by Julia Donaldson (Author), Axel Scheffler (Illustrator). A heartwarming rhyming tale of family, courage and adventure from the creators of The Gruffalo. "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