Stump Your Parents: AI & Robots: Questions, Challenges & Mind-Blowing Facts About Artificial Intelligence for Kids Ages 8–12 - Softcover

Publishing, Sprouting Genius

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798170089154

Publisher: Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

Think you know more about AI than your kid?

You might want to enjoy that feeling while it lasts.



Can a robot think? Can AI be creative? Why can a machine recognize something one moment and completely miss it the next? And when a chatbot sounds completely confident—should you believe it?



Stump Your Parents: AI & Robots turns the biggest questions about artificial intelligence and robotics into challenges kids can investigate, predict, test, question, and debate.



This isn't a book that just tells kids how AI works. It gives them something to do with what they learn—and plenty of chances to put the grown-ups to the test.



Inside, curious kids will discover:

• How AI learns from examples—and what happens when those examples are lopsided


• Why chatbots can sound convincing even when they're wrong


• How machines recognize pictures, language, and patterns


• What robots can—and can't—do


• Why confidence isn't the same thing as correctness


• How questions about privacy, fairness, creativity, and the future don't always have easy answers

Along the way, Chip, the book's resident robot, challenges kids to make predictions, spot foolers, test ideas, tackle stumpers, and decide when an answer is checkable—and when reasonable people can disagree.



No coding required. No technical background needed. Just curiosity—and a willingness to question the answer.



Designed for curious kids ages 8–12, this 168-page, large-format book is packed with questions, challenges, surprising facts, and ideas worth debating—making it a great fit for independent reading, family learning, homeschool enrichment, classroom discussion, and STEM-loving kids who would rather investigate a great question than memorize another page of facts.



Think you're ready to stump the grown-ups?



AI is getting better at giving answers.

Let's make kids better at questioning them.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798170089154
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168