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PRESCHOOL

Ferry, Beth

Stick and Stone

48 pp. | Houghton | April, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-0-544-03256-9 $16.99

(2) PS Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld. Stick and Stone meet at the playground--Stone is teased by Pinecone, and Stick, well, sticks up for its new friend. A leisurely paced friendship unfolds until a hurricane blows Stick away, and it's Stone's turn to save the day. Humor, rather than obvious lesson-teaching, moves the story along. Warm pastel illustrations extend the uncomplicated rhyming text; facial expressions are cartoony but effective.

Reviewer: Robin L. Smith | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2015