I'm Sticking with You--and the Chicken Too!

by Smriti Prasadam-Halls, Steve Small (Illustrator)

Overview

In this follow up to I’m Sticking with You, Bear and Squirrel are back, and they’re perfectly in tune. They make merry music, they sing the same song—it’s all going great, until Chicken comes along.

Chicken knows she could add something to Bear and Squirrel’s band of two, but the duo is certain that three is a crowd! Fed up, Chicken leaves—and lands herself in hot water. Will Bear and Squirrel come to the rescue?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250328038
Publisher:	Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Publication date:	04/18/2023
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	40
File size:	19 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Smriti Prasadam-Halls is the internationally bestselling author of more than thirty children’s books, including I’m Sticking with You and I Love You Night and Day. She lives in England with her husband and three sons.

Steve Small is a designer, an animator, and a BAFTA-nominated director. He lives in England, and I’m Sticking With You was his first picture book.

Smriti Prasadam-Halls has been a children's writer and editor for more than ten years and has written several children's books, including the bestselling Jingle Jangle Jungle, illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Smriti lives in Richmond-upon-Thames.
www.smriti.co.uk

Steve Small is a designer, an animator, and a BAFTA-nominated director. He lives in England, and I'm Sticking With You was his first picture book.

Editorial Reviews

2023-02-08
Three are simply better than two.

Bear and Squirrel, last seen in I’m Sticking With You (2020), rebuff Chicken’s entreaties to join their band. They’re adamant: “Three is a crowd.” Chicken eventually takes the hint and, spying a poster announcing “Musician Wanted (Chickens Only),” departs for that more welcoming gig. Unbeknownst to her, however—but perfectly knownst to little ones—is what that gig entails. In a giggle- (and uh-oh–) inducing scene, we see a wolf pack seated around a boiling pot, cutlery at the ready, waiting for their “musician.” Meanwhile, Bear and Squirrel attempt to convince themselves they did right in casting Chicken aside. Just in time, though, they catch wind of the wolves’ plot and rescue “their” Chicken. Bear and Squirrel, having changed their, ahem, tune, staunchly defend Chicken’s right to join the band, and they become a threesome. This adorable friendship story sings with charm, and the bouncy, rhythmic text scans beautifully. Bear, Squirrel, and Chicken are wonderfully expressive characters, individualized not only by their word choices, but also through printed type: Each one’s speech is signaled via different fonts. The protagonists may look very different, but this never dampens their camaraderie. The comically detailed illustrations, hand-drawn with pencil, painted with watercolor, and composed digitally, buzz with energy. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

Don’t be chicken: Stick with this one, a story that beats the band. (Picture book. 4-8)

Kirkus Reviews