I Talk Like a River

by Jordan Scott
illustration by Sydney Smith

In Scott’s tender story, a young boy struggles with ridicule at school when his words tumble out, sometimes hard to understand. One day, his father takes him to the river and there he learns a new way of looking at his challenge. Smith’s evocative watercolors catch the sense of wonder as the boy finds a way to embrace his differences.

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I Talk Like a River, text by Jordan Scott © 2020, illustrations by Sydney Smith © 2020