**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
