Raise a Kid Who Asks How Things Work.

Picture books that take ages 1–5 onto real job sites with a welder, a plumber and an electrician.

Every page answers a question your little one is already asking.

Meet the people who build, fix and power our world.

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Careers Start With Curiosity.

Little kids ask big questions. Why does the faucet run? How do the lights come on? What makes those bright sparks?

Most picture books never answer, and the people who keep our homes warm, dry and lit rarely get a page of their own.

Tuck & Torque change that. Every book puts a real tradesperson, real tools and a real job in front of your child, in pictures and words little listeners can follow.

Start young. Stay curious. Build from here.

- Meet the Trades — 3-Book Collection

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  • 3 picture books: Welder, Plumber and Electrician
  • Made for ages 1–5, with Tuck and his pup Torque
  • Bonus sticker sheet in every book (6 stickers each)
  • Screen-free stories to read together
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BOOK 1 · MEET THE TRADE

Meet the Welder

Sparks, steel and skyscrapers.

Tuck and Torque climb up to a busy building site to watch a welder join steel beams that hold up the whole city.

Kids meet the helmet, the gloves and the bright spark, and learn that strong things are built by skilled hands.

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BOOK 2 · MEET THE TRADE

Meet the Plumber

Where does the water go?

Follow clean water from the pipes to the kitchen sink with a friendly plumber, a red toolbox and a wrench that is just the right size.

Every page answers a “how” little ones are already asking.

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BOOK 3 · MEET THE TRADE

Meet the Electrician

How do the lights come on?

Tuck and Torque step into a house being wired and meet the electrician who keeps it safe, bright and powered up.

Wires, switches and outlets stop being mysterious and start being fun.

Real people. Real skills.
Made for ages 1–5
Screen-free stories
Bonus stickers in every book
Explore · Learn · Build · Belong
Real people. Real skills.
Made for ages 1–5
Screen-free stories
Bonus stickers in every book
Explore · Learn · Build · Belong
Real people. Real skills.
Made for ages 1–5
Screen-free stories
Bonus stickers in every book
Explore · Learn · Build · Belong
Real people. Real skills.
Made for ages 1–5
Screen-free stories
Bonus stickers in every book
Explore · Learn · Build · Belong

One story at bedtime. One trade at a time.

A small routine that opens up a big world.

One story at bedtime. One trade at a time.

A small routine that opens up a big world.

3

Trades to explore

Welder, Plumber and Electrician.

1–5

Ages

Made for the littlest builders.

18

Bonus stickers

Six in every book.

* Based on internal studies and customer feedback surveys.

What storytime looks like

Three easy moves, no prep needed.

Read a page together

Meet Tuck, Torque and the tradesperson on the job. Point at the tools and say their names.

Ask a tiny question

Where does the water go? What makes the spark? Let your child guess before you turn the page.

Stick it and play

Use the bonus stickers to build a toolbox, a pipe or a job site of your own.

Read a page together

Meet Tuck, Torque and the tradesperson on the job. Point at the tools and say their names.

Ask a tiny question

Where does the water go? What makes the spark? Let your child guess before you turn the page.

Stick it and play

Use the bonus stickers to build a toolbox, a pipe or a job site of your own.

Explore. Learn. Build. Belong.

Four ideas behind every Tuck & Torque story.

Explore

Explore

Step onto real job sites and see how things get made, fixed and powered.

Learn

Learn

Name the tools, follow the steps and pick up first words for how the world works.

Build

Build

Stickers and big pictures invite little hands to imagine and make.

Belong

Belong

Skilled work is something to be proud of, and every child can see themselves in it.

Every grown-up started as a curious kid.

The welder, the plumber and the electrician were once small people asking how things work. Give your child a first look at their world.

Kids dream about what they have met.

A child cannot picture a job they have never seen. A book is the friendliest first introduction there is: a warm story, a familiar pup, and a real person doing work that matters.

That is what Tiny Trades is for.

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Questions, answered honestly

What ages are the books for? +

Tiny Trades books are made for ages 1–5, with big friendly pictures and short ideas that work for a first read or a hundredth.

What comes in the Complete Bundle? +

Three books: Meet the Welder, Meet the Plumber and Meet the Electrician. Each one has a bonus sticker sheet with 6 stickers.

Who are Tuck and Torque? +

Tuck is a curious kid in a yellow hard hat and Torque is his loyal black pup. Together they visit real trades and ask the questions your child is already asking.

Are the books screen-free? +

Yes. These are printed picture books made to be read together, no app or screen required.

How do shipping and returns work? +

Please see the Shipping Policy and Refund Policy links in the footer for current details.

- Meet the Trades — 3-Book Collection
Ages 1–5 · Screen-free stories

- Meet the Trades — 3-Book Collection

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