A Walk in the Words

<b>Winner of a Schneider Family Honor!</b><br>&#160;<br>&#147;A beautifully rendered and deeply inspiring book for everyone who has ever read slowly&#151;myself included! Hudson shows us the beauty and magic that can come from taking our time. Brilliant.&#148;&#151;Jacqueline Woodson<br>&#160;<br>Hudson Talbott's inspiring story vividly reveals the challenges--and ultimately the rewards--of being a non-mainstream kind of learner.<br><br>When Hudson Talbott was a little boy he loved drawing and it came naturally to him. But reading? No way! One at a time words weren't a problem but long sentences were a struggle. As his friends moved on to thicker books he kept his slow reading a secret. But that got harder every year. He felt alone lost and afraid in a world of too many words.<br>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Fortunately his love of stories wouldn't let him give up. He started giving himself permission to read at his own pace using the words he knew as stepping-stones to help draw him into a story. And he found he wasn't so alone--in fact lots of brilliant people were slow readers too. Learning to accept the fact that everyone does things in their own unique way and that was okay freed him up and ultimately helped Hudson thrive and become the fabulous storyteller he is today.