Stick

by Irene Dickson, Irene Dickson (Illustrator)

Overview

A boy and his dog set off to play together one sunny day, taking nothing with them but a good stick. There are so many things you can do with a stick, especially if you use your imagination. You can throw it, balance with it, float it down a stream, and draw pictures in the sand. It might even help you make new friends!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781536200164
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	07/10/2018
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	10.80(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Irene Dickson has designed all sorts of things, from corporate identity, marketing, and websites to interior graphics and stained glass, as well as creating her own range of bespoke wedding stationery. She is now enjoying a new path creating picture books, including her debut picture book, Blocks. She lives in a beautiful rural county in England with her family and her very old cat.

Editorial Reviews

A simple tale of play with a found object combined with a story of new friendship, immediately retellable by a single child or a group.
—Kirkus Reviews

Each spacious double-page spread offers a few words of text paired with well-composed scenes designed for young children to enjoy. Just right for early childhood and preschool teachers seeking picture books for reading aloud.
—Booklist Online

An inviting read-aloud about the outdoors and the simple wonders to be found in its exploration. A fun title for storytime or small group sharing before venturing on a nature walk.
—School Library Journal

From the Publisher

2018-05-14
What can a kid do with a stick?A little unnamed child takes a country walk (with no adults in sight) with a frisky dog and discovers a long stick. The child wears a bright red jacket and green gumboots. The mixed-media illustrations have a bold, retro look, with an idealized feel that's reminiscent of the Dick and Jane era. There is a particularly glorious double-page spread of child and dog traveling through a golden wheat field with red poppies and purple thistles. The few words in large type in every spread always refer to the stick: "Find a stick, a very useful stick"; "Swish it"; "Draw with it." A bit of drama is added when child and dog are on a bridge over a stream and the stick falls—to float. This scene opens up to include another child in the distance, creating a shelter from several sticks and a piece of cloth. When the stick reaches the shore, this new child picks it up along with some others. The sparse text satisfyingly echoes the beginning on the final page, as both children put those "very useful sticks" to use in building a play structure. The first child has short brown hair and pale skin; the second child has brown skin and black hair in Afro-puffs.A simple tale of play with a found object combined with a story of new friendship, immediately retellable by a single child or a group. (Picture book. 3-5)

Kirkus Reviews