Boy Who Ate WordsGabby appears to be a perfectly normal child--except that he has a hard time with words: they bump along, crash into each other, and are unintelligible to others. This touching, winsome story reveals how Gabby sorts out his problem with help from a little girl who wants to communicate with him. Full color. |
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