About
Kit Harlow
Practical books for young readers and families about critical thinking, technology, and better decisions.
Kit Harlow writes practical books for young readers and families about critical thinking, technology, and better decisions.
The Think Smarter books come out of one stubborn idea: that young people are usually not short of information, and are very often short of a method. So each book hands over a method — a few moves short enough to remember while something is actually happening — and then spends thirty chapters practising it on situations a reader will recognise.
Kit is a parent of three children, ages 15, 13, and 8, which is roughly the age range the series covers, and not a coincidence.
How the books are written
Four rules the series keeps
Hand over the method, not the verdict
The books do not tell a reader what to conclude about a claim, an app, or a relationship. They show how to work it out, and expect readers to disagree with the characters.
One correct life path is not on offer
Nobody has to date. Nobody has to use AI. Nobody has to be interested in what their year group is interested in. The books say so explicitly.
Ask for help early, and make that safe
Every book ends up in the same place: tell someone while the problem is still small, and adults, thank them for telling you before you discuss consequences.
Check the sources, then check them again
Health, safety and reporting guidance is checked against named public-health and child-protection bodies, with a dated source-check in the book.
The books
In printAges 8–14
Think Smarter
The one that starts it all: thirty chapters of critical thinking, built as case files a child actually wants to solve.
Read moreIn printAges 12–17
Think Smarter About AI
Written for two readers at once — a teen who needs a practical move, and an adult who needs to know what is actually happening.
Read moreIn productionAges 8–18, in three sections
Dating for Preteens and Teens
Three reader sections by age, plus a caregiver guide — on friendship, consent, pressure, and asking for help.
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