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A rhyming delight from the creators of The Gruffalo, which explores what it’s like to be misunderstood. Stick Man looks like any old stick. No one realises he has feelings. And when one morning he goes for a jog and forgets to watch out for an excited dog, poor Stick Man becomes the stick that the dog wants to use for his favourite trick! Soon Stick Man is being used for all sorts of things: a flag mast; a cricket bat; even firewood! As summer changes to winter, and Stick Man is lost and frozen, how will he get home to the Family Tree again? Introducing an unforgettable character, this warm, witty and original rhyming story builds to an exciting and moving finale.

“An irresistibly jaunty picture book, spiced with the danger familiar to all those who love The Gruffalo.” Guardian

“Another cracker of a book. Donaldson’s rhymes bound along, like vintage Dr Seuss, while Scheffler’s slyly witty illustrations are a pleasure.” Financial Times

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Julia Donaldson

Julia Donaldson is author of many of today’s best-loved picture books including The Gruffalo and Stick Man. Best known for her collaborations with Axel Scheffler, each of these vivid rhyming stories is a triumph of imagination. She was also the Children’s Laureate 2011-2013.

More about Julia: “I grew up in a tall Victorian London house with my parents, grandmother, aunt, uncle, younger sister Mary and cat Geoffrey (who was really a prince in disguise. Mary and I would argue about which of us would marry him).

Mary and I were always creating imaginary characters and mimicking real ones, and I used to write shows and choreograph ballets for us.

I studied Drama and French at Bristol University, where I met Malcolm, a guitar-playing medic to whom I’m now married.

Before Malcolm and I had our three sons we used to go busking together and I would write special songs for each country; the best one was in Italian about pasta.

The busking led to a career in singing and songwriting, mainly for children’s television.

One of my television songs, A Squash and a Squeeze, was made into a book in 1993, with illustrations by the wonderful Axel Scheffler. It was great to hold the book in my hand without it vanishing in the air the way the songs did. This prompted me to unearth some plays I’d written for a school reading group, and since then I’ve had 20 plays published.

My real breakthrough was The Gruffalo, again illustrated by Axel. We work separately – he’s in London and I’m in Glasgow – but he sends me letters with lovely funny pictures on the envelopes.

My novel The Giants and the Joneses is going to be made into a film by the same team who made the Harry Potter movies, and I have written three books of stories about the anarchic Princess Mirror-Belle who appears from the mirror and disrupts the life of an otherwise ordinary eight-year-old.

When I’m not writing I am often performing, at book festivals and in theatres. I really enjoy getting the children in the audience to help me act out the stories and sing the songs.”

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Axel Scheffler

Axel Scheffler was born in 1957 in Hamburg, Germany. At school, although always good at art, he never really considered a career in illustration. But long before he began his professional life, he had won his first drawing prize for an international chocolate company – his prize was a cuddly lilac cow.

Axel went on from school to study History of Art at the University of Hamburg – but he didn’t like the course and decided to leave. Knowing that he wanted to live in another country and learn a second language, he moved to England to study illustration at the Bath Academy of Art.

After graduating with a first class degree, Axel moved to London where he began illustrating for a variety of English and German advertising companies, magazines and newspapers. He took his portfolio to a number of publishers and Faber commissioned him to illustrate The Piemakers by Helen Cresswell and The Bottle Rabbit by Bernard McCabe. In 1989, Walker asked Axel to illustrate a text by Jon Blake, You’re a Hero, Daley B.

A writer called Julia Donaldson was also writing songs for Playdays at this time and her song A Squash and a Squeeze was commissioned to be a picture book. Axel Scheffler was recommended as an illustrator for the text and an award-winning team was created.

Their next book, The Gruffalo, was published in March 1999 and has already become a modern classic, selling more than 2 million copies worldwide and translated into over 20 languages. Axel also continues to illustrate for other authors as well, including Ian Whybrow and David Henry Wilson.

Axel has achieved worldwide acclaim for his humorous illustrations, and his books have been translated into over 29 languages. He has enjoyed particular success in his award-winning picture book collaborations with Julia Donaldson, but is also the best-selling illustrator of novelty books such as The Bedtime Bear. In 2006 he was been called upon to design Gordon Brown’s annual Christmas card!

Still living in London, Axel makes frequent visits to continental Europe. His hobbies include walking, cooking and reading and beadwork.

What kids think

  1. ilovebooks722 on 13 June 2013

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    Maybe to boring because it like the same words repeting and he falls everywhere

    PLEASE DONT READ IT IF YOU ARE 6+ IT IS FOR YOUR SAFTEY JANAT

    1 out of 5

  2. xxChocolateBoxGirlxx on 7 March 2013

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    I thought that this book was ok, but I think it needs more words.Great for younger kids though :P

    3 out of 5

  3. supercoolcharm on 7 March 2013

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    I like this book because it is fun to read and I really like this book don’t forgot to put it at the top of your “must buy”list!!!

    5 out of 5

  4. natashakrywald on 7 March 2013

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    i also loved the gruffalo

  5. Paradise56 on 6 March 2013

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    this book is good

    4 out of 5

  6. rockstar101 on 6 March 2013

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    good book

  7. thesoupdragon44 on 4 March 2013

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    This is my sons favourite Julie Donaldson book, I love rhyming books, and this one doesn’t disappoint. With the magical Christmassy guest, lots of twists and turns. In fact I think I know most of this book off by heart!

    Defiantly a Must have for all readers

    5 out of 5

  8. 1Dluver2002 on 4 March 2013

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    its a really good book for quite young kids

  9. kooroo078 on 27 February 2013

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    i like this book it shows that how people look it doesnt mean there feelings match with looks!

    5 out of 5

  10. summer1449410 on 26 February 2013

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    i think this is rubbish it needs more words for me but great job making it i would say it for a three year old

    1 out of 5

  11. kkitt-kkatt on 15 February 2013

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    a great adventure for me and my brother

  12. fellow on 2 February 2013

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    Its a fun book.I enjoyed it a lot

  13. Pip38 on 28 January 2013

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    Loved it

    4 out of 5

  14. migit1 on 7 March 2012

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    i like this book because it makes you stop and think about what we can do with sticks!

  15. la1397 on 4 March 2012

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    This story is so sweet, and at parts even at my age I got a bit sniffly because i thought the stick man wouldn’t find his family. Its great for youngens who want a read with a happy ending. :)

  16. axle on 4 March 2012

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    great

  17. StarstoneShyElk on 2 March 2012

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    my family love it everyone should its a fab book!

  18. angelslater on 1 March 2012

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    this book is really great and it has really fun but realistic adventures of a stick.

    4 out of 5

  19. fish38 on 26 February 2012

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    I fink stick man is cool for me

  20. Booklover88 on 5 February 2012

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    My little brother loved this book and I found the pictures beautiful. The rhythm and rhyme is lovely and clever also. I recommend this to anyone who loves a happy ending!

  21. charlie269 on 30 November 2011

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    it was very good so much that our teacher bought it ages ago for our class novel

  22. nopassword123456789 on 11 April 2011

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    a rhyming delight from the creators of THE GRUFFALO

    3 out of 5

  23. dasdas on 20 March 2011

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    hilarious!

    5 out of 5

  24. ozzyozlem on 5 March 2011

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    Funny,but not for me

    3 out of 5

  25. fizzpop01 on 3 March 2011

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    this book is soo cool

  26. Hubert on 3 March 2011

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    I’ve read this and i think it’s… not horrible IT’S BRILLEANT.

  27. boxer39 on 3 March 2011

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    really good book.i liked this story .stickman went out for a jog and got into all sorts of trouble .he was glad when he made it home

  28. lucy98 on 2 March 2011

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    geat

  29. jijo on 20 February 2011

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    i loved the ryming book and i can even follow its ryme (ill fetch it and ill drop it)

    KHADIJA AGE:7

    5 out of 5

  30. working96 on 20 January 2011

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    ITS OKAY

    1 out of 5

  31. roxfox on 19 January 2011

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    Santa Helped stickman .

    5 out of 5

  32. Cp-rox-my-sox on 16 January 2011

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    I read this! Its a great book but I recommend it to people who like rhymes and poetry!

    5 out of 5

  33. wenti on 3 January 2011

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    Love this book!

    5 out of 5

  34. scribblescribble on 13 June 2010

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    this looks good!

    5 out of 5

  35. izzybea on 23 September 2009

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    this book has lovely pictures

    5 out of 5

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