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Antoinette Portis has followed up the wonderfully unique Not a Box with the delightful Not a Stick. Just as it wasn't a box for our heroic bunny, rather a mountain to be climbed or a rocket to fly into space, the stick is certainly not a stick (although slightly more worrying to the grown-up voice in the story with the old refrain we have all heard and some of us may even have said "you're going to put an eye out with that thing!") No, this is not a stick, it is a fishing rod, or a horse to ride, and yes, of course, a sword to slay dragons (although this one does require a cooking pot for protection.) Oh, I'm sorry, it's not a cooking pot, it's a helmet and shield! This is another delightful book celebrating the imagination of the young child. Reviewed by Cressida Bored? Got no toys around? That's okay -- all you need is a stick and a lot of imagination! This beautifully illustrated book reminds us all that some of the greatest adventures can be created with the simplest of items. After all that's not a stick! It's a ....
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