Sticky Beak

1-74093-009-6Preceded byBlabber Mouth Followed byGift of the Gab 

Sticky Beak is a children's novel first published in 1993.^[1] Written by English-born Australian writer Morris Gleitzman, it is the sequel to Blabber Mouth. The novel is set in Australia and follows the misadventures of a mute Australian girl called Rowena Batts (or Tonto for short). Sticky Beak won the CROW award in 1994.^[2]

Plot summary

Sticky Beak picks up from where Blabber Mouth ends. Rowena's father is now married to her teacher, and at a function she throws a plate of custard and jelly into a fan, splattering it over everyone. As she tries to avoid the consequences, she rescues an abused cockatoo from the neighbourhood bully, Darryn Peck.

References

Further reading

• "Sticky beak", Emergency Librarian, 25 (1), E L Kurdyla Publishing LLC: 46, 1 September 1997, ISSN 0315-8888
• "Sticky Beak.(Children's Review)(Brief Article)", Publishers Weekly, vol. 242, no. 24, PWxyz, LLC, p. 61, 12 June 1995, ISSN 0000-0019
• Kalajian, Sarabeth (1 June 1995), "Sticky Beak.(Children's Review)(Brief Article)", School Library Journal, 41 (6), Library Journals, LLC: 110, ISSN 0362-8930
• "Sticky Beak.(Book Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)", The Horn Book Guide, 6, The Horn Book, Inc: 297, 22 September 1995, ISSN 1044-405X
• "Sticky Beak.(Book Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)", Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 39, International Reading Association Inc: 89, 1 September 1995, ISSN 1081-3004
• "Sticky Beak.(Book Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)", Magpies, 8, Magpies Magazine Pty. Ltd: 32, 1 November 1993, ISSN 0817-0088
• "Sticky Beak.(Book Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)", Emergency Librarian, 21, E L Kurdyla Publishing LLC: 20, 1 March 1994, ISSN 0315-8888