‘Stick Man’ is a CGI animated half hour Christmas special for television based on the best-selling and much loved children’s picture book ‘Stick Man’, written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The project tells the story of a family of living sticks (mother, father and three children) who live in a hollowed out tree in a park on the edge of a town. The landscape and setting is not specific to a particular place but is resonant of many European settings especially the UK, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands and Northern France. The story starts at Christmas and takes place over four seasons ending on Christmas Eve one year later. The lead character is Stick Man, a cheerful, positive family man who loves playing with his children. One morning he gets up early and goes for a jog around the park. He is pursued by a dog who mistakes him for an actual stick. Finally freed from the dog, Stick Man makes for his home. However before getting there, he is picked up by a girl who declares that he is the perfect stick to play a game of ‘pooh sticks’ with. She drops him in the stream and he floats away. So begins a series of adventures which, despite his best efforts, take him further and further away from the family home. However with the wonderful help of Santa Claus, Stick Man does make it home in time for a joyful Christmas reunion with his family. The programme is produced by the same team behind the award winning specials ‘The Gruffalo’, ‘The Gruffalo’s Child’ and ‘Room on the Broom’. The programme has been pre-bought by BBC1 in the UK for premiering at Christmas 2015 and by ZDF,Germany; France Television for France; DR Denmark and six other European broadcasters.