Free delivery on all orders over £15
Schools can pay by invoice by setting up an account at checkout.
Start a wish list for your school or nursery.
I Talk Like a River

I Talk Like a River

Published: 7 Jan 2021

40 pages

Recommended for age 7+

By Jordan Scott

Illustrated by Sydney Smith

Published by Walker Books Ltd

Regular price
£5.90
Sale price
£5.90
Regular price
RRP £7.99
Unit price
per 

What if words got stuck in the back of your mouth whenever you tried to speak?After a day of being unable to speak when asked, and of being stared at, a boy and his father go to the river for some quiet time. "It's just a bad speech day," says Dad. But the boy can't stop thinking about all the eyes watching his lips twisting and twirling.

When his father points to the river bubbling, churning, whirling and crashing, the boy finds a way to think about how he speaks. Even the river stutters. Like him.

"I talk like a river," he says. An incredibly moving picture book that offers understanding rather than a solution, and which will resonate with all readers, young and old. Masterfully illustrated by Sydney Smith, winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal.

Tagged resilience and top pick

The Inclusivity LKS2 pack

Easy purchase - add our curated pack to your basket with one click

Inclusivity LKS2 is a curated, easy-purchase pack of books covering the representation of different ethnic groups, families, neurodiversity and gender. You may also be interested in other books in or extensive collection. All books can be purchased individually.
  • Anisha Accidental Detective
  • Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet#1
  • Our Tower
  • Sam Wu is NOT Afraid of Spiders!
  • Space Detectives
  • The Boy in the Jam Jar: A Bloomsbury Reader
  • El Deafo
  • Aaron Slater, Illustrator
  • Sona Sharma - A Friend Indeed
  • The Marvellous Granny Jinks and Me: #2
  • Cinnamon
  • Cally and Jimmy
  • Cyborg Cat and the Masked Marauder