I Talk Like a River (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780823445592)

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
ILA 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

Author: Jordan Scott
ISBN-10: 0823445593
ISBN-13: 9780823445592
Publisher: Neal Porter Books
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2020
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 10.10h x 9.10w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.1
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 510614 / I Talk Like a River

Award: Schneider Family Book Award - Winner
Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Winner
Award: Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production - Honor Book

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/13/2020
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2020
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2020
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2020 pg. 47
School Library Journal 09/01/2020 pg. 70
Booklist 09/01/2020 pg. 114
Shelf Awareness 11/24/2020
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2020 pg. 82
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2020 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style