In this last installment of JaneYolen’s trio of books about ordinary objects with extraordinary uses, the humble stick is lauded as “a sword to tame monsters of dread” and “an oar for a rowboat in puddle or pond,” among other imaginative functions. As with most things, though, it fulfills its truest purpose when combined with other simple items: what can be made with a stick, a box, and a string? “Music that goes with ... everything!”