Every Word is Precious

By Jinkai F. Anyidakuzo

EVERY WORD IS PRECIOUS
A story about patience, empathy, and building a kinder community. Ages 4 to 12
Efe had forty seven questions. She chose the six that mattered most.
Somewhere in every classroom is a child whose grandparent, neighbour, or classmate's parent struggles to speak. Most children have never been taught how to respond with warmth instead of confusion. This story gives them that, long before they ever need it.
Efe is seven and has never once run out of things to say. So when a quiet new teacher named Miss Amara joins her community centre, speaking like every word costs her something, Efe has to know why. What she learns sends her straight to her elderly neighbour, Grandma Caro, and teaches her something most adults never learn: that sitting with someone in silence, even a stranger, can be one of the biggest gift you give them.
Inside you'll find:
The full story
A teacher and parent resource pack with discussion questions and classroom activities
A Patient Listener Award certificate, built in
Real, practical guidance for supporting anyone, family, classmate, or stranger, who communicates differently
Companion to the adult novel The Silent Room, the first work of Nigerian literary fiction to centre aphasia. Inspired by real experiences shared by the aphasia community.
Perfect for empathy units, classroom libraries, or simply raising a child who notices when someone, anyone, is struggling.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HHF963CW
• ISBN13: 9798187393329
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 86 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"