Smart Start Series
Around My House!
(Smart Start, 1)
Through the use of interactive questioning, Around My House!, the first book in the Smart Start series for prereaders, fosters engaging conversations for parents and their children. Images in this book convey children in realistic and familiar settings around the house: in the kitchen, the playroom, the bedroom, the garage, and more. Around My House! prompts children to think at critical, creative, and mathematical levels about their everyday surroundings, and the open-ended questions stimulate curiosity and invigorate conversations between the parents and children. Around My House! highlights the vast world of a child’s imagination and encourages children to think deeply about the objects and situations they’re faced with every day. Let’s Play!
(Smart Start, 2)
Young children are curious about the world around them. Let’s Play!, the second book in the Smart Start series for prereaders, fosters engaging conversations for parents and their children through the use of interactive questioning. Images in this book convey children in realistic and familiar stages of play, and each image’s corresponding questions prompt children to think at critical, creative, and mathematical levels about their everyday surroundings and activities. The open-ended questions stimulate curiosity and invigorate conversations between parents and children. Let’s Play! highlights the vast world of a child’s imagination and encourages children to think deeply about the objects and situations they’re faced with every day. 
