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The Words Won't Sit Still
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Nov 5 2026
Pages: 36
Weight: 0.24
Height: 0.09 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Harper loves stories. Funny ones, adventure ones, stories about faraway places and impossible things. She can hear a story once and remember almost every detail.
But when it's her turn to read out loud, the words on the page won't sit still. Letters jump. Lines blur together. And while everyone else seems to read so easily, Harper wishes she could disappear beneath her desk.
With help from her caring teacher, Mrs. Mills, and her kind friend Noah, Harper discovers something important. Some brains read words fast. Some need more time. Some learn best by listening along. Different paths can still lead to the same place.
The Words Won't Sit Still is a gentle, encouraging picture book for children who find reading hard and for the friends, families and teachers who support them. It helps kids:
- Understand that reading difficulties, like dyslexia, don't mean someone isn't smart
- Build confidence, patience and a growth mindset
- See helpful reading tools such as bookmarks, breaking words into parts, listening along and extra time
- Practice kindness and understanding toward classmates who learn differently
The back of the book includes discussion questions, a Find Another Path activity, a Reader Toolbox page and a Kindness Journal, so it works well at home or in the classroom.
Because every learner has a story to tell.
Book Six of the Beneath the Surface series by Emma Vlcek. Look for the other books in the series: A Heart Bigger Than the Sky, My Backpack Looks Empty, Braver Than the What Ifs, The World Is Too Loud, and I Can, Just Differently.
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