This is a very interesting look at the life cycle of a stick. It’s just a stick until it is used by an elephant as a fly swatter, or a crane as a nest, or a child as a magic wand. This is a story, and a fountain of information all rolled into one. While the artwork is not my favorite, I can see lots of story time, and classroom uses for this book.

Surveys ways that animals around the planet use sticks.

There’s a section of this book that was the way I thought it was going to be throughout, following one stick through various uses as it is passed on from one creature to the next (alligator uses it as bait, egret uses it as a gift during the breeding season, then the egret uses it in a nest, and then it blows away in a storm until it washes ashore and is used as a toy with a dog). BUT that isn’t the way things flow through the entire book and it therefore felt a bit lopsided. The first part was ok but that pattern was broken when the smoother flow came along, and then the pattern is changed again when the further information is dropped on each page. I think it would’ve been much better if one format was followed throughout. The illustrations are attractive. This could’ve been great. As it is, it does survey a host of different and interesting ways a stick can be used and has some good info, but it seems like it could have used one more editing round.

I love this excellent little picture book that combines a story about how animals and people use a stick along with lots of interesting factual information! I think this book is just fantastic and is great for preschool through middle school children! It encourages the use of imagination and shares many intriguing facts!

This cute book is actually two books in one. The stick that starts as part of a tree, journeys around the world being used by various animals for various purposes. From a fly swatter, to a gift and a toy for children it is fun and imaginative to see how many ways this simple stick can be used. The large, colourful illustrations are wonderful to look at and discuss. I say two books in one because you can read the large print and make it a simple story for little ones, or add in the smaller factual text that explains what the animals are doing or how they use the stick. The great thing about this story is that the ending is the same as the beginning. My grandson wanted me to go back to the beginning and start again. The end also contains additional information about the animals in the story that can also be used as a jumping off point to read about them in other books. Children could also use this story as a jumping off point to imagine what other items might be used for by various animals or people. A nice addition to a family, classroom, or school library. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley.

If I were an art teacher I would want this book to introduce an imaginative, fun art lesson. I would hold up a stick and get the kids to name what it is. Once identified I would use that as a perfect segue into reading the class the book aloud. I would then hand out paper and get them to draw a picture of what they think a stick might be used for thus igniting their imaginations through their artistic skills. The picture they make could use the stick either for a tool or for toy purposes. Sharing time about their creations to the entire class would follow. (If anyone got stuck I'd let them reproduce one of the pictures from the book.)

This book shows the reader not only how humans but animals incorporate a simple stick into their lifestyle. It showcases an Asian elephant using a stick (with some leaves attached to it) swatting away flies, a chimpanzee using it for a spoon, a great male egret presenting a stick he finds to a female and upon accepting it they nest together (ahhhhh), children using a stick to draw in the sand on a beach and one enabling them to play a hoop game, just to cite a few.

The illustrations are vibrant and colourful, catching and keeping kids engaged with the narrative from beginning to end. The author contributes additional information to deepen the understanding of inquiring curious minds. I love the book and highly recommend.

A Stick Until... tells the story of how a stick can start as part of a tree, have many uses, be helpful, and come full circle. From elephants using a leafed stick as a flyswatter to alligators using a stick as bait and to many more uses, the life of a stick is much more interesting than you might expect. The simple story is paired with factual asides that help set this book apart and will keep kids wondering what else a stick can do.

A Stick Until... would be the perfect book to pair with Not A Stick. This book will undoubtedly inspire wonderful conversation around how different animals, people and cultures use items differently. There are so many ways this book can be used! No matter what type of study it is included in, the book is sure to inspire great thinking along children. As I read it I couldn't wait to take it to my classroom to include in our animal and habitat study. I appreciated the lightness of the book but that it also includes great facts about the animals using the sick along the way.

How many different ways can a stick be used? Creative creatures find sticks to be very helpful! This book piques the reader's curiosity by keeping them guessing about how different animals use sticks. Humans are included in the scenario, too! While reading the story, children will be compelled to ask questions about the animals in the book. Some of the answers can be found on the back pages where Interesting facts are located. This book would be a great interactive read aloud and is perfect for engaging children in an inquiry-based lesson.

This title follows the life of a stick from when it's first pulled from a tree to be an elephant's flyswatter to when it's discovered and used as a toy by children and dogs. Young children may find it interesting to think of what the stick represents to the animals that use it for everyday living. I like that the title offers opportunities for discussion. The illustrations are okay with some appealing more than others.

Unable to read pdf so I gave it a 3 Star. Could be 1 or 5. Premise of imagining ordinary into extraordinary is terriffic