02318cam a2200313 4500 898531746 TxAuBib 20230725120000.0 180517t20182013||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781492669982 1492669989 (OCoLC)1035849042 TxAuBib Esham, Barbara, Author. If You're So Smart, How Come You Can't Spell Mississippi / written by Barbara Esham ; illustrated by Mike and Carl Gordon. Naperville, Illinois : Little Pickle Press, an imprint of Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, [2018] ©2013. 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm. The story text was set in OpenDyslexic, a font specifically designed for readability with dyslexia. The back matter was set in Adobe Garamond Pro. "Challenges in reading and spelling are often accompanied by special abilities in areas like complex pattern recognition and spatial reasoning. If You're So Smart How Come You Can't Spell Mississippi? is a fantastic way of bringing this information to the many smart children who find reading and spelling especially difficult--especially to those who are beginning to doubt their own potential."--Drs. Brock (M.D., M.A.) and Fernette (M.D.) Eides, authors of The Mislabeled Child and founders of the Eide Neurolearning Clinic. Katie always thought her dad was smart--he is one of the busiest attorneys in town. People are always asking him for advice. She has been a bit confused ever since asking him for help with her weekly spelling list. How can her very smart dad struggle with one of her spelling words? This definitely didn't make sense. The word Mississippi has changed everything ... This frank and thoughtful approach to dyslexia is an important exploration of the various ways people learn and that some difficulties do not have to be restrictions on what a person can achieve. Ages 4 and up. 20230725. School children Juvenile fiction. Dyslexia Juvenile fiction. Gordon, Mike, illustrator. Gordon, Carl, 1972-, illustrator. TXLYT