Stick and Stone: Best Friends Forever! written by Beth Ferry and Tom Lichtenheld, reviewed by Terry Wahrman

Summary:  Stick and Stone set out on a quest to find Stick’s family tree.  Could he be a maple or birch?  They venture far away over rivers and mountains.  It is lots of fun being on a quest in the bright sunshine and sometimes it’s not so fun when darkness falls.  Together forever they stick together and find out best friends and family come in all different shapes and sizes.

Straight Talk for Librarians:  Rhyming was never so much fun.  I adore this book and I think your little ones will too.  There is just enough searching, just enough fright, and just enough rhyming.  It makes a perfect classroom book for early readers.  It teaches them friendship and family come in all different shapes and sizes.  The illustrations were spot on.  On the inside covers, there are different sticks with leaves indicating the many different tree types.  Highly recommended.