As is the case for many other youngsters， Aaron Slater struggles to learn how to read， but he loves listening to stories， telling his own stories， and illustrating them。 Thank goodness he has a supportive teacher who understands his needs and has his back。 The illustrations， created with watercolor， pen， and ink， will tug at readers' hearts as Aaron goes from colorful and confident to wanting to blend in with the rest of the crowd and go unnoticed and then back again。 After all， there's more tha As is the case for many other youngsters， Aaron Slater struggles to learn how to read， but he loves listening to stories， telling his own stories， and illustrating them。 Thank goodness he has a supportive teacher who understands his needs and has his back。 The illustrations， created with watercolor， pen， and ink， will tug at readers' hearts as Aaron goes from colorful and confident to wanting to blend in with the rest of the crowd and go unnoticed and then back again。 After all， there's more than one way to tell a story and so many different stories to tell。 As is the case with the other picture books by this creative team， this one encourages readers to be true to themselves， follow their hearts， and keep their eyes on their dreams。 Not everyone learns the same or has the same gifts。 Like me， many readers will be rooting for Aaron each step of the way。 This one would be perfect for sharing with students to teach them empathy and heighten their awareness that differences aren't something to be avoided but sometimes something to be celebrated。 。。。more