Stick Man
By Julia Donaldson
(Arthur A. Levine Books, Hardcover, 9780545157612, 32pp.)
Publication Date: September 2009
Categories: Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas & Advent, Family - General
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Selected by Indie Booksellers for the Winter 2009 Kids' List“Early one spring morning Stick Man is carried away from his family tree by a passing dog, and he has one narrow escape after another trying to find his way home, until, one winter day, he ends up in a fireplace. All seems lost until he meets a Stuck Man in the chimney and his luck finally changes.”
-- Ellen Davis, Dragonwings Bookstore, Waupaca, WI
Description
From superstars Donaldson and Scheffler, a heartwarming holiday tale.
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!
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