William Steig
Hardcover | Pages: 32 pages Rating: 4.15 | 41859 Users | 1512 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Sylvester and the Magic Pebble |
| ISBN: | 067166154X (ISBN13: 9780671661540) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Sylvester Duncan, Mr Duncan, Mrs Duncan |
| Literary Awards: | Caldecott Medal (1970), Lewis Carroll Shelf Award (1978), National Book Award Finalist for Children's Books (1970) |
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I remember reading this as a kid as I was reading this to my niece and nephew. I didn’t remember reading it by title alone, but when the donkey was turned into a stone, I remember that feeling of helplessness I felt and that this story would be terrible. I didn’t think there was a way out. I remember those old feelings the story made me feel. I think this was read to me. I love it when that happens. I hope it happens more and more as I get into the newer books or books of the 70s and 80s that would have been read to me. I also have a distinct memory of that red pebble sitting just a few inches from the rock. Memory can be so strange. This is a great story. It’s a classic. It still connects to young readers on a deeper level. The kids were engrossed in this story. No one could figure out how the donkey would get back to being a donkey. When the donkey was making a wish, the nephew and niece talked about what they would do instead of wishing to be a rock. The nephew, no surprise, said he would wish he was big Frankenstein and he would scare the lion away. The niece would have turned the lion into a unicorn and let her ride him back to town. They came up with other fun and interesting ideas before we went on with the story. neither of them could figure out how Sylvester would become himself again until they saw the sad parents going on a picnic and then they both knew what would happen. Lovely artwork here, amazing story that really packs an emotional punch. The nephew gave this 5 stars and the niece gave this 4 stars.Declare Regarding Books Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
| Title | : | Sylvester and the Magic Pebble |
| Author | : | William Steig |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 32 pages |
| Published | : | April 1st 1988 by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing (first published 1969) |
| Categories | : | Childrens. Picture Books. Fantasy |
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Ratings: 4.15 From 41859 Users | 1512 ReviewsRate Regarding Books Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
this book is probably the single largest influence on my own writing.strange, but true.never far from my mind.Banned Book Week 2017. This year I'm reading a few picture books that have been challenged for their content, this one apparently because the police are portrayed as pigs. That seems pretty innocuous or at best a gentle, lazy jab in a gentle, lazy story.I'm torn in deciding if this story is a simple variation on The Monkey's Paw, a fable about the grief of parents' who have lost a child and hope to one day be reunited in the afterlife, or a Christian allegory with miracles, Roman lions, and a
Although I appreciate William Steig's Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, and find the accompanying illustrations (for which Steig more than deservedly won the Caldecott Medal) evocatively sweet and expressive, both complimenting and actually also often even rather expanding on the narrative (the printed words), I also cannot say that Sylvester and the Magic Pebble is a story I could on a personal and also on an emotional level ever truly love. I have never been all that much into anthropomorphic
I didn't remember much about this story, though the illustrations are familiar. I was surprised how sad and aching the story is, on the whole; perhaps it's just that I'm reading it now as a parent and it's so very chilling to think of what Sylvester's parents are going through. (And poor Sylvester as a rock that whole time! It's probably equally chilling to read it as a child--the thought of being separated from your parents all that time!) The ending is so heartwarming and I love the message,
This was my favorite read of the day by far. Something I picked up because it's a Caldecott award winner. Although the pictures were cute, I didn't necessarily think that they should have been awarded the Caldecott. But the story more than made up for it. Perhaps, growing up with Richard Scary books read to me, I'm spoiled when it comes to animals dressed up as people telling stories. In any case, still a wonderful read. Not something I'd recommend for preschoolers, as my 2 yr old twins, almost
This was great, although I was a little disturbed as a child by how long poor Sylvester is stuck as a rock, and how beyond help he is. But all's well that ends well!I still prefer The Amazing Bone, though.
A classic story for children. Be careful what you wish for! I've read this one over and over to our children and we really like this tale. The illustrations are nicely detailed and the story is entertaining in a cautionary way.This book was selected as one of the books for the July 2015 - Quarterly Caldecott discussion at the Picture-Book Club in the Children's Books Group here at Goodreads.
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