

I Talk Like a River
By:
Illustrator: Sydney Smith
I wake up each morning with the sounds of words all around me.
And I can’t say them all…
When a boy who stutters feels isolated, alone, and incapable of communicating in the way he’d like, it takes a kindly father and a walk by the river to help him find his voice. Compassionate parents everywhere will instantly recognize a father’s ability to reconnect a child with the world around him.
Poet Jordan Scott writes movingly in this powerful and ultimately uplifting book, based on his own experience, and masterfully illustrated by Greenaway Medalist Sydney Smith. A book for any child who feels lost, lonely, or unable to fit in.
Author’s note. Full-color illustrations were created with watercolor, ink, and gouache.
ISBN: 9780823445592
JLG Release: Dec 2020
Awards & Honors
2021 Schneider Family Book Award for Best Young Children's Book
Publisher's Weekly Top 10 Best Picture Books of 2020
Book Details
ISBN
9780823445592
First Release
December 2020
Genre
Fic
Dewey Classification
F
Trim Size
10" x 9"
Page Count
40
Accelerated Reader
N/AScholastic Reading Counts
N/ALexile
N/AFormat
Print Book
Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Neal Porter Books
Potentially Sensitive Areas
None
Topics
Stuttering, Words, Sounds, Schools, Fathers and sons, Rivers,