2.5

I don’t understand why this is a rhyming story, it doesn’t feel like a good fit for the content for me. ( )

This story follows the dreams of a little boy Aaron Slater, who has always dreamt of being a storyteller. But after Aaron discovers that writing and reading words is much more difficult for him than his peers, he explores his storytelling ability through illustration. I would use this book in K-1 setting, and use as an encouraging note for these young readers who feel frustration as they are learning how to read and write.

This book would be good to use in primary and intermediate. This book is a true story about Aaron Douglas Slater who is a muralist, graphic artist, and painter. In this story and real life he struggle with dyslexia. It talks about how Aaron had difficulty reading and coming up with stories. Through his struggles he turns to art as a way to express himself and tell a story. He learns to celebrate being creative and starts to realize that his art does make a difference. This book would be great to use in the classroom to talk about celebrating our uniqueness. This would also be a great book to give a child who is dyslexic. ( )

Story of an African American boy who has dyslexia. Aaron is a curious young boy who loves to draw and wants even more to be able to write. His struggle with writing is illustrated in the book. When Aaron fails to write a story for school, he tells a beautiful story to his class using his imagination.

Aaron loves to listen to stories and one day wants to write them. But when he is reading the letters all run together and he soon becomes frustrated. Aaron finds new way to get his thoughts down, illustrations. ( )