Akron Public Library

"Gerald is a small boy who speaks in BIG sounds instead of words. (Think "HONK!" "BOING BOING!" and "CLANG CLANG CLANG!") Unhappy at home and in school, he feels alone in the world until he is discovered by the owner of a radio station in search of sound effects! And Gerald McCloy is sent home from school because he can only speak in sounds and not in words. An ideal choice for celebrating the quirks that make each of us unique, Gerald is a funny...

When Wodney Wat, who cannot pronounce the letter R, gets a talking robot for his birthday, it turns out to be more than just a fun gift.

Gerald, whose communication in the form of clangs, toots, and blasts, distresses his parents and the kids at school.