What an inspiring book! I loved the concept of identifying your strengths and skills and thinking about how these might shape your future. Great use of graphics and pictures. The best part was the quotations at the back from a fabulous range of people and the active quiz getting students to identify what kind of extraordinary skills they have. I can just hear some of my students now recognising they can dream big!

Thank you so much to DK and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.

This book teaches and shows all different types of Xtraordinary people that have dyslexia, showcasing all their differences, their challenges and their achievements. This was a cute read, I liked what it was teaching, giving a highlight to dyslexia and how it works, how it is different for each person that has it.

I did find the white background of the book wasn’t ideal, especially as that is one of the obstacles for dyslexic readers, I think it would be better with an alternate colour choice. Though the illustrations were absolutely adorable and I loved looking at them and seeing all the monsters being different Xtraordinary people doing so many different jobs and in different lives, even with dyslexia being a challenge.

I liked how fact filled it was, I liked what it was teaching and showing and that it will help many children to learn about dyslexia and help them if they have it. It’s also a good resource for in school or teaching in general.

Xtraordinary People (nice pun) is an illustrated narrative fiction book which focuses on dyslexia.
Although initially aimed for younger children, I have a slightly older child (9) with dyslexia and they liked this book.
It is empowering. Normally, I do not go for the mindset "neurodivergence is a gift or superpower" for many reasons. Though, the book was informative and engaging.
It is a nice addition to dyslexia empowerment literature.