As a teacher who regularly uses philosophical thought experiments to explore big questions and ideas with children of varying ages, this resource has become a gold mine of questions and ideas to help take lessons further. Definitely worthwhile if you want to engage children in critical thinking. Their minds are all over it!

Due to a sudden, unexpected passing in the family a few years ago and another more recently and my subsequent (mental) health issues stemming from that, I was unable to download this book in time to review it before it was archived as I did not visit this site for several years after the bereavements. This meant I didn't read or venture onto netgalley for years as not only did it remind me of that person as they shared my passion for reading, but I also struggled to maintain interest in anything due to overwhelming depression. I was therefore unable to download this title in time and so I couldn't give a review as it wasn't successfully acquired before it was archived. The second issue that has happened with some of my other books is that I had them downloaded to one particular device and said device is now defunct, so I have no access to those books anymore, sadly.

This means I can't leave an accurate reflection of my feelings towards the book as I am unable to read it now and so I am leaving a message of explanation instead. I am now back to reading and reviewing full time as once considerable time had passed I have found that books have been helping me significantly in terms of my mindset and mental health - this was after having no interest in anything for quite a number of years after the passings. Anything requested and approved will be read and a review written and posted to Amazon (where I am a Hall of Famer & Top Reviewer), Goodreads (where I have several thousand friends and the same amount who follow my reviews) and Waterstones (or Barnes & Noble if the publisher is American based). Thank you for the opportunity and apologies for the inconvenience.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a free advanced copy of this book to read and review.

It explains the theories so well at a level adults and children can understand. It deals with the concepts of morality, human nature, and the universe. Geared to children 8 or older it explains and asks questions that parents and children can discuss. Great gift for your favorite bookworm. I received a copy of this ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.
It is a good starting point for understanding the great philosophers and their ideas.

Wish this book had been around years ago when I was taking Philosophy in college. It explains the theories so well at a level adults and children can understand. It deals with the concepts of morality, human nature, and the universe. Geared to children 8 or older it explains and asks questions that parents and children can discuss. Great gift for your favorite bookworm. I received a copy of this ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Admittedly I did not get to 100% complete this before it expired, but what I read was definitely quite confusing for the intended audience (children). A lot of interesting ideas are approached and they have tried to include illustrations to keep it engaging, but I'm just not confident about the overall delivery. Just my opinion as both a teacher of all ages, and holding a philosophy degree.

Good info shared. I'd love to see a finished copy as the digital version isn't formatted the same. Kids love this author.

Challenge to any college instructors. I'd like to take a college philosophy exam using only this book (for kids!) and see how well that I do.

There is really a LOT of information in this book, seems to be pretty deep and detailed for "kids". But if you had a child that was really interested in Philosophy, this would be the book. Seems to me that it would be a pretty small niche.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher (Arcturus Publishing) and the author Alex Woolf for the opportunity to review the advance read copy in exchange for an honest review.

I thought it was fascinating and well constructed, but am a little disappointed that there is only 1 female philosopher mentioned!

I thought that the book would be more playful as it targets kids, but I found it overly dry and hard to read even for me as an adult. There is a lot of good information in this book, however, and seems to be pretty deep for kids. I feel like it could be marketed less for kids, and more as a general introduction to philosophy book.

A brilliant resource for classroom or sociable home. Loads of stimulating questions to prompt discussion with kids of all ages. A brilliant and much needed book. Will definitely be purchasing a copy.

This book sadly was a miss for me. I liked the concept of learning about philosophy in a way that is more geared towards children, but I still found it quite difficult to comprehend fully. Maybe it's just me, and I wasn't in the mood for this one. But it just seemed to ramble and reading it felt more like a chore.

Great, thought provoking questions for the involved family, curious kid, or even classroom teacher. The book takes you through explanations of philosophy, pitched at a child appropriate level, and includes questions to ponder or discuss. My kids loved it!

Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

A great introduction to many philosophical concepts. From the innermost personal (What does it mean to have a sense of self?) to society (How should a government be run?) to the largest we can go (How big is space, and does time even exist?), this book poses a multitude of questions, along with what famous philosophers have concluded over the years, while still letting readers think about and determine their own answers. This would be a good book for any teacher who wants to introduce their students to large, open-ended questions that really require critical thinking.

“Think About It” Philosophy for Kids” tries to relate philosophy to middle school students. It can serve as a point of reference resource when introducing classical philosophers, Plato, Thomas Hobbes, Descartes.

As a teacher I always love reading books aimed at young people - especially non fiction books - so I can recommend books to them/use them within lessons.
The title of this book, and the cover of this book was super intriguing and thought it would be right up my street, and I could potentially use some of the ideas for my lessons. However, despite this book being aimed at kids - I found it really hard to digest. I didn't like the way the book was laid out, and the questions it was discussing didn't seem relevant to young people at all.

Also, the illustrations were incredibly old fashioned, and considering the cover and the description of this book comes across as super modern and fresh - the pencil drawing illustrations just didn't link with this.

I really didn't like this, and I personally didn't get a lot from this book and I don't think that young people will either. Very dated, difficult to follow. Not for me!