What to Do with a Stick — Jane Yolen

In this last installment of Jane Yolen's trio of books about ordinary objects with extraordinary uses, the humble stick is lauded as a sword to tame monsters of dread and an oar for a rowboat in puddle or pond, among other imaginative functions. As with most things, though, it fulfills its truest purpose when combined with others: what can be made with a stick, a box, and a string? Music that goes with … everything!