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Robin and the Stick: A Picture Book

by E. B. Goodale Publisher: ABRAMS BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS

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A small child, a very big stick

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Hardcover New English

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Awards & Recognition

  • Critical praise

    Publishers Weekly starred review

    Starred review praising the book as a quietly wonderful work.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A small child, a very big stick

Robin’s everyday world turns a simple discovery into a question of growing up: a child spots an enormous stick and wonders when they’ll be big enough to lift it. The book centers on an ordinary childhood ambition, set against Mama’s daily reminder that Robin is getting bigger. Its picture-book premise connects a tangible challenge with the gradual development of a young child’s sense of capability and independence.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For young children who enjoy stories built around familiar daily experiences.
  • For families seeking a picture book about growing, trying, and everyday discoveries.
  • For readers interested in stories told from a young child’s perspective.

Themes

Growing upIndependence and capabilityEveryday discovery

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Book overview

Welcome to Robin's world! From the creative mind of award-winning author-illustrator E. B. Goodale, Robin is a young child experiencing little triumphs in big ways.

Three starred reviews! "This quietly wonderful work gets at a child's growing sense of competency, identity, and domain." (Publishers Weekly starred review)

Reflecting all of the awe, frustration, and delight inherent in a preverbal child's perspective of the big world around them, award-winning author-illustrator E. B. Goodale's Robin marks the debut of an irresistible and relatable character whose bite-size, everyday adventures are perfect for the littlest littles.

Robin had a stick. Robin always had a stick.

One day, there at the end of the street was the biggest stick, the BEST stick, Robin had ever seen.

Every morning, Mama tells Robin, "Today you are the biggest you've ever been!" But when will Robin be big enough to lift that stick?

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I highly recommend to for anyone looking for inner clarity

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