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A review by yabetsy
I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott
5.0
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.