By Jeffrey Canton
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One of the most powerful books that I’ve read in 2020. Scott takes us into the world of a boy whose stuttering is devastating to him. But on a “bad speech day,” his father takes him to the river where he discovers that the river mirrors how he talks – bubbling, churning, crashing and whirling – and that gives him something to hold on to and use as a lifeline. Scott’s loving and lyrical text is made real through Smith’s illustrations, which shimmer with emotion and make readers feel that they’re truly seeing the world that Scott describes.