Stick Mannie

‘Stick Mannie bides in the faimly tree Wi his Stick Wifie Love and their stick bairnies three.’

After his morning jog goes awry, the Stick Man’s epic journey begins to unfold, through the wilderness and the seasons of the year. Another children’s classic from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, you can preview some of the Scots version, translated by James Robertson, below.

 Stick Mannie: Stick Man in Scots
By Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, and translated by James Robertson
Published by Itchy Coo

Stick Mannie: Stick Man in Scots by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, and translated by James Robertson is published by Itchy Coo, priced £6.99.

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