About This Book
Reach for this book when your child is facing a long recovery from an illness or injury, or when they are feeling frustrated by the slow pace of learning a new physical skill. It is a gentle, poetic memoir about Michael Rosen's own journey of learning to walk again after a serious hospital stay. Through his eyes, we see that it is okay to be scared of falling and that needing help is not a sign of weakness, but a path to freedom. This story is particularly effective because it uses personification and humor to tackle the heavy reality of physical rehabilitation. By naming his walking stick Sticky McStickstick, Rosen transforms a clinical tool into a companion. It serves as a beautiful reminder for children ages 5 to 9 that progress happens one small, shaky step at a time, and that the people who help us are cheering us on every inch of the way.
