A Walk in the words
By Dustin Talbott
Illustrations by Dustin Talbott
Nancy Paulsen Books
Penguin Random House LLC
2021
32 pages
ISBN: 978 0 399 54871 0
Not every child learns to read the same way. For Hudson Talbott it was difficult. He wanted to know what happened in stories but the words got away from him. He was always better with pictures than with words. Hudson liked words one at a time. Long sentences were confusing for Hudson. He was a slowest reader in his class. He felt like the books were coming for him.
Pretty soon the pictures got smaller and happened less often and more words appeared. Hudson felt like he could take one word at a time and break it in two several words. He took a word like overwhelm and broke it into over and whelmed. When he faced the words in the Scarywood he saw each word as a stepping stone for reading. He began to think of the stories in pictures his favorite way.
The author's note is very helpful for teachers,parents and children who have trouble learning to read. Talbott shares his story to help others understand how some readers picture words. Lovingly Illustrated as only the author can do A Walk in the Words is a picture book triumph.
Highly highly recommended ages 4-8. This book is a likely Award winner. A must have for every classroom and every library.
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