Sticky Burr: The Prickly Peril, is the second book about the plucky little Sticky Burr and his friends, published by Candlewick Press. In this new adventure, the burrs are getting ready for the harvest festival, unaware that Scurvy Burr is hatching a wicked plan with the aid of the evil Burweena, the most terrible villain in all of Burrwood Forest. Burweena wants to take over the burr village with the help of her spiders and beetles, and get rid of Sticky Burr in the process. Who will stop her? Read the book and find out!

This new tale is boldly narrated by Scurvy Burr himself, who adds his own prickly spin to the proceedings. The book is illustrated with watercolors, interspersed with pages from Scurvy Burr's journal (who knew he kept a journal?) Part picture book, part comic book, it is a unique story aimed at young readers of all ages. Available in paperback and also hardcover collector's edition which includes endpaper map of Burrwood Forest!

* Nominated for a Massachusetts Book Award, and selected for the "Must-Read" children's book list by the Massachusetts Center for the Book, 2010

You can learn more about the story and characters at the Sticky Burr website.

You can also read further adventures of Sticky Burr in his very own online comic strip.

Purchase Sticky Burr #2 The Prickly Peril from an independent bookseller.

Reviews for Sticky Burr: The Prickly Peril

"A visit to evil, exiled Burweena's lair in Spooky Glen provides new drama, but it's the rivalry among Burrwood members that forms the heart of the story, which ends with a message of tolerance. As in the series' first title, Lechner's clean-lined comics move the endearing cast of prickly pod characters briskly through to the warm conclusion." – Booklist

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Praise for the first Sticky Burr book:

"Illustrated in a mix of cartoon panels and hand-lettered text, this woodsy tale is just the ticket for budding graphic-novel fans." – Kirkus Reviews

"With clean lines and understated, woodsy browns and greens, Lechner's cartoon artwork mixes multiframe spreads of Sticky on the run with pages that are meant to resemble Sticky's journal, offering background explanations about the burr way of life. Dialogue bubbles briskly move the story along, but the whimsical details will encourage kids to linger and enjoy the richly realized world on each page." – Booklist

"Written in graphic-novel style, the lively and sometimes punny dialogue leads young readers through Sticky's exciting escapades... The illustrations are simple, colorful, and easy to follow." – School Library Journal

"Using an outdoorsy palette, he intersperses conventional panel layout with torn pages from Sticky’s journal, set against leafy backdrops. Lechner creates an engaging nature-oriented story, alternating drolly comic moments with a surprising amount of information about life in the forest." – Publisher's Weekly