Beetle gives Stick Insect an attention-grabbing coat for his birthday but is that what Stick Insect really wants? A delightful story about friends learning to understand each other.
Its almost Stick Insects birthday, and his fashionable friend Beetle cant wait to give him his present a purple puffy coat! The coat draws a lot of attention and makes Stick Insect really stick out in the crowd. Beetle thinks thats terrific! He takes Stick Insect all over town, happily boasting and bragging (while Stick Insect waits behind a tree, in a pile of leaves, or under a bench). Oh, dear maybe Stick Insect isnt as happy about the purple puffy coat as Beetle is! What can Beetle do to make Stick Insect feel more comfortable? Charming illustrations bring to life both characters endearing struggles in this warm and humorous story about friendship and understanding each other.
Maribeth Boelts is the author of many books for young readers, including Those Shoes and A Bike Like Sergios, both illustrated by Noah Z. Jones; Happy Like Soccer, illustrated by Lauren Castillo; and Kaia and the Bees, illustrated by Angela Dominguez. Maribeth Boelts lives in Iowa, USA. Find her online at www.maribethboelts.com and on Twitter as @maribethboelts.
Daniel Duncan is the author-illustrator of the picture book South and the illustrator of The Girl Who Could Fix Anything: Beatrice Shilling, World War II Engineer, written by Maribeth Boelts, Mr. Poseys New Glasses, written by Ted Kooser, among other books for children. Daniel Duncan lives in Buckinghamshire and can be found on Twitter as @DanielDuncan and on Instagram as @daniel_duncan_illustration.
