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It's an indisputable fact that children who are regularly exposed to books, before and during the school years, are more likely to do well in all aspects of formal education.
BUT NOT ALL BOOKS ARE CREATED EQUAL.
Just as with your child's diet, 'junk food' books may be OK as a treat, but real intellectual and emotional nourishment comes from quality books. And just as with your child's TV intake, not everything that is mass-marketed is worthwhile.

clever kids is a book club and workshop with a difference. It curates the very best in children's books, including illustrated picture books, information books, young adult or historical books. Importantly, clever kids brings you the very best books from independent and local publishers, a list too often overlooked by Big Publishing and mass-distributors.

A clever kids book must be stimulating, creative and challenging. It must demonstrate a respect for the intellence of the child. It must not dumb-down the reading process. It must allow the child to be challenged, to take an intellectual risk. clever kids books are emotionally, intellectually and creatively involving. They are indeed 'mind-growing books'.

We further extend the enjoyment of these clever kids books by offering unique and hands-on workshops, from Letter Art and cartooning, ceramic art, and paper-cut artwork workshops, to author talks and more.



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CLEVER, ITALIAN STYLE
kira kira edizioni is a small independent Italian publishing house dedicated to children's literature, whose aim is to bring to market a selection of beautiful picture books by Japanese authors and illustrators. MORE....
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THE MORAL OF THE STORY
"Children's books still contain moral lessons -- they continue to acculturate the next generation to society's beliefs and values. That's not to say that we want our children to be wizards, but we do want them to be brave, to stand up for each other and to develop a particular set of values."- THE CONVERSATION, March 30, 2017

OH NO... MORE CELEBRITY BOOKS
"It's a cheap and tawdry (or rather, I suppose, expensive and flashy) way of saying that fame matters more than writing talent."- THE GUARDIAN

CHILDREN DESERVE BETTER THAN CELEBRITY BOOKS
"Surely children's books - which help form our outlook on life, which we carry into adulthood and old age - deserve better?"- THE GUARDIAN

BABIES, BEGINNINGS & BOOKS
"Reading aloud to children is the single most important activity for building the skills and knowledge necessary for children to successfully learn to read when they begin school."





BOOKS DELIVER A HEAD START
"cognitive skills...are the direct result of how frequently they have been read to prior to starting school." - DEPT. OF EDUCATION, VICTORIA

KIDS DON'T READ BOOKS BECAUSE
PARENTS DON'T READ BOOKS
"...electronic devices are pulling children away from books."
- FORBES


WHY PARENTS SHOULD
READ ALOUD
"Reading aloud stimulates language development even before a child can talk."


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