Stick Man Christmas Special Edition

Author: Julia Donaldson

Interest age: from c 3 years

Published on 8 October 2026 by Scholastic (Alison Green Books) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 32 pages
276 x 220 | 220g

The heartwarming modern classic - now with a shiny foiled

cover and Christmas crafts for little ones to make and do!

'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?

Perhaps Santa can help...

The super shiny cover makes this a special gift for toddlers

With fun festive activities at the front and back of the

book

Enjoy making mini Christmas trees and paper snowflakes,

shortbread stars and a Christmas card to cut out

and design yourself!

A modern classic picture book about family, courage and adventure

from the UK's number one picture book duo

Perfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictures on every

page with lots of details to spot

This perfect gift book is a journey through the seasons

with a gloriously festive Christmas Eve ending

From the creators of The Gruffalo, Stick Man and Zog,

which have all been made into animated films

Stick Man has been adapted into a popular animated

film starring voices from Martin Freeman (Stick Man),

Jennifer Saunders (Narrator), Sally Hawkins (Stick Lady), Russell

Tovey (Dog) and Hugh Bonneville (Santa)

Look out for Jonty Gentoo, the latest book by superstars

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

'A cracker of a book' FT

'Touching, whimsical ... Utterly original - a classic' Angels & Urchins

'Donaldson and Scheffler's poignant, suspenseful profile of an inanimate

object recalls The Velveteen Rabbit' Publishers Weekly