Atheneum Books For Young Readers A Fish Like Me

In the spirit of Eyes That Kiss in the Corners and I Talk Like a River, acclaimed author Jamie Sumner tells a lyrical story of a child in swim therapy, celebrating the ways differently abled bodies can move in the water.



“ A gorgeous celebration of swimming, disability, and imagination. ” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

In the spirit of Eyes That Kiss in the Corners and I Talk Like a River, this lyrical picture book from acclaimed author Jamie Sumner tells the story of a child in swim therapy and celebrates the ways differently abled bodies can move in the water.

Under here, there is
no top or bottom,
no left or right—
only fields of water to wander in
as topsy-turvy as I like.

Underwater, everything looks different—and every body moves differently, too. During swim therapy, a child discovers he can be anything: a catfish, a seahorse, a starfish cartwheeling across the universe. He finds the magic of moving in wholly new ways, just like he does on land in his trusty wheelchair.