The Magic Hockey Stick

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Summary: Great bedtime book for your little scoring line
Review: It's cute, so your non-hockey-loving wife will like it and it's hockey so it passes the most important test of all.

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Summary: A real treat for kids and adults
Review: My 2 and 4 year old like hockey and they love this book. We picked it up at the library and were very pleasantly surprised to find such a refreshingly modern book. It is about a family that accidently end up buying Wayne Gretzky's hockey stick at an auction. The daughter plays hockey and the stick helps her to play better. But in the mean time, Wayne Gretzky goes into a slump without it. The girl decides she must return the stick to him. I cannot do the book justice though. It is a rhyming verse book that is so easy to read and there is alot of humor in it, yet it has a nice lesson. My kids have tons of books but they love this one and it is one that I do not get sick of reading. Thank you to the author's for something new and refreshing.

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Summary: Great book for hockey lovers or not hockey lovers
Review: My 3 year old loves hockey and it's hard to find hockey books for children, but not only was this an amazing find for the hockey part, but it is an amazing Seuss-like story that we read over and over and over. The story is so cute and it is written so well and the hero of the story is a girl hockey player, which makes Mom proud! My son, and all of us LOVE this book. Thank you Peter and Felicia for writing such an amazing childrens story about a time honored sport!

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Summary: A child's book that has it all, for my kids and for me!
Review: This book is so enjoyable it really makes me look forward to storytime. The story, based in truth, is one adults can identify with and kids find amusing. The rhyme scheme reminds me of Dr. Suess and the illustrations are first rate. The little girl in the story learns how to help others, in this case the Great Wayne Gretzky, at the expense of her own good fortune. It shows an intact loving family (a rarity in today's culture), shows that little girls can be the star of a story, and can play hockey. If you like hockey, love kids, or remember reading Dr. Suess as a kid, you'll love this book.

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Summary: Love it!
Review: What a fun book! My little hockey fan loves to read it aloud, to anyone who will listen. This coming at a time when, though he is a fabulous reader, he complains when asked to read something aloud (he'd much rather be PLAYING "hockey"). The story is interesting to hockey fans, the inclusion of Wayne Gretsky's name and record is compelling to young hockey fans, and the rhyming text makes it fun to read. You'll love this book!