The Little Why

By Nicole Dyer-Shamanfox

In a world where punctuation marks each have a role, Why feels out of place. Exclamation Points ( ) shout, Periods (.) bring things to an end, and Commas (, ) slow things down, but Why? Why just asks questions-too many, according to the others.

Feeling like he doesn't belong, Why sets off on a journey to find where he fits. Along the way, he meets:

- What - bold and confident, always looking for facts.

- When - dreamy and slow, always thinking about time.

- How - playful and curious, experimenting with ideas.

Together, they stumble upon a story that has stopped mid-sentence, frozen because no one knows what comes next. Periods wait, Commas hesitate, Exclamation Points shout-but nothing moves.

Then, Why asks "Why did the story stop?"

What asks "What happens next?"

When asks "When will it continue?"

How asks "How do we change it?"

Their questions spark imagination, and suddenly, the sentence comes alive again

Why returns home, no longer feeling out of place. The other punctuation marks realize that questions don't stop stories-they start them. From then on, whenever a sentence needs adventure, a small question mark is always there, asking:

"Why?"

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F138XDD8
• ISBN13: 9798313631479
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 26 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 8.5"