{"id":222,"date":"2024-05-10T18:42:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T18:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/?p=222"},"modified":"2025-05-20T20:51:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T20:51:21","slug":"aaron-slater-illustrator-by-andrea-beaty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/?p=222","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Slater, Illustrator by Andrea Beaty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Happy month of May! Below is Dr. Toughlove\u2019s May 2024 column. Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Do you know a youngster who is struggling to learn to write? Even if the answer is no, Dr. Toughlove is sure you will enjoy the book \u201cAaron Slater, Illustrator\u201d, written by Andrea Beaty and Illustrated by David Roberts. Beaty and Roberts have produced a string of New York Times best-selling books including \u201cIggy Peck, Architect\u201d, \u201cRosie Revere, Engineer\u201d, \u201cAda Twist, Scientist\u201d, and \u201cSofia Valdez, Future Prez.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This enchanting, rhymical tale is about a boy named Aaron who loves to listen to stories and dreams of writing a story someday. But when he goes to school, he struggles to learn to write. \u201cBut the words are just squiggles, and try though he might, even with help Aaron can\u2019t get it right. Why can\u2019t I do it? Why is it so hard? He goes back to drawing on slate in his yard.\u201d (p. 8-9). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aaron\u2019s self-confidence is shaken by his inability to excel at reading and writing, and his effervescent personality is transformed into a quiet, inconspicuous young boy. But in grade two, something magical happens. Aaron realizes that although writing and reading aloud is a challenge, his superpower is his ability to capture his thoughts with pictures. \u201cHis art makes the difference. His art leads the way and helps him discover what he wants to say.\u201d (p. 32). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking of pictures, the illustrations in \u201cAaron Slater, Illustrator\u201d emanate joy and beauty and just jump off the page. Dr. Toughlove loves colorful illustrations, and this book does not disappoint. It is no wonder that David Roberts illustrations have received so much acclaim. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If children wish to explore art further, \u201cAaron Slater\u2019s Big Project Book for Astonishing Artists\u201d provides additional information about how art influences our world and includes follow-up art projects as well. If you go to Andrea Beaty\u2019s website, there are downloadable coloring sheets and other goodies available. <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rhyming verses in this book are also ideal for emergent readers who are working on learning how to sound out words, which is one of the cornerstones of mastering reading. \u201cAaron Slater, Illustrator\u201d is appropriate for children aged 4-7 and is available at your County Library.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Happy month of May! Below is Dr. Toughlove\u2019s May 2024 column. Enjoy! Do you know a youngster who is struggling to learn to write? Even if the answer is no, Dr. Toughlove is sure you will enjoy the book \u201cAaron Slater, Illustrator\u201d, written by Andrea Beaty and Illustrated by David Roberts. Beaty and Roberts have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=222"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":621,"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222\/revisions\/621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}