Thursday, March 19, 2020

Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry & Tom Lichtenheld (Children's Picture Book Review)


Stick and Stone
Written by Beth Ferry
Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
on April 7, 2015
Genre: Children's, Picture Books
Length: 40 pages
Ages: 4 - 8 years

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Synopsis:
When Stick rescues Stone from a prickly situation with a Pinecone, the pair becomes fast friends. But when Stick gets stuck, can Stone return the favor?

Author Beth Ferry makes a memorable debut with a warm, rhyming text that includes a subtle anti-bullying message even the youngest reader will understand. New York Times bestselling illustrator Tom Lichtenheld imbues Stick and Stone with energy, emotion, and personality to spare.

 

Our Thoughts:
Stone resembles a zero and Stick resembles a one. Both are alone but along comes Pinecone who bullies Stone. Stick does what sticks do best and sticks up for Stone. A friendship quickly grows between the two. Then a storm blows Stick away and Stone goes on a rescue mission to find his best friend!

Stick and Stone is a super sweet story about two lonely beings that quickly become friends who help each other out when they're in trouble. It has strong and easy to understand lessons about bullying and friendship.

Told in a short and simple but fun rhyming prose, this is a great picture book for early readers. The sentences are short with no more than four to six words in each and include some onomatopoeia.
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