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The Questioneers: Read. Question. Think. Play! Abridged Experience

The Questioneers Traveling Exhibit — Now for smaller spaces.

Each character’s story highlights problem solving, communication, perseverance, risk-taking, and the role of caring adults in children’s lives. The exhibit celebrates inclusion while delivering rich, hands-on STEAM experiences.

Bring these beloved characters—and their spirit of curiosity—to life at your institution.

Step into the World of The Questioneers

Young Questioneers

Taking inspiration from Citizens’ Park, our youngest visitors can practice early math, pretend play, and build fine and gross motor skills in Young Questioneers!

 

Cheese Kiosk

Climb inside the Cheese Kiosk to sort, trade, and pretend-play with cheeses and breads.

 

Picnic Sorting Table & Beehive

Host a picnic in the park and pretend-snack on colorful play fruits and vegetables. Count and sort bees in their hive.

 

Citizens’ Park Arch Shelf

Play, learn, and grow math and reading skills with loose parts inspired by The Questioneers Book Series.

 

Like Ada Twist

Be a Scientist

Ada Twist’s head is full of questions. She explores any mystery, riddle, puzzle, or quest with all the traits that make for a great scientist.

 

Smell-o-matic Machine & Recipe Maker

Level up your scent-mixing skills, design your signature recipe, and explore the deep data behind the science of scent.

 

Wreak Havoc Bookshelf

Mix colors (with light!) in Ada’s soda bottles. What details do you see? What do they make you wonder…?

 

Ada’s Great Thinking Chair & Reading Nook

Rest, read, research, and plan your next scientific experiment.

 

Like Rosie Revere

Be an Engineer

Rosie dreams of becoming a great engineer. Afraid of failure, she hides away her inventions until a fateful visit from her great-great-Aunt Rose (AKA Rosie the Riveter!), who shows her that the first flop isn’t something to fear — it’s something to celebrate. And you can only truly fail, if you quit.

 

Thing-a-ma-bob Table

Design, test, and redesign inventions while learning that mistakes are part of the process.

 

Flight Tube 

Experiment with the physics of air. Will your contraption fall, float, or fly?

 

Airplane Launcher

Ready for takeoff? Engineer your ultimate paper airplanes, blast them into the air, and measure how far your creations can defy gravity.

 

Like Iggy Peck

Be an Architect

Iggy has one passion: architecture. He uses many unusual materials to build with — including pancakes and dirty diapers! Build whimsical structures like Iggy and explore the relationship between art, math, and engineering.

 

Bridge-Building Tables

Design it. Build it. Test its strength! Construct a bridge or create your own city along Blue River Creek.

 

Large Pancake Arches, Cart

Get ready to flip, stack, and build! Start by stacking super-sized, two-foot-wide pancakes all the way up to the clouds to create your very own giant Pancake Arch!

 

Small Pancake Arches, Table 

Ready, set, stack! Use smaller pancakes to construct your own tabletop St. Louis Arch. How high can you make it curve before it crashes?

Like Sofia Valdez

Be a Leader

Sofia is a dreamer, a doer, a real-life go-getter. She has all the traits of a leader and activist and understands the importance of standing up for what you believe in to make a difference. No one can do everything, but everyone can do something!

 

City Hall & Lectern

Be brave like Sofia! Stand proud, use the power of your voice, and tell everyone what you believe in!

 

City Hall Rally Signs

Create a rally sign about something you care about and take a stand at City Hall.

 

Community Gallery

Our community needs your big ideas! What changes would you make? Draw or write your big ideas and add them to our Community Gallery!

Like Aaron Slater

Be an Artist

Aaron loves listening to stories and dreams of one day writing stories himself. But when it comes to reading, the letters just look like squiggles to him. Just like 15-20% of all people, Aaron has dyslexia. He has difficulty identifying how speech sounds relate to letters and words. Because Aaron struggles with writing, he lets his art lead the way, and it helps him discover what he wants to say.

 

Petal Stories

Make your own flower-petal masterpieces and tell a brand-new Questioneers story!  

 

Flower Table

Reach for the sky with colorful loose parts to create your own flower bouqets on Aaron’s table.

 

Coming Soon: Digital Masterpiece Station

Discover the power of art, creativity, and finding your unique voice.

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Bring The Questioneers to Your Institution!

Size: 500 – 600 sq. ft. | Modular

Each character/exhibit section can be used individually. Get creative with your small space!

This exhibit is bilingual. All signs are in both English and Spanish.

 

For More Information

Angela Dobbins | Exhibit Manager

[email protected]

630.637.8000 x3140

Touring Schedule

  • Summer 2026 | Aurora Public Library | Aurora, IL
  • Fall 2026 | Available

 

  • Winter 2027 | Available
  • Summer 2027 | Available
  • Fall 2027 | Available