I Talk Like a River -- Jordan Scott

<b><b>Winner of the Schneider Family Book Award</b><br><b>Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Winner</b> <br> <b></b> <p/><b>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?</b> <p/><b>Sometimes it takes a change of perspective to get the words flowing.</b> <p/><b>A<i> New York Times</i> Best Children's Book of the Year</b></b> <p/><i>I wake up each morning with the sounds of words all around me. </i> <p/><i>And I can't say them all . . . </i> <p/>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. <p/>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. <p/><b>Finalist for the BC and Yukon Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize</b><br><b>A Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book</b><br><b>An American Library Association Notable Children's Book</b><br><b>ILA Primary Fiction Honoree<br></b><br><b>Named a Best Book of the Year by <i>The </i><b><i>Wall Street Journal</i></b><b>, </b><i>People </i>Magazine, NPR, </b><b><i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b><b>, </b><b><i>Shelf A