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4.55 AVERAGE
4.55 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Chose this for the 2024 Read Harder Challenge because I have someone in my life who is neurodivergent and struggles with words due to ASD. I read this at the library with tears running down my face.
Beautifully written, beautifully illustrated. Like a poem in an art gallery. The chaotic watercolor of the classroom captured my own memory perfectly — I felt like I was back in school, ashamed of the undiagnosed dyscalculia that set me apart sometimes and made me feel so alone.
This boy's story is partly about his father's compassion, and partly about learning to see his own voice and body in a new context. As a multiply disabled person, it resonated on multiple levels and I'm really grateful I read it.
Beautifully written, beautifully illustrated. Like a poem in an art gallery. The chaotic watercolor of the classroom captured my own memory perfectly — I felt like I was back in school, ashamed of the undiagnosed dyscalculia that set me apart sometimes and made me feel so alone.
This boy's story is partly about his father's compassion, and partly about learning to see his own voice and body in a new context. As a multiply disabled person, it resonated on multiple levels and I'm really grateful I read it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism
I loved this book! Poignant descriptions of what it's like to have a hard time talking. I had multiple kids go through speech therapy, and there are days when I can't seem to talk either.
I loved how the art changed from the rough times to the river moments. This is going in my library!
I highly recommend it for everyone.
I loved how the art changed from the rough times to the river moments. This is going in my library!
I highly recommend it for everyone.
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A book about a young boy being shown by his father that the stutter that has always overwhelmed him is just one part of him.
This is one of the best books to come out of Canada in 2021 - poet Jordan Scott's background adds authenticity to his touching text, while Sydney Smith's illustrations are as beautiful as always, and could almost be taken for photographs.
Books with the differently-abled at the forefront of a book are rare; those that represent any kind of disability as a natural and not disfiguring or minimizing part of a character are worth remembering.
This is a book that will make and stay on best-seller lists long before it is considered for the TD and Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award.
This is one of the best books to come out of Canada in 2021 - poet Jordan Scott's background adds authenticity to his touching text, while Sydney Smith's illustrations are as beautiful as always, and could almost be taken for photographs.
Books with the differently-abled at the forefront of a book are rare; those that represent any kind of disability as a natural and not disfiguring or minimizing part of a character are worth remembering.
This is a book that will make and stay on best-seller lists long before it is considered for the TD and Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award.
This is a beautiful book. The language is poetic, the illustrations are wonderfully artistic. The narrative is touching. I'm so glad I found this book, it's a treasure.
A moving poem about a boy with a stutter. The writing uses accessible figurative language to give the reader an opportunity to better understand what it means to live with a stutter.