Stickley Sticks To It!: A Frog’s Guide to Getting Things Done
Brenda S. Miles, Ph.D., Author
Steve Mack, Illustrator
Magination Press, Feb. 28, 2015, Fiction
Suitable for Ages: 4-8
Themes: Sticking with a task and seeing it through, Perseverance, Life Skills, Self-confidence
Opening: Meet Stickley. He’s a frog. Every day he wears shorts and a fancy bowtie.
Book Jacket Synopsis: Stickley the frog has the gift of stick-to-it-ness. His sticky toes help him stick to windows, ceilings and surfboards — even under plates! But Stickley’s toes aren’t the only way he sticks to things. His attitude helps him stick with projects — no matter how frustrating or hard they may be — so he can reach his goals.
Why I like this book:
This is a clever and upbeat story that introduces children to the idea of sticking with a task or challenge and seeing it through to completion. This ultimately helps children feel proud about what they are doing. There are many humorous examples of Stickley participating in a science fair, a spelling bee and giving a speech. Some projects require Stickley to take his time, test his patience, make him look at what he’s doing from a different perspective, and sometimes start over. This is an excellent book for teachers to use in the classroom with students. I can see many great questions and lively discussions with students. Steve Mack’s illustrations are colorful, whimsical and expressive. They are entertaining and add to the story’s appeal.
Resources: The book includes a lengthy Note to Parents, Caregivers, and Teachers with more information about perseverance and strategies for encouraging children to plan, take breaks, ask for help and work with others to complete a task.
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Another cute book with a message.
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Glad you like the book and message.
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I know some grown-ups who could benefit from this book. 😉
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Yes, and it would make a good book for parent and child to read together.
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I was thinking the same thing as Nancy! 😀
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Yes, I think we all good benefit.
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Looks great! I’m going to see if they have it in our library.
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Magination Press has some great titles for kids with helpful themes.
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Frog + bow tie…how can I resist! And maybe I can learn the same lesson (I think I’m one of those adults Nancy and Robin referred to…LOL!)?
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Yes, I loved the frog with the bow tie. The book does contain some humor. Yes, I think parents would benefit.
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Oh how fun! Would be an interesting pair with TOO MUCH GLUE! and kids could compare inner and outer stickiness. 🙂
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It is a cute book. Will have to check out TOO MUCH GLUE! Thanks for the recommendation.
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Getting children to stick with something to completion is a fun task. I have a feeling I need to check this book out and share it with my daughter. I have a house filled with partially completed art projects and tasks. And having a wonderful tree frog with sticky little hands and feet makes me love this book all the more!
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I’m so happy you enjoyed the book. I hope you share it with your daughter. It’s a fun book!
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This sounds like a great choice for teachers and parents, alike!
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It is a great choice for both parents and teachers. Great discussion book.
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A very good message for little ones who so often run out of patience!
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Indeed! I love your description of “little ones running out of patience.” I wonder what that means for adults.:)
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What a great concept – sorely needed in this immediate-results world.
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Yes, it is a great concept. I hadn’t thought about it in the terms you mentioned. Thanks.
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Seems like a good book for explaining perseverance to young kids!
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So cute and with a great message of never giving up.
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Reblogged this on Doug Johnson.
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Thank you for reblogging my post. 🙂
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Perfect book, Patricia! And not just for kids…I can see this would be motivational for me as a writer, as well…keeping on task…just what i need. 😉
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Yes it is a perfect book for kids and their parents. And, I’m sure writers could benefit.
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We TOADally need more books on perseverance (though he’s a frog, I couldn’t resist that one) ~ thanks for the heads up on this one! Looks like so much fun!
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Love your pun. Wish I’d thought of that. It is a great classroom book.
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In this quick-quick, attention-deficit world in which we live, I love the image of a stick-to-it frog with perseverance. A wonderful example for young & old. I look forward to reading this book and finding some frog-shaped sticky notes to remind myself of its message.
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Wow, I love your comment. Yes, it is refreshing to book about staying on task!
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It sounds like kids will love it! 😀 I like a frog who wears a bowtie!
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The frog is cute! It really is a fun story with a wonderful message.
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Magination Press is the Psychological Associations press. It is difficult to get a book publsihed by them unless you are professional and they have all their books vetted by other professionals in the field. And their back matter notes are by professionals not the author usually. So I am sure this is a fantastice book for this character trait and doubt if there is another like it.
thanks for sharing it with us!
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Yes, I love that the American Psychological Association has Magination Press for children’s books. Jill Neimark, (The Hugging Tree) who is in our writing groups, has published 3-4 books through Magination Press. It is difficult to get published through them.
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Wow! Lucky you to have Jill in your writing group. I only ever sent them one submission and they said they had a book covering that subject, It was on depression. However since it was about sisters dealing with it. Siblings trying to help and siblings trying to understand and cope with one of them having it, I thought it different enough that they would like it.
Ho Hum. NO means nothing, right? 🙂
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