Just Because

Reach for this book when the lights go out and your child starts a marathon of 'Why?' questions that you simply do not have the energy to answer with scientific precision. This is a story for those nights when the goal is not to educate, but to connect and drift off into a world of shared imagination. The book follows a patient father as he answers his daughter's questions about the world with increasingly whimsical and surreal myths. Instead of physics and biology, he offers fish playing banjos and dinosaurs in tuxedos. It is a beautiful celebration of the magical logic of childhood, teaching parents that sometimes the best answer to a curious mind is a story that sparks a dream rather than a lecture that demands more focus. It is perfect for preschoolers and early elementary children who are beginning to explore the boundaries of the real and the imaginary.