fun. 

CONTENTS: 
14 cards with scenes for wondering and pondering
More than 100 carefully worded questions for curious minds
3 blank cards for designing your own scenes
A philosophical companion guide for children and adults
Ideas for wonderpondering
Cruelty Bites poster

I, PERSON

• Are you absolutely sure you are a person?

• How do you know you are not really a robot?

• If you had more than one brain, would you be more than one person?

• What exactly is a person?

I, Person is the second title in the Visual Philosophy for Children series by Wonder Ponder. Half-way between a book and a game, it comes in a box and invites readers aged six and over (adults too!) to think about personal identity and the difference between a person and a robot in a way that is both serious and seriously fun. Who am I? and What am I?

CONTENTS: 
14 cards with scenes for wondering and pondering
More than 100 carefully worded questions for curious minds
3 blank cards for designing your own scenes
A companion guide for children and adults
Ideas for wonderpondering
I, Person poster

WHATEVER YOU WANT

Who is the freest person you know?
If you were sure nobody would ever find out, would you misbehave? 
Can we all do whatever we want at the same time?
What do you think? 

Whatever You Want is the third title in the Visual Philosophy for Children series by Wonder Ponder. Half-way between a book and a game, it comes in a box and invites readers aged six and over (adults too!) to wonder and ponder about freedom in a way that is both serious and seriously fun. 

CONTENTS: 
14 cards with scenes for wondering and pondering
More than 100 carefully worded questions for curious minds
3 blank cards for designing your own scenes
A companion guide for children and adults
Ideas for wonderpondering
Whatever You Want poster

PINCH ME!

What if life is a dream? 
An illusion?
Or a good old story?
When you pinch yourself, does it hurt?
And does the pain prove you are not dreaming?

What is real? And what is not so real?
What do you think?

Half-way between a book and a game, Pinch Me! comes in a box and invites readers aged eight and over (adults too!) to think about reality, imagination and dream in a way that is both serious and seriously fun.

The box provides plenty of opportunities for younger and older readers to explore the differences between real and pretend, real and alive, our senses and what they tell us about the world, and to wonder whether we could be dreaming or not. It also contains scenes that are likely to spark wondering and pondering about virtual reality, fiction and reality, fake news and representation in selfies, in a way that is both relatable and destabilising, as well as riveting.    

Part of the critically acclaimed Wonder Ponder, Visual Philosophy for Children series, Pinch Me! is designed for children to look at, read and think playfully about by themselves, accompanied by an adult or in a group, in educational, play or family contexts.

Content
·   14 illustrated scenes.
·   More than 100 carefully worded questions designed to spark a rich and well-oriented reflection without leading it to pre-established conclusions.
·   3 blank cards for readers to design their own philosophical scenes and pose their own questions.
·   Brief guide for children and adults.
·   Ideas for wonderpondering. Suggestions for use.
·   A-3 thematic poster.

Themes:  reality ·  imagination ·  dream ·   memory ·   the five senses ·   perception ·   fiction/reality ·  real/pretend  ·   reliable information ·  real/virtual ·   philosophy for children.

Future titles in Wonder Ponder’s Visual Philososphy for All Ages series:  

• No Way! (on possibility and impossibility)

• What's It All For? (on happiness and the meaning of life)

Wonder Ponder boxes are available online from our shop. 

Coming soon... 

• Further Ideas for wonderpondering

• Guide to making your own scenes

• Lesson plans and resources for the classroom and the home