All the Ways We Learn

by Chloe Ito Ward, Yaroslava Apollonova (Illustrator)

An empowering picture book celebrating the many ways kids learn best.

Not every child learns by sitting still and staying quiet. Some kids learn by jumping and tapping their feet. Others by building, drawing, or making a joyful mess. However they learn, all kids deserve to feel proud of and confident in themselves! This book celebrates the many brilliant and beautiful ways kids take in the world, helping them feel seen, supported, and loved.

Created by a neurodivergent author and illustrator team, with back matter to learn more about neurodivergence and simple accommodations, this is an essential reminder that there’s no one right way to learn.

Genres: Picture Books, Back To School, School, Childrens

40 pages, Hardcover

Published July 7, 2026

About the author

Chloe is the author of LOVE GROWS HERE, illustrated by Violet Kim, ​MADE FOR MORE, illustrated by Gael Abary, and forthcoming picture books Chopsticks Are (March, 2026) & All the Ways We Learn (July, 2026).



A former curriculum director, Chloe has a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction. She spent the last decade teaching kindergarten, where she discovered her passion for picture books.​​

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When Chloe isn’t perfecting her ramen recipe, you can find her rock climbing or chasing her husband, son, and their imaginary dog Miso across Kalapaki beach.

Reviews

[Jessica Yoon]

A thoughtful and inclusive picture book about the variety of ways people learn. Back matter provides additional resources on neurodiversity and learning accommodations.

[McKenzie Richardson]

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An absolutely brilliant book that normalizes different types of learning and promotes understanding and accommodations based on individuals' learning needs.

Such a wonderful book. I loved the soothing tone and the representation of different ways to learn. Great focus on voicing your needs and finding ways to learn and communicate that work for you.

The artwork is lovely. The backgrounds are just detailed enough to be interesting without being overwhelming. Great visual representations of frustration, concern, worry, and confusion, contrasted with the calm and joy of having the appropriate accommodations.

At the back of the book are short explanations of difference types of neurodivergence such as ADHD, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia. There is also a helpful list of accommodation ideas for reading, writing, math, and general needs.

I really appreciate that the author and illustrator are both neurodivergent. Their experience really shows in the care presented in the book. And I love that the author shares how she learns best in the author blurb, which helps normalize different experiences.

Such a sweet, wonderful, inclusive book that focuses on individual needs and accommodations for a harmonious learning environment.

[Cindy]

This fun picture book is the perfect choice for young children in early education classrooms with a variety of ways of learning and mastering a skill. Young readers will be engaged with the classroom that is featured in the picture book and relate all of the ways that the children are learning to their won ways to learn. Teachers who teach in early education classrooms will want to add this picture book to their classroom library.

Sitting quietly and listening, moving around with activities, using audiobooks, and manipulatives to learn math skills are all ways that children are learning and every page features a special way to learn.

Yaroslava Apollonova contributed colorful and delightful illustrations to feature the ways to learn.

Recommended for ages 4-8. ISBN 979-8-217-05037-6.

[Roben]

How do you learn best?

Learning does not always look the same. Some kids learn sitting quietly with their hands in their laps. Others learn better when they are moving. We all learn a little differently. This book examines a few ways that neurodivergent kids learn.

I really liked the little storm cloud around the head of the child that needed some accommodations to help improve their learning experience. The author provides a page with lots of helpful information at the back. Every library needs a copy of this book - for encouragement, empathy, and to help their own learning experiences.

AND - the author and illustrator are both neurodivergent!!

[Keila Dawson]

ALL THE WAYS WE LEARN welcomes readers into the classroom and highlights the many ways young children learn. “Sometimes counting looks like.../Numbers in a line... / But I don’t count like that.” The text gives examples of the kinds of accommodations used to give different learners access to information. The sweet illustrations show kids engaged and figuring out what works for them. A delightfully inclusive book in text and illustrations.

[Trenise. Ferreira]

Some kids learn best by doing. Others by watching. Others by taking lots of notes first, and others still by pacing, moving around, or other things that may seem like "not paying attention" to a narrow mind. But ALL ways are valid! Chloe's engaging text and Yara's beautiful art bring this story about the different ways brains process information. This ia a must-read for parents, and especially for teachers who want to help ALL of their students feel seen and valued for learning differently.

[Alicia]

A celebration of the diversity of learning experiences through the eyes of little kids starting out their school experience ranging from kids who like to fidget to kids with dyscalculia to kids who need quiet to recharge their battery because of overstimulation.

The classroom illustrations show a diversity of students from different ethnic background, abilities, and a teacher who is kind and patient and willing to help her students.

It's a positive back to school picture book.

[Rachel]

A book that shows how kids may learn certain things in different ways. Reading might be better for some kids as an audiobook, some kids need to move to be able to listen, some can't look right at the teacher, etc. I like that the kids were all from one classroom, showing that in just one classroom there can be many ways kids learn.

[Alice]

5 stars
This charming book lists they ways SOME kids learn that are neurotypical and then presents accommodations that help some kids who may be classified as neurodivergent learn. All these options to learning are the RIGHT way for someone and should be considered.

[Diana]

Great read that will spark a conversations with your kids about the different ways kids learn in school because of the different types of neurodivergence.

[Kelly]

I liked that this book showed varying characters and the ways they learn best.

[Ashhh]

a must read!

[*JEN the booknerd*]

Adorable and important!

[Sarah]

Maybe good for a neurodivergent kid, but for my neurotypical it was more confusing and stressful.

[Melanie Hetrick]

A fabulous story about the many different ways a child can learn.

[Marcia]

A terrific picture book celebrating neurodiversity in all its forms. We all learn differently! A terrific back to school book for any grade.

[Spencer]

3.5 stars.

[Pam]

Readers see how differently students in one class learn. Each has a unique way to process information. The author focuses on a variety of neurodivergent ways to cope and learn.

[Kirin]

I know the visible Muslim girl on the cover is "tokenism," the very point of the book is to show we learn differently and how that might look to normalize and foster acceptance through a diverse cast of children. But honestly I love, like smile from ear-to-ear, joy in my heart to see the little hijabi girl in the classroom having her own way of connecting with books, audio, alongside kids that tangibly need to touch a bead on an abacus to do math, need to look around to listen, need to have someplace quiet or need to tap and wiggle to learn. The joy and manageable accommodations make this book delightful and important. The #muslimintheillustrations make me appreciative to see the representation included.