So this is a beautiful book, with a positive and affirming message about valuing difference and diversity -- but also, about meeting small children at their own level. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Great for discussing how we are all different and celebrating all of the unique and wonderful qualities that make children who they are. This beautiful book inventories all the unique, not-so-academic ways a person might be smart throughout their day; from being good at taking risks, to being kind, or knowing how to sit quietly and observe.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Realistic illustrations show children of varying racial presentations joining sentient animals and benign, hairy monsters to confidently explore their world, real and imagined. Allison Colpoys (left) is an award-winning designer and illustrator, and the Art Director at Scribe Publications. Rather, it’s the value of learning through play which is beautifully illustrated and will captivate children’s imagination throughout the book.All the Ways to Be Smart by Davina Bell explores multiple intelligences in a way that small children can understand and appreciate.

Every page of this book in joyous, imaginative and life-affirming … All the Ways to be Smart is a celebration of what childhood can be, and it will likely become a classic. Davina lives and works in Melbourne, where she still dreams about the Western Australian beaches while drinking a lot of very good Melbourne coffee.I appreciated the narrative, with its message about the many kinds of intelligence - emotional intelligence, creative intelligence - since I think many people (including kids) might think that academic intelligence is the only sort that matters. Use alongside our I Am an Amazing Person Worksheet for a great PSHCE lesson during the transition period in EYFS, Year 1 or Year 2. What if we all grew up with this message, imagine the doors it would open and the opportunities it would provide. All the Ways to be Smart is a brilliant, gorgeous book bursting with unconventional magic spells that prove science is so much more than mere logic, and that being smart is above all about being happy. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.