A Fish Like Me

By: Jamie Sumner

Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2026-04-28

<b>In the spirit of <i>Eyes That Kiss in the Corners </i>and <i>I Talk Like a River</i>, 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.</b><br><br><i>Under here, there is<br> no top or bottom,</i><br> <i>no left or right—<br> only fields of water to wander in<br> as topsy-turvy as I like.</i><br> <br>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.