“My father took me to the river so I would feel less alone. When he pointed at it, he offered me the image and the words to talk about something so personal and painful. In doing so, he connected my stutter with the movements of nature, and I loved watching my mouth move outside of me.” What happens when words get stuck and take root inside your mouth every time you try to speak? “I wake up every morning with the sounds of words all around me. And I can’t get them all out,” the protagonist of this story tells us. One day, his father picks him up from school, and together they walk along the edge of a river, where they watch the water ripple, eddy, and crash against the rocks. There, the little boy discovers that the river stutters too! It’s not a magic cure, but when words seem difficult, he only has to think of the river’s wildness to feel better. Jordan Scott has written this powerful work from his own experience, using poetic language that exudes authenticity to describe what children who stutter feel. In addition to delighting, this book for early readers allows readers to identify feelings such as loneliness and self-acceptance. The magnificent watercolors by multi-award-winning Sydney Smith envelop the reader in a melting pot of emotions: from the claustrophobic anxiety of a classroom to the overwhelming beauty of natural glimmering water as a father helps his son reconnect with the world around him. A heartwarming book for anyone who has ever felt alone or simply different.