A Fish Like Me

A Fish Like Me

by Jamie Sumner and Devon Holzwarth
Publication Date: 28/04/2026

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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.

ISBN:
9781665942584
9781665942584
Category:
Personal & social issues: disability & special needs (Children's / Teenage)
Publication Date:
28-04-2026
Language:
English
Publisher:
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Jamie Sumner

Jamie Sumner is the author of Roll with It and Tune It Out. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other publications. She loves stories that celebrate the grit and beauty in all kids.

She is also the mother of a son with cerebral palsy and has written extensively about parenting a child with special needs. She and her family live in Nashville, Tennessee.

Devon Holzwarth

Devon Holzwarth is the author-illustrator of Found You and the illustrator of Papa, Daddy, and Riley by Seamus Kirst.

She grew up in Panama with the jungle as her garden and parrots and iguanas as pets. She currently lives in Germany.

Available for download after 28/04/2026

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