| Sticky Beak | |
| Author: | Morris Gleitzman |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Blabber Mouth |
| Genre: | Children's novel |
| Publisher: | multiple |
| Isbn: | 1-74093-009-6 |
| Preceded By: | Blabber Mouth |
| Followed By: | Gift 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]
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.