Ada Twist, Scientist (The Questioneers): 1

Love it! Love it! Love it! Hurray to finally seeing some diversity in a storybook with a positive and supportive family structure. I love these books by Andrea Beaty as they have great messages and diverse, strong lead characters. Even though Ada never gets to the bottom of the smell the process by which she tries to discover it, is exactly how advances in science, technology and engineering occur - you question everything make mistakes and try again! The illustrations are beautiful with lots of clever detail - I enjoy looking at them just as much as reading the story - did anyone else spot the Eames lounge chair!

This series of books is amazing. For a UK readership some words need ‘translating’ but that’s easily done and still keeps the rhythm. The themes of girl power, girls as scientists, resilience, hope, family and more stand out. Wonderful artwork too. My youngest has loved it since he was 4 and my eldest (9) still reads it. Totally recommended

Bought this as a present for a 4 yr old girl and I'm told she really likes it. I think it would also be suitable for older children as well. Its a lovely story about an inquisitive young girl who likes to conduct science experiments to solve mysteries. It rhymes and has a nice rhythm to it that makes it fun to read. I bought it as I wanted a book that had a positive female role model in it, so I bought this and also 'The Paper Bag Princess' which is a book I remember enjoying when I was young.

Great for a scheme of work I was doing

It's not as good as Iggy Peck, I felt it was written too much as a positive message to young girls, but still a charming tale and the illustrations are the best part as they give so many details to talk about with your child as you read.

Loved the family dynamic in the story. Really lovely family story

Brilliant book with a strong female lead, my boys (ages 2.5 & 5.5) absolutely love it, they also love the illustrations and want everything explained and read out. So now my 2yr old knows what Haumea is, haha. We read this out loud to them but my 5 yr old can read some of it himself.

A little less rhythmic than Rosie Revere Engineer, but a very decent story with a good exploration of searching for answers. Little one likes to make a bigger deal out of stinky socks since getting into this book.

5 year old loves it. Great Can Do / Never Give Up messages to inspire little scientists

Mi hija tiene 4 años y le encanta. Las ilustraciones son geniales, el texto es con rima (cosa que nos encanta) y el contenido empodera. Muy buen cuento infantil

We have Iggie Peck the Architect book and he loved it. So we added to the collection Ada Twist. My son makes me read him that book every night. He absolutely loves the book. Money well spent.

We love the whole series. It's a rare kind of children's book, the kind that you can give to a 2 year old but that they will still be reading at 4-5 years old.

An excellent rhyming story that will probably delight any Ada in your life.