PLOT SUMMARY
This book tells about a person creating a stick kid that makes him very happy. As the stick figure grows, it begins to ask for a variety of things such as friends, a car, etc. The creator of the stick kid at first is puzzled by the figure's requests. Why would he need friends if he has him? As the story goes on, the stick kid is a man and leaves the story only to come back as a stick man with a stick wife and a stick child.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
The story might seem simple, but in reality, if seen from a parent's point of view, it is seeing the different stages of our children's lives and how these phases can evoke a variety of emotions. Peter Holwitz has written this wonderful book that can be read over and over again by young and old. It is a wonderful book that is written in a simple format with simple language but with a very deep and prfound theme, parenthood. I recommend this book to anyone for a great read!
