What if words got stuck in the back of your mouth whenever you tried to speak? What if they
never came out the way you wanted them to? Sometimes it takes a change of perspective to get
the words flowing. I wake up each morning with the sounds of words all around me. And I can't
say them all . . . When a boy who stutters feels isolated alone and incapable of
communicating in the way he'd like it takes a kindly father and a walk by the river to help
him find his voice. Compassionate parents everywhere will instantly recognize a father's
ability to reconnect a child with the world around him. Poet Jordan Scott writes movingly in
this powerful and ultimately uplifting book based on his own experience and masterfully
illustrated by Greenaway Medalist Sydney Smith. A book for any child who feels lost lonely or
unable to fit in. A Junior Library Guild Selection
