The Clever Stick
By John Lechner; John Lechner (Illustrator)
(Candlewick, Hardcover, 9780763639501, 40pp.)
Publication Date: July 28, 2009
Categories: Social Issues - Emotions & Feelings, Nature & the Natural World - General, Social Issues - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
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The stick has always been clever: it solves difficult problems, enjoys poetry, and ponders the music of birds and the beauty of a rose. The one thing it can’t do is speak. And because of this, no one can see that the stick is clever; all they can see is a stick. John Lechner, the creator of A Froggy Fable, follows the most unlikely of heroes on a journey of self-discovery, arriving at a place that will surprise and enchant readers everywhere.
John Lechner is an artist, animator, multimedia designer, and puppeteer, and the author-llustrator of the picture book A FROGGY FABLE and the graphic storybook STICKY BURR: ADVENTURES IN BURRWOOD FOREST. He lives in Needham, Massachusetts.











