All the Ways to be Smart [Hardcover]

Celebrates the myriad ways for kids to be smartbeing empathic, artistic, athletic, and inquisitive.

A tender, funny, and exquisitely illustrated picture book celebrating all the unique and wonderful qualities that make children who they are.

With heartwarming rhyming text all about knowing what makes you special,All the Ways to Be Smartis a wonderful introduction to conversations about self-esteem.

• Places value in every kind of talent, from building boats from boxes to kindness when theres crying.
• Part of an important international conversation around the use of standardized testing in education, how to build resilience in kids, and the increasing focus on creative thinking.
• Exquisite spot color illustration accompanies heart-warming, rhyming text.
• Launches Scribes new childrens book imprint Scribble
• The cover title for the Australian Booksellers Associations annual children's book catalog, hand-picked & reviewed by booksellers
• Book of the Year 2018 with both The Little Bookroom (Australias oldest childrens bookstore) and The Younger Sun bookstore
• Readings Books (International Bookstore of the Year at the London Book Fair) bestselling picture book of 2018
• Over 100,000 copies in print worldwide

[A] parade of beauty that will give children of all backgrounds and interests confidence in their own uniqueness.
The Irish Times

A celebration of creativity and emotional intelligence featuring a diverse cast of kids. A reassuring read for primary-aged children who feel like a round peg in a square, academic hole.
The Guardian

For any child who has ever worried about being smart, Australian author Bell and artist Colpoys offer an expansive, reassuring look at the many ways there are to be that way & Colpoys illustrations, showing a busy, multiracial, multi-gifted casl³X