Stick Man

I'm Stick Man, I'm Stick Man, I'm STICK MAN, that's me! Weird and thrilling. Stick man almost dies on a pyre, for one thing. My kid loves it.

We love all of the books by these authors, and this one does not disappoint. A great little story, despite the Xmas theme, that can be read no matter the time of year. I love the sing-songy writing of the book (which many of their books have) and the illustrations are so detailed and bright. If you have liked their other books, you will also enjoy this one.

My 3 and a half year old son just simply adores Stick Man. Every night I send my son to his book shelf to select books for his night time reading, and since we have purchased this book, it has been selected every single night. We have loved all of Julia Donaldson's books (we own Snail and the Whale, The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo's child, Room on the Broom, The Spiffiest Giant in town and Monkey Puzzle) and this one is just as popular with me. I enjoy reading it to my son. As with all her stories, they are just the right length (not too long and not too short), have an engaging plot, really nice illustrations and appeal both to adults and children alike. Stick man has quite an adventure as he is mistaken for a stick and is then picked up one after another by a dog for a game of fetch, a girl for throwing into the river, a swan for building his nest, a father for a mast on a sand castle, a boy for an arm for a snowman and choir singers for firewood. He misses his stick family and wishes to be back with them. He finally makes it back home (I wont spoil your reading by saying how) just in time to celebrate Christmas with them. The story rhymes and the story line is very creative. I cant wait to get my hands on more of her books.

Julia Donaldson has done it again!!! The genius who brought us The Gruffalo shows that she has many wonderful tales to tell. Stick Man is the best picture book I have read this year. Buy it!!!!! I've used it with children of all ages and they love it!

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler have done it again with this wonderful tale of the perils of Stick Man! Both you and your child will love Stick Man's humorous adventure in the world and his eventual safe return to his wife and family. This is a great book as we head towards Christmas since it features Santa (aka Stuck Man) stuck in a chimney. If you enjoyed other books by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, such as The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo's Child, or Room On The Broom, then this one is for you.