A Fish Like Me

By Jamie Sumner

Book Overview

"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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1665942576
• ISBN13: 9781665942577
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.1" x 10.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3