Michael Rosen's Sticky McStickstick: The Friend Who Helped Me Walk Again - Hardcover

by Michael Rosen (Author), Tony Ross (Illustrator)

Told with honesty and good humor, this moving picture book recounts beloved author Michael Rosen's recovery from Covid.

One day, three people came to my bedside
and said: "Today we are going to get you up."

After being admitted to the hospital in 2020 for treatment of Covid, Michael Rosen had to learn to walk again. With the help of the hospital staff, he began the slow steps to recovery--rolling through corridors in a wheelchair, taking tiny steps with a walker, and navigating the parallel bars at the gym. But it was the walking stick he named Sticky McStickstick that helped him take the most important steps of all: back to his home and the love of his family. The former British Children's Laureate offers a personal and openhearted account, with whimsical illustrations by Tony Ross adding a note of levity as they relay the comedy in Rosen's reluctance and failed attempts. It's a story of perseverance and hope told in a way that children can understand, conveying reassurance and the importance of overcoming fear--while learning to accept help.

Author Biography

Michael Rosen is one of the most popular contemporary poets and authors of books for children. He received the Eleanor Farjeon Award for services to children's literature in 1997 and served as Children's Laureate in the UK between 2007 and 2009. His books include the worldwide bestseller We're Going on a Bear Hunt and the award-winning Michael Rosen's Sad Book as well as What's So Special About Shakespeare?, What's So Special About Dickens?, and What Is Poetry? He lives in London.

Tony Ross is a multi-award-winning creator of children's books. In addition to his own books and the Dr. Xargle series by Jeanne Willis, he has illustrated books for such authors as Roald Dahl, Paula Danziger, and Michael Palin. Tony Ross lives in England.