{"product_id":"i-talk-like-a-river-paperback","title":"I Talk Like a River - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJordan Scott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSydney Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat 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? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSometimes it takes a change of perspective to get the words flowing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Schneider Family Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Children's Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI wake up each morning with the sounds of words all around me. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd I can't say them all . . . \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePoet Jordan Scott writes movingly in this powerful and ultimately uplifting book, based on his own experience, and masterfully illustrated by Sydney Smith, winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international distinction given to author and illustrators of children's books. Now in paperback, \u003ci\u003eI Talk Like a River \u003c\/i\u003eis a book for any child who feels lost, lonely, or unable to fit in. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the BC and Yukon Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn American Library Association Notable Children's Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eILA Primary Fiction Honoree\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine, NPR, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Bookpage, School Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Publishers Lunch, and more!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eHorn Book \u003c\/i\u003eFanfare Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bank Street Best Childrens Book of the Year!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA CBC Best Picture Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Kids' Book Choice Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJordan Scott\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet whose work includes \u003ci\u003eSilt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlert\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDECOMP\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNight \u0026amp; Ox\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eBlert\u003c\/i\u003e, which explores the poetics of stuttering, is the subject of two National Film Board of Canada projects, \u003ci\u003eFlub and Utter: a poetic memoir of the mouth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSTUTTER\u003c\/i\u003e. Scott was the recipient of the 2018 Latner Writers' Trust Poetry Prize for his contributions to Canadian poetry. \u003ci\u003eI Talk Like a River\u003c\/i\u003e is Scott's first book for children. He lives in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island with his wife and two sons. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSydney Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is an illustrator of picture books whose work includes \u003ci\u003eSidewalk Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e by JonArno Lawson; \u003ci\u003eThe White Cat and the Monk\u003c\/i\u003e by Jo Ellen Bogart; and \u003ci\u003eTown Is by the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e by Joanne Schwartz, which was awarded the 2018 Kate Greenaway Medal and the 2018 Children's Literature Award. He both wrote and illustrated \u003ci\u003eSmall in the City\u003c\/i\u003e, which \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e called \"Extraordinary, emotional, and beautifully rendered.\" in a starred review.\u003ci\u003e School Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003esaid \"The use of line, reflection, and perspective masterfully evoke a bustling gray city.\" in another starred review. Travis Jonker of \u003ci\u003e100 Scope Notes\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003eblog, said \"\u003ci\u003eSmall in the City\u003c\/i\u003e is one of my favorite books of 2019.\" He is a recipient of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award, two Governor General's Awards for Illustrated Children's Books, and four \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year citations, among other accolades. 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