Not A Stick by Antoinette Portis

In November of 2008, 3 toys were inducted into the toy hall of fame. I included the article below. One of these 3 was the stick.

This week for library I am telling them about the stick's entry into the hall of fame and also reading the story Not A Stick by Antoinette Portis.

This is the follow up to her first book Not A Box.

The illustrations are simple and intriguing. She shows imagination in a way that children can relate to. I am reading this book to all grades and have had the same response from all of them: laughter & excitement!

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Stick inducted into toy hall of fame

November 2008

A magic wand, a knight's sword, a fishing rod?

Strong National Museum of PlayChief curator Chris Bensch of the Strong National Museum of Play holds the stick that was inducted into the toy hall of fame.

The lowly stick, a universal plaything powered by a child's imagination, has landed in the National Toy Hall of Fame along with Baby Doll and the skateboard.

The trio was chosen Thursday to join the Strong National Museum's all-star lineup. Previous inductees range from the bicycle and Mr. Potato Head to Crayola crayons and the cardboard box.

Curators at the Rochester museum say the stick is a special addition. They praised its all-purpose, all-natural, no-cost qualities and its ability to serve either as raw material or an appendage transformed by imaginations into something else.