The stick and stone characters tend to stick with you. As someone who used to be a teacher, they will forever have that spot. This book takes you on the adventures of two best friends and the joy they have together is infectious.

Such a delightful collection of graphic stories with good friends Stick and Stone, and even Pinecone. I'm so happy to have a book to recommend to their fans that has even more story to it than the original picture books. It's sure to be popular in my library.

A cute story about friendship between a stick and a stone. I read it aloud to my grandchildren, and it kept them entertained throughout. There are two stories in this book, and while I prefered the first one, the children seemed to like them equally. A great read aloud and beginning reader book!

Thank you to NetGalley, Clarion Books and the author and illustrator for the copy.

This was a great Stick and Stone adventure and I think a great addition to any early readers library. The story is fun and the illustrations are wonderful.

Stick and Stone are best friends who live in the forest. They have a couple of adventures in this book, one involving getting collected with a lot of other forest items by a Nature Girl (something like a Girl Scout) for a scavenger hunt, the other involving getting picked up and taken to a beach to be part of a campfire and a marshmallow-roasting apparatus. The art is really cute, but the stories fell a little flat for me; granted, I'm not the intended audience, but I think kid me would've been a little ambivalent about this too. Still, Stick and Stone have a lovely friendship, and I liked how well they got along.

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This isn’t bad for an elementary graphic novel. Stick and stone friends and they get into trouble because they want a life of adventure. In a way this reminds me of Fraggle rock without the hilarity. I enjoyed their adventures but it’s not something I think I would want to read the entire series of

Stick and Stone Explore and More is a perfect graphic novel for beginning readers. Fans of the previous Stick and Stone picture books will enjoy following the duo on the two new adventures in the book. In both stories, Stick and Stone find themselves "collected" and potentially in danger. The first story focuses on a girl completing an A to Z nature scavenger hunt. The duo watches and waits anxiously to find out which of them will be selected for the letter S--and they are shocked and offended to find out who is selected and why. The second story finds Stick and Stone in a fix as part of a campfire setup on a beach. Readers will find the outcomes to the events satisfying and laugh a lot along the way. Follow up activities that correspond to each story are a great bonus, too! I'm looking forward to sharing this book with students at my school's library.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the advanced electronic review copy of this delightful book. Wonderful illustrations and great, creative text combine in two great adventures of Stick and Stone. A fantastic read aloud as well as an amazing addition to the Stick and Stone series. Can’t wait to share this book with my students!

I wish Stick and Stone were my best friends because the love and support they give to each other is something special. Every classroom should have graphic novels in their reading for pleasure collection and this is a perfect place to start.

Stick and Stone Explore is a follow up to Stick and Stone. This story is inspiring and gives you all the feels.

My kindergarten and first grade students will love it. I'm already planning activities around it.

The illustrations. The message. The pacing. I just love this book! Beth Ferry's books are always magical but this might be one of my top 3 so far! LOVED!

Join Stick and Stone on a grand adventure as the try to complete a scavenger hunt. This is a great beginning introduction to graphic novels and will sure be a hit with young and struggling readers.

In the third installment of the Stick and Stone graphic novels, we meet Nature Girl and some other new friends. The two stories each include a fun activity matching what Stick and Stone are doing. The A-Z checklist is such a cool way to show readers of all ages where to find letters in nature. Highly recommend!!

You just can't go wrong in an elementary library with a graphic novel from Beth Ferry. It is a perfect book for beginning readers.

I love Stick and Stone-their friendship is so fun and beautiful. This was a fun 2-story graphic novel about adventure and home. It was silly and entertaining, but with great lessons. Thank you Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for sharing a copy through NetGalley!

Stick and Stone contains two tales of two friends (Stick and Stone) who adventure together. Both stories are sweet and silly. They would entertain adult and child alike. I can see my 2nd grade students loving these books!

Rating: 4⭐⭐⭐⭐!!!!!!!!!
Book: Stick and Stone Explore and More
Release Date: RELEASED June 7, 2022
Author: Beth Ferry
Genre: Children's Fiction

My kids have loved Stick and Stone books. This one is a longer version because it follows them through a scavenger hunt on finding ice cream and building a campfire. Only thing is THEY are about to be a part of the campfire! I love how this book includes humor and lessons on friendship and loyalty.

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Besties Stick and Stone are back in two stories. In “Stick and Stone and the Nature Girl,” the two watch a girl guide on a nature scavenger hunt before being swept up in the excitement. But not, to their disbelief and slight indignation, as representations of the letter “S”! Young readers will see lots of things that are examples of different letters including the prickly Pinecone. A lesson at the end reminds everyone to take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, and keep nothing but memories.

The second story, “Stick and Stone and the Sticky Situation,” the friends makes wishes and then discover that you need to be careful what you wish for. I hate to say but this story is a bit disjointed and hard to follow.

While the first two books in the series focus on one major theme, these graphic novels don’t do that. I guess the idea was to use Stick and Stone in more advanced stories to match progressing reading levels of children who are already fans of the duo but this is not the book I’d start the series with. They are also, for the most part, missing the rhyming style I enjoyed so much in books 1 & 2.B-

Stick and Stone Explore and More by Beth Ferry is divided into two stories and written in frames like a comic. Stick and Stone crave adventure and try find it in these stories. In the first story we meet nature girl that is on a scavenger hunt. They try to guess what she will get for each letter of the alphabet. Who will get picked since they both start with S. In the second story Stone make a wish for adventure. When they both get picked up what will there adventure be and how will the be used?
These stories are super cute, educational, and the perfect length for young readers. Kids can guess along with Stick and Stone to see what nature girl will pick then use a provided scavenger list to get outside and do their own. Perfect practice for learning the alphabet. In the second story readers can try and guess what Stick and Stone will be used for...then use the included recipe for a tasty treat that gave Stick and Stone their adventure.
This book is perfect for young kids and beginning readers. Parents can read the story with younger kids and practice the alphabet and as kids get older than can eventually read in their own. I always love looks that my kids can get lots of use out of and they don't outgrow quickly. I would recommend this book primarily for kids about 3 to 9 but I'm sure kids older and younger would enjoy as well. I'd give this book 5 out of 5 stars.

I love each and every Stick and Stone book, and this one does not disappoint. Stick and Stone see a girl in their forest who is collecting things from nature. She is looking for objects that begin with each letter of the alphabet. This book is laugh-out-loud funny! Is Stone a stone or a rock? And what about Stick? Is Stick a stick or .... ? You will have to read this precious book to find out what happens to Stick, Stone, and even Pinecone!