Reading Childrens Books

Children’s Books

After reading my children’s book “stickman” I found it very interesting as it gave me confidence to sight read. Though this is obviously as simple reading book it made me realise the amount of belief you put in to being that character does pay off. It makes people believe that you are truly that character so that is what you would need to put in to your ‘monologue character.

Stick Man lives in a tree with his wife and three children. While jogging one day, he's fetched by a dog. All sorts of things happen to him after that and he ends up further and further from his family. He tries to explain that he's a Stick Man not a stick, but his explanation falls on deaf ears. Will he be reunited with his family before he's burned to a crisp in a fireplace?

Donaldson's picture book tells the story of Stick Man and the troublesome adventure he experiences after beginning a jog. On this adventure, he wants nothing other than to return home to his family. However, Stick Man fails to receive this wish. From being a mast on a sand castle to being an arm on a snow man, Stick Man accepts that he may never return home. In a surprising twist, Stick Man is returned home by Santa just in time for Christmas.