Maggie, The Self SMART Sister, by Mary Massey (Self-Published, 2019, 53 pages, $15), a book about Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Intriguing Idea
Children are each uniquely wonderful with different gifts. But we tend to value only intelligence, the arts, and athletics. What a wonderful world it would be if every child knew his/her own special gifts (as Howard Gardner postulated):
Art Smart (visual/spatial intelligence) like Ellie Rae,
People Smart (interpersonal intelligence) like Emme,
Body Smart (body/kinesthetic intelligence), like Landry,
Number Smart (logical/mathematical intelligence) like Lee,
Music Smart (musical/rhythmic intelligence) like Alex,
Word Smart (verbal/linguistic intelligence) like Will,
Self Smart (intrapersonal intelligence) like Maggie, and
Nature Smart (naturalist intelligence) like Jimmy.
This series of children's magazine-sized books called the SMART Parts series fits the bill!
Maggie's story is particularly intriguing when we read that the author is also from a family of four girls, just like Maggie in the book is, and that this story is modeled after the author's own sister Maggie.
We see Maggie at home with her sisters, all of whom love each other very much. We also see Maggie playing baseball with her friends, also a close-knit group.
We are reminded of Little Women! And Miss Goody Two Shoes with their obvious lessons but the SMART books have wonderful illustrations full of lively detail.
After your child reads Maggie, he or she will also want to read the other books to help determine their special gift!
Jimmy the Nature SMART Ninja
Alex the Music SMART Maestro
Will the Word SMART Wizard
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