I Talk Like a River :A powerful, emotional picture book about a childhood stammer. As seen on Cbeebies Bedtime Stories, read by Ed Sheeran. Illustrated by the winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal, for ages 4, 5, 6, 7
I Talk Like a River :A powerful, emotional picture book about a childhood stammer. As seen on Cbeebies Bedtime Stories, read by Ed Sheeran. Illustrated by the winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal, for ages 4, 5, 6, 7
paperback
Published:
16 December, 2021
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Description
As seen on Cbeebies Bedtime Stories, read by Ed Sheeran
Winner of the Schneider Family Book Award
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Winner
A New York Times Best Children's Book of the Year
"I wish I Talk Like a River existed when I was a kid. It refines perceptions about stammering and germinates dignity." David Mitchell, the bestselling author of Cloud Atlas
"Sydney Smith's glorious illustrations infuse the pages with glimmering, broken light." Guardian
“Truly magical” The Irish Independent ‘50 Best Children’s Books of the Year’
After a day of being unable to speak when asked, and of being stared at, a boy and his father go to the river for some quiet time. "It's just a bad speech day," says Dad. But the boy can't stop thinking about all the eyes watching his lips twisting and twirling. When his father points to the river bubbling, churning, whirling and crashing, the boy finds a way to think about how he speaks. Even the river stutters. Like him. "I talk like a river," he says.
An incredibly moving picture book that offers understanding rather than a solution, and which will resonate with all readers, young and old. Masterfully illustrated by Sydney Smith, winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal.
Also by Jordan Scott and Sydney Smith:
My Baba's Garden
Prizes
Short-listed for Kate Greenaway Medal (CILIP) 2022 (UK),Long-listed for Kate Greenaway Medal (CILIP) 2022 (UK)
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781529502817 |
| ISBN10 | 1529502810 |
| Number Of Pages | 40 |
| Item Weight | 200 g |
| Product Dimensions | 226 x 250 x 6 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Walker Books Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
Featured in The Bookseller's January previews. * The Bookseller *
A deeply poignant book, personally written and highly emotive […] An emotionally difficult journey beautifully expressed. * The Green Parent *
the combination of the powerful, lyrical, deeply personal text and the extraordinary artwork produces something truly magical * The Irish Independent *
It’s a gentle and moving tale that encourages self-acceptance and understanding over attempting to fix. * Bath Magazine *
GoodReads Reviews
Author's Bio
Jordan Scott is a poet whose work includes Silt, Blert, Decomp and Night & Ox. Blert, which explores the poetics of stuttering, is the subject of a National Film Board of Canada project: Flub and Utter: a Poetic Memoir of the Mouth. Scott was the recipient of the Latner Writers' Trust Poetry Prize for his contributions to Canadian poetry. I Talk Like a River is his first book for children. He has since written My Baba's Garden, also illustrated by Sydney Smith. Jordan Scott lives on Vancouver Island, Canada, with his wife and two sons.
Sydney Smith has illustrated multiple children’s books, including Small in the City and Town Is by the Sea, both winners of the Kate Greenaway Medal, Do You Remember?, The White Cat and the Monk, written by Jo Ellen Bogart, the acclaimed Footpath Flowers, which was a New York Times Children’s Book of the Year and a winner of the Governor General Award for Illustration, and I Talk Like a River and My Baba's Garden, both written by Jordan Scott. Born in Nova Scotia in Canada, Sydney now lives in Toronto with his wife and son. Find him online at hutten.org/sydney and on Twitter and Instagram as @sydneydraws.