Palo y piedra/Stick and Stone: Bilingual English-Spanish

By Beth Ferry and Tom Lichtenheld

 Conoce a Palo y Piedra. Quieren estar juntos, ¡como los buenos amigos! 
 
Cuando Stick rescata a Stone de una situación espinosa con un Pinecone, la pareja se convierte en amigos rápidos. Pero cuando Stick se atasca, ¿puede Stone devolverle el favor?
 
La autora Beth Ferry hace una memorable historia de amistad con un texto cálido y rimado que incluye un sutil mensaje anti-bullying que incluso el lector más joven entenderá. El ilustrador más vendido del New York Times, Tom Lichtenheld, imbuye a Stick and Stone con energía, emoción y personalidad de sobra.
 
En esta divertida historia sobre amabilidad y amistad, Stick y Stone se unen a George y Martha, Frog and Toad, y Elephant and Piggie, como algunos de los mejores dúos de amigos en la literatura infantil.
 
Texto bilingüe inglés / español ofrecido en diferentes colores para facilitar la lectura.

When Stick rescues Stone from a prickly situation with a Pinecone, the pair becomes fast friends. But when Stick gets stuck, can Stone return the favor?

Author Beth Ferry makes a memorable friendship story with a warm, rhyming text that includes a subtle anti-bullying message even the youngest reader will understand. New York Times best-selling illustrator Tom Lichtenheld imbues Stick and Stone with energy, emotion, and personality to spare.

In this funny story about kindness and friendship, Stick and Stone join George and Martha, Frog and Toad, and Elephant and Piggie, as some of the best friend duos in children’s literature.

Bilingual English/Spanish text offered in different colors for ease of reading.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Dec 10, 2019
• ISBN: 9780358166900

Beth Ferry

Beth Ferry is the author of two books for children. She lives with her husband and three children by the beach in New Jersey.

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Reviews for Palo y piedra/Stick and Stone

[ms_rowse · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Loved the illustrations. Read as a possible addition to a cyberbullying unit in my Pop Culture Studies class. Love the play on words with the "sticks and stones" adage, turning stick and stone into lovable protagonists instead of weapons of words. Would be a good discussion starter for what does it mean to befriend someone who might not be like you, or just how to come to someone else's defense when you see them being picked on.

[cynthiamackey · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A sweet story about friendship and nature.

[villemezbrown · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Simple and amusing. Didn't think it would work -- and it wasn't entirely successful -- but bonus star for carrying off the story of a stick and a stone as well as it did.

[todd_d._zittlow · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book is a simple delight and simply a delight. Clean prose coupled with perfectly paired illustrations and a great theme. Loved it.

[abigailadams26 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Lonely Stick and solitary Stone become friends in this sing-song picture-book about friendship and loyalty. After Stick stands up for Stone against Pinecone the bully, the two become an inseparable pair. Then a storm sends Stick flying, and it is Stone's turn to come to the rescue...Author Beth Ferry, who made her picture-book debut with Stick and Stone, delivers a simple rhyming text - no more than a few words per page - that works quite well with illustrator Tom Lichtenheld's pencil and watercolor artwork. I liked the interplay here between word and image, as round Stone is described as a zero and narrow Stick as a one, but together they make a (perfect, one presumes) ten. Recommended to anyone looking for children's stories about bullying, friendship, and loyalty for the younger picture-book set.

[cdavie3 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Stick and Stone is a great book. The author uses a rhyming pattern through out this story of friendship between a stick and a stone. The author describes the stone by its shape and calls it a zero and the stick, a one. "A zero. A one. Alone is not fun". The author uses creative writing like this previous example in order to create pattern and flow for the reader or listener to follow along. The author presents a part of the story in which a pinecone makes fun of the stone, the stick's friend. Stick stands up for Stone and tells Pinecone to "Vanish". This part of the story hints at how friendship works and provides the listener or reader with the idea that friends are supposed to stick up for one another (pun intended). "Stick and Stone" is not just a great book of rhymes, but a lesson in what creates a good friendship.

[kristinanairn · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is a great book about making new friends and helping others in need. Stick sees Stone being teased by Pinecone and comes to Stone's rescue. After a storm blows through Stone looks for Stick and finds Stick stuck in a puddle. Stone rescues Stick this time and the two friends reunite. The characters in the book are ones that anyone can relate to. The story is full of rhyming and the author keeps the text simple, meaningful and imaginative. The message is encouraging and uplifting. The illustrations are whimsical.

[sullywriter_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Simple, warm, winning friendship story.