I believe we can officially add Stick and Stone to the canon of great friends in children’s literature. They are joining the ranks of Arnold Lobel’s Frog and Toad, Mo Willems’s Elephant and Piggie, and Marc Brown’s Arthur Read and Buster Baxter.

In “Stick and Stone and the Nature Girl”, the two friends try (and fail) to evade being captured by an opportunistic Nature Girl who, along with other members of her troop, is collecting objects from nature starting with each letter of the alphabet. While the friends do end up being snatched (erroneously as Rock and Twig), they are never in any real danger, because the Nature Girl’s Troop Leader reiterates to all of the participants the Nature Girl motto, which is: “Take nothing but pictures. Leave nothing but footprints. Keep nothing but memories.” The friends are deposited back in their original spots and all is made right again in their world.

In “Stick and Stone and the Sticky Situation”, Stick and Stone get a little more adventure than they bargained for when they end up on a beach and instead of enjoying a nice soak in the sun, Stone is used for a beach campfire along with other rocks of varying sizes and Stick gets a marshmallow for a hat and very nearly gets roasted. A beneficent rain ruins the beachgoers’ fun while saving the lives of Stick and Stone and their new friends.

Beth Ferry and Kristen Cella have delivered another excellent chapter in the saga of Stick and Stone, and readers of all ages are sure to delight in their latest adventures.

I love the Stick and Stone series! This book is just a continuation of the first book, and you meet a few extra characters along the way. Great storytelling!

Loved reading more about Stick and Stone! These are delightful characters that kids already love. I will definitely be adding this one to my library collection.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC. Stick and Stone are an adorable, humorous, and heartwarming pair of friends. Their adventures revolve around themes of nature, identity, adventure, and friendship. I think readers will enjoy the cute illustrations and play on words, as well as the fun facts and vocabulary related to nature.

When I started to read this book I was prepared to read something similar to the first "Stick and Stone" which was very simple. It had short text and simplified text. This book is much different from the first. first of all, it contains several books in one volume which allows parents to just read one story or more depending on how they feel. the text is more advanced and there is more of it this time around. Also, the plot is more defined. I thought the storytelling was great and of course, it kept its overall humor. It will appeal to younger and older children, as well as parents.

This is a cute and lovely story about friendship, suitable for young children. Although I like the graphic novel format, the story was much simpler than I expected and probably most suited to UK Year 2/3 readers. I liked that the first story had the educational aspect of the alphabet.

This graphic novel is a new book in the Stick and Stone series. We have previously read the picture books about the best friends, Stick and Stone. My two kids, ages 6 and 9, were excited to hear more adventures of these two friends in a graphic novel format. Two separate stories were included in this book. The storylines were clever and had both kids laughing out loud. We read this aloud together and enjoyed acting out their conversations. Thank you for providing an advanced copy for us to enjoy together.

My 6 year old says to give this book 1,000 thumbs up (even though we aren’t sure if Stick or Stone have any thumbs themselves).

My 9 year old wrote: I really love to read Stick and Stone. I think the stories are fun to read. I like that they are graphic novels. The pictures were really detailed. You can get the idea of the story and the conversations. We really really really love Stick and Stone. ❤️

What a sweet, light adventure. Definitely the kind of book that draws kids into reading. As more and more graphic novels get worked into upper elementary curriculum I am sure this book will make its way on to teachers shelves. I loved the humor, the friendships and imagination.

A fun graphic novel that is accessible forks2 children. The adventures of Stick and Stone had me laughing along as I read.
Great for children but entertaining for the adults they read with also.

We read the first Stick and Stone as part of our Reading Madness at our school. It was such a fun picture book that I knew this new adventure would not disappoint! It will be a great addition to classroom libraries and I know the students will be excited to continue this adventure!

What a delightful book! My students loved previous Stick and Stone adventures and this one will be cherished as well. The story of two friends who exhibit bravery while having loads of fun will put a smile on my young readers' faces. T he illustrations are creative and vibrant and the scavenger hunt will keep my so involved.
I especially liked the A-Z Checklist at the end which is a great learning tool I guarantee there will be quite a few readers testing out the smores recipe. Such fun!

These characters are delightful. Such clever and entertaining dialogue. The illustrations are beautiful and the stories are fun with a hint of profound.

Thank you to NetGalley and Clarion Books for the opportunity to review an ARC of this title.

Stick and Stone Explore and More is a graphic novel about a stick and a stone that are friends. This book follows Stick and Stone on two different adventures. In the first, Stick and Stone are working in the garden when they spot a "monster"...a scout working to find nature objects that start with each letter in the alphabet. Stick and Stone are in a panic wondering which one of them will be picked when the scout gets to "s". They're surprised when they're both mislabeled and wind up in the scout's pail. Fortunately, the scout leader instruct the scouts to return all their items back to nature and Stick and Stone are returned home at the end.

The second story is called Stick and Stone and the Sticky Situation. In this story, Stick and Stone are debating what to do on a hot summer day. They finally decide and then are collected again and taken to the beach. At the beach Stick and Stone experience a camp fire in different ways. Right when things are starting to look especially grim for stick, a storm hits and Stick and Stone are abandoned. Stick and Stone talk about what they would like to be in different scenarios and finally determine that all that's really important is that they're friends.

Stick and Stone Explore and More is a sweet story about friendship that I would recommend to beginning readers. The stories are short and contain many sight words. Emerging readers can use the context clues in the pictures in order to help decode unfamiliar words. I would recommend this book to students in kindergarten through second grade.

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Fun friendship graphic novel will be a big hit with fans already familiar with the duo and it is sure to win new readers as well.

Adorable! I'm a huge fan of Stick and Stone (or Rock and Twig!). This book made me wish I had gone on similar nature adventures as a kid, though I'm not sure I would have been able to find an object for the whole alphabet.
I'm not quite sure that digging up plants and putting them back counts as "take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints" but I appreciated the sentiment.

Stick and Stone are best friends who go on adventures together, sometime on purpose sometimes on accident. They learn to be brave and learn to stick together.

My daughter loves this graphic novel. It’s prefect for kindergarten to fifth grade (depending on your child’s reading level). The illustrations are full of color and easy to read.

Really cute story. Love the illustrations. Kids will love this. I really enjoyed the scouts looking for abc items. I wonder if the next stories will have more about pine cone.

This is a nicely illustrated tale with a positive message. A good read aloud for young readers and easy to navigate for new readers.

This was an adorable graphic novel for young readers and nature lovers! Stick and Stone are best friends who love to go on adventures, but those adventures sometimes cause run-ins with humans that leave them in tricky situations! I liked that instructions for the human activities were included - my 4 year old especially will have fun finding the alphabet in nature!

'Stick and Stone Explore and More' is two books in one (which is a nice bang for your buck!). The stories and art are graphic novels for little kids. The artwork is colorful and engaging. Even without the text kids will be able to follow the story - so a good option for not very strong readers.

The stories are delightful and sweet. They are basically buddy comedies for kids. Stick is a little uptight, Stone is a little loose and always ready to...roll. At the end of the day, wherever their adventures lead, they are there for each other.