This Is How We Talk
A Celebration of Disability and Connection
$36.94
- Hardcover
48 pages
- Release Date
30 July 2025
Summary
From the creators of This Is How We Play comes a new jubilant, inclusive, luminously illustrated picture book that celebrates all the ways we communicate with each other.
A NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
We sign, write, clap! We tap, stim, scream! So many ways to talk and joke, play and learn and dream. This joyful read-aloud, with an empowering refrain, from disability rights activists Jessica Slice and Caroline Cupp, demystifies and r…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593529935 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0593529936 |
| Author: | Caroline Cupp, Jessica Slice, Kayla Harren |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Dial Books for Young Readers,US |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 48 |
| Release Date: | 30 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 493g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 264mm x 262mm |
| Audience Age: | 3-7 |
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Critics Review
A New York Public Library Best Book of 2025
★ “Featuring exceptional accounts and impactful illustrations of different forms of communication, this book is a true celebration of all people living with disabilities and an invaluable learning experience for children and their grown-ups. This is a first purchase for all collections.”—School Library Journal, starred review
“An exuberant and inclusive look at the many ways we all express ourselves.” —Kirkus
“This picture book would be great for helping students better understand the variety of communication styles in the classroom or as reassurance for a child who may communicate outside the expected verbal means.” —Booklist
Caroline Cupp
Jessica Slice is an author and essayist who writes about her experience as a disabled mom who uses a power wheelchair. Her writing has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Disability Visibility. She lives in Canada with her family.
Caroline Cupp is a disabled progressive pastor in Philadelphia.
Kayla Harren is an award-winning illustrator of numerous children’s books, including the Lambda Literary Award winner Calvin. She graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City with a BFA in illustration, and lives in Minnesota with her husband and dogs.
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