$36.49
Author: Ferry Beth
Brand: Harcourt Brace and Company
Edition: Illustrated
Format: Picture Book
Number Of Pages: 48
Details: About the Author
Beth Ferry loves to wander, explore and mainly laze on the shore, but only in the summer. She is the author of several picture books, including Stick and Stone. She lives with her husband and three children by the beach in New Jersey.
Website: BethFerry.com
Twitter: @bethferry1
TOM LICHTENHELD makes books for children and people who used to be children. His New York Times bestsellers include I Wish You More and Duck!Rabbit!, created with Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site, created with Sherri Duskey Rinker, and Stick and Stone, created with Beth Ferry. See all of his books at www.tomlichtenheld.com.
Product Description
New York Times bestselling duo Stick and Stone are STICKing together in this hilarious and heartwarming picture book that proves once and for all why best friends ROCK! From beloved picture book creators Beth Ferry and Tom Lichtenheld, perfect for fans of Kelly DiPucchio and Jory John.
When Stick rescues Stone from a prickly situation with Pinecone, a friendship is born. But when Stick gets stuck, can Stone return the favor?
With simple rhyming text, subtle messages of kindness and compassion, and Tom Lichtenheld’s signature charm, this delightful story about making and helping friends will enchant readers young and old because it’s never too early—or too late—to stick up for your friends.
Don’t miss Stick and Stone’s picture book adventures: Stick and Stone Stick and Stone: Best Friends Forever!
Plus don’t miss the young graphic novels: Stick and Stone Explore and More Stick and Stone on the Go
From School Library Journal
PreS-Gr 1—This stick and stone would never break a bone, as they’re too busy caring about each other. Round stone labels himself a “zero” and tall, skinny Stick is only a “one,” as they are solitary figures until they come together to form “a perfect 10.” Stick sticks up for Stone when bully Pinecone makes fun of the rock, and the two become close companions. Told in rhyming couplets, this warm and tender story of two BFFs is made even more enjoyable by the charming, textured tan and blue illustrations, highlighted with touches of green and red. The pictures range in size from double spreads to small vignettes and deftly convey the two companions’ harmonious relationship. Endpapers reveal Stick’s and Stone’s origins, and the text, suitable for beginning readers, sweetly expresses what it is to be and to have a good friend.—Maryann H. Owen, Children’s Literature Specialist, Mt. Pleasant, WI
Review
“These two characters are a delight to know…and the irresistible cadence of the text should make this a repeat favorite.” —Booklist * ”This warm and tender story of two BFFs is made even more enjoyable by the charming, textured tan and blue illustrations . . . the text, suitable for beginning readers, sweetly expresses what it is to be and to have a good friend.” —School Library Journal, starred review “Ferry adds zip to the best-friends-forever theme with plenty of sly puns…and Lichtenheld conveys significant expressiveness through the characters’ dot eyes and small smiles…The use of instantly recognizable objects as characters gives the story universal appeal, and Ferry makes its moral unmissable.” —Publishers Weekly “A light, enjoyable approach to a recognizable narrative about making—and helping—friends.” —Kirkus “Preschoolers looking for a model of good friendship need look no further. Kindness rules the day, and humor, rather than obvious lesson-teaching, moves the story along.” —Horn Book Magazine —
UPC: 783324917499
Release Date: 07-04-2015
Package Dimensions: 10x238x395