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Description
Stick Man lives in the family tree
With his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three.
But one day, Stick Man is carried off by a mischievous dog who wants to play fetch! Things go from bad to worse as Stick Man is carried farther and farther away from home. Lonely and lost, Stick Man desperately wants to get home to be with his family for Christmas. And when he helps Santa Claus out of a bind, he finds the perfect ticket home!
Publication date
September 01, 2009
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780545947893
Lexile Measure
510
Guided Reading Level
N
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
BISAC categories
JUV013000 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | General JUV057000 - Juvenile Fiction | Stories in Verse (see also Poetry) JUV017010 - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Christmas & Advent
Library of Congress categories
Stories in rhyme Christmas Santa Claus Twigs
School Library Journal
PreS-Gr 1 Stick Man is happy with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three until a dog finds him and snatches him for a game of fetch. This is the beginning of a terrible journey during which, Odysseus-like, Stick Man tries to get back but is taken farther and farther away from his home as he is used over the months for everything from a boomerang to a snowman's arm. Readers will feel his anguish and cheer his eventual return (by Santa Claus no less, who rescues him from a fireplace on Christmas Eve) to his loving family. Bouncy, repetitive rhymes make this a good choice for storytime, and the saturated color illustrations carry well (although Stick Man does tend to blend, chameleonlike, into his surroundings). A slightly surreal holiday choice." Eva Mitnick, Los Angeles Public Library
Copyright 2009 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
Publishers Weekly
Starred Review
Donaldson and Scheffler, the team behind "Room on the Broom" and "The Gruffalo", find a roundabout route to Christmas in this bouncy tale. Stick Man is just that, a brown stick with twig arms and branch legs. His story is delivered in perfect meter: Stick Man lives in the family tree/ With his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three. One spring day, Stick Man unwillingly joins a dog's game of fetch, is sent downstream by children and woven into a swan's nest. As the seasons change, Stick Man travels farther from home, futilely protesting (in vehement "Green Eggs and Ham" style), I'm not a mast for a silly old flag, / Or a sword for a knight... or a hook for a bag. In his darkest hour, he nearly becomes kindling, only to have Santa arrive down the chimney. Donaldson and Scheffler's poignant, suspenseful profile of an inanimate object recalls Laurie Keller or "The Velveteen Rabbit". Donaldson's rhymes never skip a beat, and Scheffler personalizes the many animals, people and settings in his witty watercolors. This yarn could become a December perennial. Ages 4-8. (Sept.)
Copyright 2009 Publishers Weekly, Used with permission.
Kirkus Review - Children
Starred Review
Scheffler’s engaging illustrations, Donaldson’s irresistible rhyming text and repeated refrains make this a winning read-aloud that will stick around long after the holiday season. (Picture book. 2-7)
Copyright 2009 Kirkus Reviews, LLC Used with permission
Julia Donaldson has written some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, which together have sold over 25 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over one hundred languages. Her other books include Room on the Broom, Stick Man, and Zog, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, The Hospital Dog, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie, and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures, illustrated by Lydia Monks. Julia also writes fiction, including the Princess Mirror-Belle series, illustrated by Lydia Monks, as well as poems, plays and songs – and her brilliant live shows are always in demand. She was the UK Children’s Laureate 2011–13 and has been honored with a CBE for Services to Literature. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between West Sussex and Edinburgh.
Julia Donaldson ha escrito algunos de los libros infantiles más queridos del mundo, incluidos los clásicos modernos El Grúfalo y La hija del Grúfalo, que juntos han vendido más de 25 millones de copias en todo el mundo y han sido traducidos a más de cien idiomas. Sus otros libros incluyen ¡Cómo mola tu escoba!, El hombre palo y Zog, ilustrados por Axel Scheffler; El perro detective, ilustrado por Sara Ogilvie; y las exitosas aventuras de ¿Qué vio la mariquita?, ilustradas por Lydia Monks. Julia también escribe ficción, incluida la serie Princess Mirror-Belle, ilustrada por Lydia Monks, así como poemas, obras de teatro y canciones, y sus brillantes espectáculos en vivo siempre tienen gran demanda. Fue la Poeta Laureada Infantil del Reino Unido de 2011 a 2013 y ha sido galardonada con un CBE por sus servicios a la literatura. Julia y su esposo Malcolm dividen su tiempo entre West Sussex y Edimburgo.
