SYLVESTER AND THE MAGIC PEBBLE by William Steig
"On a rainy day, Sylvester finds a magic pebble that can make wishes come true. But when a lion frightens him on his way home, Sylvester makes a wish that brings unexpected results.
How Sylvester is eventually reunited with his loving family and restored to his true self makes a story that is beautifully tender and filled with magic. Illustrated with William Steig's glowing pictures, this is a modern classic beloved by children everywhere. [Selected as one of the 100 Best Books of the Century by the National Education Association.]"
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PUBLISHER: Aladdin 1987
Kirkus Review
“Sylvester's "only chance of becoming himself again was for someone to find the red pebble and to wish that the rock next to it would be a donkey"--surely the prize predicament of the year and, in William Steig's pearly colors, one of the prettiest. How Mother and Father Duncan (donkey), despairing of finding their son, do eventually break the red pebble's spell and bring back Sylvester is a fable of happy families of all breeds.”
Awards
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble was awarded the 1970 Caldecott Medal, William Steig's first of many Caldecott and Newbery Medal honors. The book was nominated for the 1970 National Book Award for Young People's Literature. In 1978, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble was given the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award.
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble was also featured on an episode of the acclaimed PBS series Between the Lions.
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