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A Day with No Words
- Narrator
- Nikko Harris
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 4 November 2025
- Run Time
- 8 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
The #1 New York Times bestselling picture book by Tiffany Hammond, the creator of the popular Fidgets and Fries platform, invites readers into the life of an Autistic family who communicate without spoken language.
Aidan doesn’t talk with words. He uses a tablet, tapping buttons with pictures to show what he means.
When Mama taps “Park . . . now?” Aidan quickly taps back “Yes.” And after Aidan twirls and twirls in the grass until he can no longer stand, he taps, “All done.”
Not everyone understands their family’s unique way of communicating, though. Some think that because Aidan doesn’t say words, he doesn’t know words. But verbal speech isn’t the only way we can connect with others. We can use tablets and letter boards, facial expressions, hand gestures, and written words.
With tenderness and heart, A Day with No Words illuminates the many unique ways people can understand each other, even if they don’t speak.
Critics Review
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A lovely slice-of-life story. . . . [Transports] readers into [Aidan's] perspective, employing various color tones, metaphoric images, and “camera” angles to reflect the deep expressiveness contained in every page. . . . Autistic families will feel seen—and heard.
Booklist, starred review
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Details
- Author
- Tiffany Hammond, illustrated by Kate Cosgrove
- Narrator
- Nikko Harris
- Duration
- 8 minutes
- Release Date
- 4 November 2025
- ISBN
- 9781547620241
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Picture storybooks, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Disability, impairments and special needs, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents A Day With No Words by Tiffany Hammond read by Nikko HarrisThe #1 New York Times bestselling picture book by Tiffany Hammond, the creator of the popular Fidgets and Fries platform, invites readers into the life of an Autistic family who communicate without spoken language.Aidan doesn’t talk with words. He uses a tablet, tapping buttons with pictures to show what he means.When Mama taps “Park . . . now?” Aidan quickly taps back “Yes.” And after Aidan twirls and twirls in the grass until he can no longer stand, he taps, “All done.”Not everyone understands their family’s unique way of communicating, though. Some think that because Aidan doesn’t say words, he doesn’t know words. But verbal speech isn’t the only way we can connect with others. We can use tablets and letter boards, facial expressions, hand gestures, and written words.With tenderness and heart, A Day with No Words illuminates the many unique ways people can understand each other, even if they don’t speak.
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