I Talk Like A River

"“I wake up each morning with the sounds of words all around me. And I can’t say them all.” The experience of stuttering is rendered with empathy in this tale of a kid who finds comfort in his father’s advice. Eventually we’re going to have to ask artist Sydney Smith to do us a favor and take a year off; it’s just unfair that he should make books this beautiful at such a consistent clip. Part story, part memoir, with art so keen that I dare you to look at the image of the sun setting between the trees and not squint. (For ages 4 to 8)"