NOT A STICK
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ISBN: 978-0061123252
Publisher: HarperCollins
Copyright Date: 2007
Price: $14.99
Description
Antoinette Portis again captures the thrill of when pretend feels so real that it becomes real. With a stick in hand, the options are endless—whether it's conducting an orchestra, painting a masterpiece, or slaying a dragon—give a child a stick and let imagination take over and the magic begin.
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Awards:
- One of Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of the Year 2009
- A Parenting Magazine top pick
- New York Times Bestseller
- PW starred review
- Featured on the Martha Stewart Show
Reviews
This is literally a follow-up to Not A Box (2007), in which a rabbit notes the imaginary things a box can be. Here, the animal is a pig, and the object is a stick. When the unseen narrator urges, “Be careful with that stick,” the pig replies that it’s not a stick. And sure enough, on succeeding pages, the object is a sword, a fishing rod, and inexplicably, a horse. Once again Portis’ very simple black line drawings, set against clean backgrounds, leave plenty of room for imagination. Children will hope for others in the Not A … series.
Ilene Cooper
Publishers Weekl
