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

Michael Rosen

Illustrator: Tony Ross

Ages: 6+

Published: 2022

Publisher: Candlewick Press

ISBN: 978-1-5362-2532-7

Keywords: illness, recovery, perseverance, intergenerational, friendship, kindness, hospitals, Covid

With the support of medical staff and his reliable walking stick, Rosen relates how he transitioned from sickness to recovery during the COVID pandemic. Ink and watercolor illustrations.