Stick Man

Love the story! Love the book! Fast shipping 👍 perfect winter reading and tonies stories 👍

Our 5 year old granddaughter loves this book and has brought it to school to share with her friends for story hour. Even the 2 year old siblings love it. It's one of those books you don't mind reading to them over and over.

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.

Our family have been fans of Julia Donaldson and Axel Schefler since first being given a copy of the Gruffalo 7 or 8 years ago. We have most of their books and love the bright and expressive drawings and the fun rhyming and lyrical text. If you are a fan you may notice that Stickman first appears in the Gruffalo's child as the toy that the Gruffalo's child carries with her through her adventures with the terrible mouse. And whats more, careful eyes will find the Gruffalo hiding in one of the illustrations in Stickman... Although we love all of the Donaldson/Schefler books (and you can't really think of one without the other) this is among our favorites. The great story of Stickman being mistaken for a stick by dogs, swans and children who all want him for something else is accessible and touching. There is a scary bit in which Stickman finds himself laid onto the logs in a fireplace, but all works out in the end. If you are new to these books I highly recommend the Gruffalo, A Squash and A Squeeze, and Stickman as the most out-standing of a great series of books.

Such a fun read aloud book.

Nice

This book is very engaging and interactive. My son absolutely loves the story and the pictures. He was very happy to have yet another collection of Julia Donaldson’s books in his book shelf. Very happy with this story as well. I highly recommend it.

We enjoyed the plot, its very silly. I like that StickMan can be anything your imagination can dream of. And then.... Santa shows up. I thought it was more of a Christmas book so I bought it for the holiday season. My daughter liked the rhyme scheme and finding the Gruffalo ornament on the Christmas tree. Great Illustrations - Mediocre Plot.

Stick Man is a cute read for your little ones. Another great book from Julia Donaldson. A story about the adventures of a stick man. Yes this is a rhyming book as well. She writes some darn good stories. You can't go too wrong with a Donaldson book.

Das Buch Stick Man hat sich bei uns schnell zu einem Favoriten entwickelt. Meine Töchter wachsen zweisprachig auf (Deutsch & Englisch), und besonders meine 4-jährige Tochter liebt die Geschichte rund um den sympathischen Stockmann. Die Reime sind eingängig, der Wortschatz abwechslungsreich, und die Bilder unterstützen das Verständnis wunderbar – perfekt für Kinder, die spielerisch an die englische Sprache herangeführt werden sollen. Die Geschichte ist mitreißend, manchmal spannend, aber immer kindgerecht – und mit einer schönen Botschaft über Familie und Zusammenhalt. Die Illustrationen sind farbenfroh und detailliert, genau das Richtige, um Kinder beim Vorlesen zu fesseln. Ein kleiner Wermutstropfen: In der von mir erhaltenen Version fehlen an einigen Stellen die Anführungszeichen (“), was das Vorlesen leicht irritieren kann. Der Lesefluss leidet dadurch zwar nur minimal, aber gerade bei einem Kinderbuch, das so stark vom Vorlesen lebt, fällt das leider auf. Dennoch ein wunderschönes Buch, das in keinem Kinderzimmer fehlen sollte. Wir lesen es regelmäßig – und immer wieder mit Freude.

Parfait

A lovely story that my 4 yr old GD adores. The pictures are delightful and of course there is a happy ever after. I bought 2 as we read/look via skype.

My daughter loves stick man. The story reads effortlessly. I even bought more copies to hand out as gifts. I am reading it at least 2 times a week.