There’s a particular kind of quiet that arrives right before sleep: the house dimmed to lamp-light, the hallway holding its breath, the last sip of water negotiated like a treaty. In that hush, children turn into philosophers.

They ask the kinds of questions adults might forget to ask, questions that are less about facts than about how the world feels. In Flying Jelly Beans by Kona, illustrated by Victor Tavares, those questions are met not with lectures, but with a gentle invitation: what if wonder is real, and what if kindness has a color?