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OH, WHY DO I HAVE TO BE SO STICKY?

by Ken and Michele Trimber, Illustrated by Nicole Ann Girimonti

19 pages; Saddle stitched; catalogue #05-0857; ISBN 1-4120-5956-9; US$11.00, C$12.50, EUR9.00, £6.50

Doris Jean has a problem. Anything she touches or rubs against sticks to her. This story explains how it happened and prepares the reader for future *Sticky* adventures.

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About the Book

"OH, WHY DO I HAVE TO BE SO STICKY?" is the inaugural book of the "Sticky" series. In this first story, Doris Jean Grabowski is a five year old who is very unhappy with the rules and restrictions in her life. One night she complains about it to her dog, Lucky, and crawls into bed saying over and over again that she should have anything she wants. Just as she falls asleep, shooting stars streak across the sky.

The next day, something very unusual happens. Mice start chasing cats, kids are served cookies and ice cream for dinner, and Doris Jean gets everything she wants. Wishes are coming true! Doris Jean's wish is fulfilled in a unique way, though. Whatever she wants sticks to her! But to make matters even worse, so does everything else. If she touches something or rubs against it, it's there to stay until she twists it off.

After a few days, everything returns to normal except for Doris Jean. Things continue to stick to her like a magnet, and no one knows how long it will last. It isn't long before everyone starts calling her "Sticky," and shortly thereafter, she renames her dog Stucky. She feels that Sticky and Stucky sounds better than Sticky and Lucky. Besides, she isn't feeling so lucky anymore. The book ends with Sticky as a seven year old, and sets the stage for countless future adventures where her "stickiness" works both for and against her.

The book includes activities for children called the "Sticky Challenge." The reader is asked to find various objects attached to Sticky throughout the pages. In future stories, this feature is designed to cover an entire page and include more complicated activities to challenge older children, as well as the adults who read to pre-schoolers.

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About the Author

Ken Trimber works for a consulting engineering firm headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA. He has written dozens of technical articles in the field of protective coatings and corrosion prevention that have been published in industry magazines. He is also the author of two editions of the Industrial Lead Paint Removal Handbook, and is the co-author of two editions of Volume 2 of the Handbook, Project Design. In addition to his technical writings, he and Michele co-authored an article that was published in Log Home Living.

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