A heartwarming rhyming tale of family, courage and adventure from the creators of The Gruffalo, now available in this fantastic read-alone format. Stick Man lives in the family tree With his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three. But it's dangerous being a Stick Man. A dog wants to play with him, a swan builds her nest with him. He even ends up on a fire! Will he ever get back to the family tree in time for Christmas? A wonderfully funny story from the author and illustrator of The Gruffalo and ZOG, which have all been made into animated films shown on BBC1 Superworm will debut as an animation on BBC1 Christmas 2021 Early Reader edition containing the complete classic story and pictures in a pocket-book format with clearer typeface and layout to support children gaining confidence with their reading.