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  • Published: 17 June 2025
  • ISBN: 9780241657515
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $17.99

You and the Universe




A non-fiction picture book for curious minds ages 4-7, from the inspiring words of the most famous scientist of our times, Professor Stephen Hawking, with his daughter Lucy Hawking and the artwork of Xin Li.

'We are all time-travellers, journeying togetehr into the future. Be brave. Be determined. Let's work together to make that future a place we want to visit.'

Based on Professor Hawking's 2018 Earth Day address, this inspiring picture asks children everywhere to look up and wonder at the world around them - just as Professor Hawking did his whole life. Including questions and answers to some big science topics, perfectly explained for young readers by Professor Hawking's daughter, Lucy, and beautifully illustrated by Xin Li, this is the perefct read for curious minds.

  • Published: 17 June 2025
  • ISBN: 9780241657515
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $17.99

About the authors

Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking was a brilliant theoretical physicist and is generally considered to have been one of the world's greatest thinkers. He held the position of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge for thirty years and is the author of A Brief History of Time which was an international bestseller. His other books for the general reader include A Briefer History of Time, the essay collection Black Holes and Baby Universe, The Universe in a Nutshell, The Grand Design, and Black Holes: The BBC Reith Lectures. He died on 14 March, 2018.

Lucy Hawking

Lucy Hawking is the original creator of the George series. She works with world leading scientists, including her co-author and father, Stephen Hawking, to explain complex concepts of science through story telling to young readers. A former journalist, she has written widely for British newspapers. Lucy now gives regular talks about the science and stories of the George series to audiences all over the world.