An imaginative girl in the forest knows that the piece of wood she finds could be a unicorn or a ship or a ladder. But Wood would rather be sleeping like a log. Despite all the girl's attempts to get him to play with her and her beloved stuffed bunny, Prince Fluffybutt, Wood refuses to branch out. But when the girl really gets in trouble, Wood has to look deep within himself to see if it's possible to turn over a new leaf.
Tiffany Stone is a Canadian children's book author. She studied creative writing at the University of British Columbia and has worked at a music school, a bakery, and an animal hospital. Tiffany lives in Maple Ridge, BC, Canada, with her family. Her US debut, Knot Cannot, comes out in Spring 2020.
Mike Lowery is an author, artist, and an avid collector of weird bits of knowledge. He's illustrated dozens of books for kids, including the popular Gingerbread Man is Loose in the School series, How to Be a T. Rex, and Everything Awesome About Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Beasts. Mike lives with his wife and two kids in Atlanta, Georgia.
Title: Wood Could
Author: Tiffany,Stone
ISBN: 9780735230811
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Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Publication Date: 2021-04-20
Number of Pages: 32
Weight: 0.3501 kg
As cheerful and dynamic as a comic book . . . Funny details fill the page, but at its heart, the story takes on selfishness and finds a way to make everyone happy. A richly executed comedic piece, this hides tenderness in rough bark but is a real softie when it comes to charm. With funny wordplay and pacing to delight with every turn of the page, this one's a must. -SLJ, starred review
This story seems all fun and games, from Stone's could-would refrain and long string of wood-related wordplay to Lowery's clear-lined panels, which move between the girl's fantasies and Wood's grumpy reality. But ultimately, the payoff is anything but trivial, as the wooden protagonist finds a warm feeling in helping another. -Publishers Weekly
Stone and Lowery team up for some serious wordplay and comic book-like styling, and while this leans more into punny humor than technical literacy skills, the inclusion of figurative language brings kids into the conceptual world of words as opposed to the mechanical. -BCCB
