Stalactite & Stalagmite: A Big Tale from a Little Cave
By (Author) Drew Beckmeyer
Illustrated by Drew Beckmeyer
Simon & Schuster
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
14th May 2025
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Dinosaurs and prehistoric world
Hardback
40
Width 229mm, Height 305mm, Spine 13mm
528g
A hilarious and thought-provoking picture book about two little cave rock formations who witness the entire history of the world, perfect for fans of Oliver Jeffers, Jon Klassen, and Mac Barnett.
DRIP. DRIP. DRIP.
Time flies for two charming little cave nubs, Stalactite and Stalagmite. Over millions of years, creatures and things pass in and out of their cave, everything from a trilobite, an ichthyostega, and a triceratops, to a ground sloth and a bat.
When you are an ageless rock formation, its nice to have a friend whos always there. But what will happen when the two nubs grow enough to finally touch
Drew Beckmeyer is an author-illustrator and schoolteacher based in Los Angeles. He is the author-illustrator ofI Am a Tornado,The First Week of School,Stalactite & Stalagmite, andThe Long Island, which was longlisted for the KlausFlugge Prize, and the illustrator ofDear Wild Child. Visit him online at DrewBeckmeyer.com.