{"product_id":"9781529502817-i-talk-like-a-river","title":"I Talk Like a River","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA powerful, emotional picture book about a childhood stammer. As seen on Cbeebies Bedtime Stories, read by Ed Sheeran. Illustrated by the winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal, for ages 4, 5, 6, 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs seen on Cbeebies Bedtime Stories, read by Ed Sheeran\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Schneider Family Book Award\u003cbr\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book Award Winner\u003cbr\u003eA New York Times Best Children's Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I wish \u003ci\u003eI Talk Like a River \u003c\/i\u003eexisted when I was a kid. It refines perceptions about stammering and germinates dignity.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Mitchell, the bestselling author of Cloud Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Sydney Smith's glorious illustrations infuse the pages with glimmering, broken light.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Truly magical” \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Irish Independent ‘50 Best Children’s Books of the Year’ \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso by Jordan Scott and Sydney Smith:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Baba's Garden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39696866246753,"sku":"9781529502817","price":6.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28532185.jpg?v=1722681470","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529502817-i-talk-like-a-river","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}