Being a fearless animal trainer, a world famous conductor or an astronaut.

Join Quin as she imagines these and many other exciting adventures with the help of an ordinary stick.

Deanne Lee Bingham is a Fitzhenry and Whiteside author.

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"This book could be an inspiration to youngsters to use their imaginations either writing about them or illustrating what they imagine. Great idea!"
— Children's Book Review Service

"Deanne Lee Bingham has a natural talent for telling a story that is delightfully engaging. . . splendidly illustrated and enhanced by the memorable and lively artwork of Halina Below."
— Children's Bookwatch

"A beautiful story about a girl named Quin with a stick and a wonderful message about the power of imagination. . . Halina Below's illustrations are bright and lively, filled with details young children can look at while older kids can absorb the story."
— The Canadian Press

"The highly descriptive text tells the story that Quin is imagining. The brightly colored pictures show that story as well -- on one side of each spread. The other side of the page shows Quin as she is, a little girl in jeans and a T-shirt, playing with a stick. The juxtaposition is both fun and effective -- and sure to inspire your students to just imagine too!"
— Education World website

"Deanne Lee Bingham allows full wing to her protagonist's imagination as the branch becomes a conductor's baton or a training stick for a circus tiger who strangely resembles kitty writ large. . . Halina Below's colourful illustrations are a perfect complement to Bingham's tale. They enable young listeners and readers to see the reality upon which each imaginary flight is based and how Quin's creative mind loses itself in magical conjuring."
— Canadian Children's Literature