Aaron Slater, Illustrator

Name: Aaron Slater, Illustrator
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Andrea Beaty
ISBN: 9781666529814

Author: Andrea Beaty

Series: The Questioneers #5

Narrator: Sullivan Jones

Unabridged: 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 12/14/2021

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Art Stories, Children's Social Themes, School

Synopsis

Aaron Slater loves listening to stories and dreams of one day writing them himself. But when it comes to reading, the letters just look like squiggles to him, and it soon becomes clear he struggles more than his peers. When his teacher asks each child in the class to write a story, Aaron can’t get a single word down. He is sure his dream of being a storyteller is out of reach... until inspiration strikes, and Aaron finds a way to spin a tale in a way that is uniquely his.

About Andrea Beaty

Andrea Beaty was raised in southern Illinois in a town so small that she knew everybody and their pets. She grew up loving Nancy Drew and then eventually progressed to Agatha Christie books and the classics. Her secret ambition is to star in a Broadway musical, and she is often tempted to break into song and dance at very odd moments.

About David Roberts

David Roberts, a former milliner, has illustrated many children's books, including Iggy Peck, Architect and Rosie Revere, Engineer. He lives in London.

About Sullivan Jones

Sullivan Jones is a talented actor and audiobook narrator who played basketball and studied theater at Brown University for two years, before leaving school to pursue his career in acting. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, he went on to study at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre and the UCLA School of Theatre, Film, and Television.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shaghayegh

این کتاب، جزئی از سری مجموعه‌ای* به شمار میره که هر جلد، موضوع و شخصیت خاص خودش رو داره و یه مسئله‌ای رو باز میکنه. موقع خوندنش از دیسلکسیا/نارساخوانی/خوانش‌پریشی اطلاعی نداشتم. اما ارون دچار این اختلال یادگیریه و تو مدرسه به مشکل برخورد میکنه. اون عاشق نوشتن و خلق کردنه، ولی سر انشا و موضوعی که باید......more

Goodreads review by Ben

Aaron Slater, Illustrator is a children's picture book written by Andrea Beaty and illustrated by David Roberts. It centers on Aaron Slater, an African American boy who has dyslexia. Beaty's text is simplistic and rhythmically poetic. While some of the rhyming couplets seemed forced, it is neverthele......more

Goodreads review by Lindsay

This was a wonderful book about a boy who has dyslexia - it's written in rhyme, and the meter was generally consistent. I listened to the audiobook which is very well-produced with a jazzy background score. The story and message here are wonderful, and it certainly made me curious to see the actual......more