Kids 5 to 10 · 24 pages
Rivet and the Very Big Brain
A read-aloud picture book. A small robot explains how AI learns and guesses, and why a grown-up stays in the loop.
Digital $7.99$12.99 paperback, $19.99 hardcover
AI field guides and cert prep
AI explained by people who build things.
Five illustrated field guides, one for every age, and practice exams for real AI certifications. Learn how AI works, where it breaks, and what you can build with it.
5 books for ages 5 to adult2 exams coveredEvery fact checked and dated
The shelf
One field guide for every reader in the house.
Digital editions sell here first. Print editions follow on Amazon.
Ages 11 to 17 · 22 pages
AI Under the Hood
How AI models work, where they fail, and how to use them for school and projects without getting fooled.
Digital $9.99$14.99 print
Parents and teachers · 20 pages
Hard Hats and Chatbots
Plain answers for the grown-ups: what kids run into with AI, what to set up at home and in class, and how to talk about it.
Digital $9.99 ($29 classroom)$14.99 print
Adults and trades pros · 33 sheets
How AI Actually Works
How AI works, explained in jobsite terms: what the parts do, where it goes wrong, and how to put it to work safely.
Digital $19$24.99 print
New app builders · 29 pages
Vibe Coding with Chad
Build real apps with AI and no CS class, including the parts most guides skip: security, APIs, and what it really costs.
Digital $24$24.99 print
Quick preview · Kids 5 to 10
Rivet and the Very Big Brain
Page 08: Rivet's small desk
Also inside
- Two ways to ask Rivet
- A tool, not a friend
- My AI builder rules
Quick preview · Ages 11 to 17
AI Under the Hood
Page 06: It's a prediction machine
Also inside
- Four reasons it gets things wrong
- Use it to learn, not to fake it
- Be the architect, not the passenger
Quick preview · Parents and teachers
Hard Hats and Chatbots
Page 02: Same kid. Same app. Two very different school years.
Also inside
- Where their words go
- Scams that use AI
- An activity for every chapter of the adult guide
Quick preview · Adults and trades pros
How AI Actually Works
Sheet 02: Same AI. Same job. Very different Monday.
Also inside
- Hire it out, do it yourself, or mix both
- Seven parts turn a chatbot into a coworker
- Short rules, set once, checked every time
Quick preview · New app builders
Vibe Coding with Chad
Page 10: Git is the undo button for your whole app
Also inside
- 12 things to check before you launch
- Three builds, start to finish
- What your AI bill really costs
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Cert prep
Practice for a real AI certification.
Original practice questions written against each exam's official guide. Every answer is explained. When you are ready, you book the real exam with the issuer.
AWS Certified AI Practitioner
Real exam: 65 questions, 90 minutes, $100 paid to AWS. Ages 13 to 17 need a parent's consent.
- 50 practice questions across all 5 domains in the official exam guide
- Practice mode with explanations, or a timed exam
- Every answer links to the AWS page it comes from
Claude Certified Associate: Foundations
Real exam: 60 questions, 120 minutes, $99 paid to Anthropic. Open only to people at Claude Partner Network companies, age 18+.
- 50 practice questions across all 7 domains in the official exam guide
- Practice mode with explanations, or a timed exam
- Every answer links to the Anthropic page it comes from
$19
One exam. Practice questions, timed mode, a study plan, and the matching book pages.
$49
Every exam we carry, for a year, including new ones as we add them.
Before you buy Claude prep: Anthropic lets only people at Claude Partner Network companies sit the Claude Certified Associate exam. You register with your company email, and you must be 18 or older. If that is not you yet, the practice still teaches how Claude works, but you can't book the exam. See Anthropic's certification FAQ.
Unofficial prep from BBHQ. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Amazon Web Services or Anthropic. Every question is original, written from the public exam guides and docs; none comes from a real exam. The official prep lives on AWS Skill Builder and in Anthropic's partner academy, and every answer here links to the official page it comes from. Exam fees are paid to the issuer. Checkout and sign-in are for adults 18 and up. Teens: ask a parent or guardian to buy. Not sure where to start? The free certification pathways map a path for every age.
AWS and AWS Certified are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Anthropic and Claude are trademarks of Anthropic, PBC. Other product names belong to their owners. No endorsement implied.
BBHQ Setup Help
Put it to work: do it yourself, or get it set up.
Three short setup guides pick up where the books stop. Each one works on its own with the templates inside, and ends with the option to have it set up with you.
The mindset
HALO: run AI like a well-run jobsite
A weekly loop where you set the goal and approve, AI does the work, a checker inspects, and every mistake becomes a rule.
The agent
The Chief of Staff AI Agent
One agent that sorts what comes in, hands work to the right specialist, and brings you only the decisions that need you.
The foundation
The AI Setup Rule Book
Write your rules once as short files that every AI app reads: templates for you, your business, and each project.
Do it yourself
Step-by-step sheets, copy-and-edit templates, and a two-week start plan in each guide, in the members Library.
Get it set up for you
Setup services are delivered by the BBHQ team, from one person to a whole team, quoted after a free AI readiness check. Nothing is set to send, pay, or post without your approval.
Ask about setupQuick Terms · included with any purchase
Every button and every buzzword, explained.
Two reference guides come with any BBHQ book or cert prep, in the members Library. Plus the coloring book series we are building next.
New · AI Build Tools
The AI Building
The whole AI stack as one building: ten floors and a basement, from chips to chat apps, each explained four ways.
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11 platforms
Button by Button
What each tab, button, command and word means on 11 platforms, from GitHub and Claude Code to Stripe and Zapier, with an I want to... finder.
Coming soon · Kids with a grown-up
Color and Learn
A coloring book series: five books, three builds each. Kids color and fill in the blanks, a grown-up scans the QR code, and the story comes to life.
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The Founding 100.
The first 100 people to buy any book or prep course become Founding Builders.
Use code FOUNDING100 at checkoutExample badgeFounding Builder#007 of 100
- Founding price: 25% off your first purchase
- 40% off everything else BBHQ sells for 12 months
- Free updates to every book you own
- A numbered Founding Builder badge, #001 to #100, with no name on it
About
What is Brick by Brick HQ?
Brick by Brick HQ (BBHQ) teaches AI one idea at a time, for every age. It offers five illustrated books, from a read-aloud for kids to a field guide for new app builders, plus practice for real AI certifications.
Why "brick by brick"
Each book lays one idea at a time, in order, the way you build a wall. You do not need to know anything going in.
Why AI
AI is the newest tool on the bench. We explain it the way builders see it: what each part does, where it goes wrong, how to stay safe, and what you can make with it.
Who is behind it
BBHQ is built by people who work in construction and technology. The books use jobsite language because that is the world we work in.
- Kids' privacy first. The kids' book never asks a child to sign up for anything, and kids' pages collect nothing.
- No hype. No income promises. Prices and age rules are checked against each official source and dated.
- Straight about AI. The books are built with AI tools and checked by people against official sources. When a picture or voice is made with AI, we say so.
- Paid links are marked. If we ever earn money from a link, the words "Paid link" sit next to it. Kids' pages never carry paid links or ad trackers.
How we make these
Planned and directed by BBHQ. Built with AI tools. Fact-checked against official sources, with the check date on every page.
Start with one idea.
Read the sample pages, try a real practice question, then pick the book or exam that fits. The first 100 buyers get 25% off with code FOUNDING100.