A Kids Book about AI
Neha Shukla
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The book introduces AI, including how it works, possible uses, potential dangers and biases. It is intended to give children and grown-ups a starting point for making sense of the technology.
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Neha Shukla
The book introduces AI, including how it works, possible uses, potential dangers and biases. It is intended to give children and grown-ups a starting point for making sense of the technology.
Alastair Chisholm
A fast-moving science-fiction adventure that places a thoughtful robot between fearful children, human survivors and hostile machines. Its strongest offering is a child-accessible route into questions about personhood, loyalty and moral choices during conflict.
Emily Lloyd-Jones
A fast-moving futuristic spy thriller follows Augusta as she lives under a secret identity and confronts a violent hostage situation. Alongside action and humour, it explores family separation, responsibility after a fatal mistake, surveillance and the costs of technological progress.
Brian David Johnson
A fact-led introduction to AI, covering its origins, present-day uses and possible influence on the future. It combines explanations with myth busters, expert perspectives and illustrations, while framing AI as a tool alongside human creativity.
Kathryn Hulick
This is a structured, visual introduction to artificial intelligence, moving from Turing and early systems through rules, neural networks, deep learning, robots and future possibilities.
Isaac Asimov
Expect brisk, idea-led stories rather than one continuous adventure. Robots, scientists, technicians and institutions face puzzles arising from rules intended to protect people, with the linked structure building a wider argument.
Neal Shusterman
This is a thought-provoking dystopian story about two apprentices learning to carry out sanctioned killings in a world where people otherwise do not die. Its central tension comes from competing ideas about duty, compassion, mortality and power.
Sophie Cameron
A thoughtful speculative story about whether a digital recreation can be treated as a person. Its emotional centre is Isla’s changing relationship with her returned sister, alongside family disagreement and the island community’s divided response.
Clive Gifford
A lively, visually supported introduction to what AI is, how it can be used and where it appears—from games and art to homes, space and the human body.
Adam Bushnell
A collaborative mystery that invites readers to solve clues and coding puzzles while learning introductory ideas about artificial intelligence. Its school setting, four detectives and robot librarian provide a structured route into STEM concepts.
J. E. Thomas
This is a character-led story about foster care, adoption, friendship and the effects of introducing an artificial intelligence into school life. Its tone combines humour with poignant circumstances and thought-provoking questions about human–AI relationships.
Frank Cottrell Boyce
This is a comic robot adventure about Alfie and Eric’s friendship, with a serious emotional thread beneath the action.
Avriel Epps
This is an explanatory introduction to how AI can reproduce unfair patterns when its information contains prejudice. It also takes an empowering position: people can use their voices to support fairer, more just technologies.
Neal Layton
A lively introduction to artificial intelligence, moving from early computers to current uses and possible futures. It combines explanations with questions about intelligence and an emphasis on what human brains can do.
Monique Turner
This is a contemporary YA thriller about online fame, human creativity and AI’s expanding influence. It combines humour and drama with a dark turn, while following Mikah’s increasingly consequential mukbang success.