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Not a Stick

by Antoinette Portis · 2007

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A celebration of the power of imagination from the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Award-winning creator of Not a Box

Experience the thrill of the moment when pretendfeels so realthat it actually becomes real!

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Following the critically acclaimed Not a Box, this book proves that a stick is not always just a stick. 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.

Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of this
Themes
imaginationimaginationMore like thisLess of thiscreativitycreativityMore like thisLess of thisanimalsanimalsMore like thisLess of thisartartMore like thisLess of thisartistsartistsMore like thisLess of this
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 32 pages

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