I Talk Like A River

Description: Winner of the Schneider Family Book Award Boston Globe - Horn Book Award Winner What if words got stuck in the back of your mouth whenever you tried to speak? What if they never came out the way you wanted them to? Sometimes it takes a change of perspective to get the words flowing. A New York Times Best Children's Book of the Year 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. Finalist for the BC and Yukon Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize A Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book An American Library Association Notable Children's Book IL a Primary Fiction Honoree Named a Best Book of the Year by The Wall Street Journal People Magazine NPR Kirkus Reviews Shelf Awareness Bookpage School Library Journal Publishers Weekly Publishers Lunch and more! A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of the Year A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection A Bank Street Best Childrens Book of the Year! A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year A CBC Best Picture Book of the Year A Kids Book Choice Award Finalist
Title: I Talk Like A River
Barcode: 9780823445592
Publication Date: 9/1/2020