Stick Man

"Stick Man lives in the family tree
With his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three."

But it's dangerous being a Stick Man. A dog wants to play with him,
a swan builds her nest with him. He even ends up on a fire!
Will he ever get back to the family tree?

Klappentext The heartwarming modern classic from the number one bestselling author and illustrator of The Gruffalo, Stick Man and Zog - perfect for sharing at Christmas. 'Stick Man lives in the family tree With his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three.' But it's dangerous being a Stick Man. A dog wants to play with him, a swan builds her nest with him. He even ends up on a fire! Will he ever get back to the family tree in time for Christmas? Perhaps Santa can help... Shiny foil highlights on the cover makes this a special gift for toddlers A modern classic picture book about family, courage and adventure from the UK's number one picture book author and illustrator Perfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictures on every page with lots of details to spot This perfect gift book is a journey through the seasons with a gloriously festive Christmas Eve ending From the creators of The Gruffalo, Stick Man and Zog , which have all been made into animated films Stick Man has been adapted into a popular animated film starring voices from Martin Freeman (Stick Man), Jennifer Saunders (Narrator), Sally Hawkins (Stick Lady), Russell Tovey (Dog) and Hugh Bonneville (Santa) 'A cracker of a book' FT 'Touching, whimsical ... Utterly original - a classic' Angels & Urchins 'Donaldson and Scheffler's poignant, suspenseful profile of an inanimate object recalls The Velveteen Rabbit' Publishers Weekly Zusammenfassung "Stick Man lives in the family treeWith his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three."But it's dangerous being a Stick Man. A dog wants to play with him,a swan builds her nest with him. He even ends up on a fire!Will he ever get back to the family tree?

Autorentext
Julia Donaldson, geb. 1948 in London, arbeitete als Lektorin, Journalistin und Lehrerin. Heute lebt sie als freie Schriftstellerin mit ihrer Familie in Glasgow. 2011 wurde Julia Donaldson mit dem 'Children's Laureate 2011 - 2013' ausgezeichnet. Axel Scheffler, geboren 1957 in Hamburg, Grafikstudium an der Bath Acadamy of Art in England, lebt als Illustrator mit seiner Familie in London. Er veröffentlichte zahlreiche Buchillustrationen, hauptsächlich für Kinder, zeichnet aber auch für Zeitungen und Zeitschriften und gehört heute zu den national und international bedeutendstem Kinderbuchillustratoren.

Klappentext

The heartwarming modern classic from the number one bestselling author and illustrator of The Gruffalo, Stick Man and Zog - perfect for sharing at Christmas. 'Stick Man lives in the family tree
With his Stick Lady Love
and their stick children three.'
But it's dangerous being a Stick Man.

A dog wants to play with him, a swan builds her nest with him. He even ends up on a fire!

Will he ever get back to the family tree in time for Christmas? Perhaps Santa can help...

• Shiny foil highlights on the cover makes this a special gift for toddlers
• A modern classic picture book about family, courage and adventure from the UK's number one picture book author and illustrator
• Perfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictures on every page with lots of details to spot
• This perfect gift book is a journey through the seasons with a gloriously festive Christmas Eve ending
• From the creators of The Gruffalo, Stick Man and Zog, which have all been made into animated films
• Stick Man has been adapted into a popular animated film starring voices from Martin Freeman (Stick Man), Jennifer Saunders (Narrator), Sally Hawkins (Stick Lady), Russell Tovey (Dog) and Hugh Bonneville (Santa) 'A cracker of a book' FT 'Touching, whimsical ... Utterly original - a classic' Angels & Urchins 'Donaldson and Scheffler's poignant, suspenseful profile of an inanimate object recalls The Velveteen Rabbit' Publishers Weekly

Zusammenfassung
"Stick Man lives in the family treeWith his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three."But it's dangerous being a Stick Man. A dog wants to play with him,a swan builds her nest with him. He even ends up on a fire!Will he ever get back to the family tree?