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| Title | : | Sylvester and the Magic Pebble |
| Author | : | William Steig |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 32 pages |
| Published | : | April 1st 1988 by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing (first published 1969) |
| Categories | : | Childrens. Picture Books. Fantasy |
William Steig
Hardcover | Pages: 32 pages Rating: 4.15 | 41859 Users | 1512 Reviews
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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.
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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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Ratings: 4.15 From 41859 Users | 1512 ReviewsComment On Epithetical Books Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
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 aThis story opens with Sylvester sitting at a table looking over his beloved pebble collection. One day Sylvester stumbles upon a magic pebble that makes wishes come true. Excited to share it with his family, Sylvester hurries home to show his mother and father. On the way he runs into a scary lion and makes a wish he will soon regret. This personified animal fantasy includes main characters which are talking donkeys and other supporting animal characters. The magical powers come from the pebble
this book is probably the single largest influence on my own writing.strange, but true.never far from my mind.
I remember reading this as a kid as I was reading this to my niece and nephew. I didnt 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 didnt 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
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
The first time I ever read this book, almost 40 years ago now, I had no idea that the copy I read was missing the very last page. So, for the longest time I thought the book ended when Sylvester turned back into a donkey. For years, I thought that the book had the oddest abrupt ending. Then, one day, I was perusing a new copy of the book that had been ordered, and lo and behold, there were two more pages to the story! I was glad that there was a bit more denouement to the story than I had
It is Banned Books Week, and I am reading Challenged/Banned books. This is the seventh book for this week.This book was banned because it portrayed the police as pigs. Sylvester loves collecting pebbles, especially pretty ones. And then one day he finds a magical one, one that grants wishes! What will Sylvester do now? Of course he is going to try it out, to see if it is really the pebble, or something else. He quickly finds out that the pebble is truly magical. The first thing he encounters
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