false <![CDATA[Sylvester and the Magic Pebble]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174933837m/457762.jpg 457762 32 Imagine all the happiness and wealth you could achieve if you found a magic pebble that granted your every wish! Sylvester Duncan, an unassuming donkey who collects pebbles "of unusual shape and color," experiences just such a lucky find. But before he can make all his wishes come true, the young donkey unexpectedly encounters a mean-looking lion. Startled, Sylvester wishes he were a rock, but in mineral form he can no longer hold the pebble, and thus cannot wish himself back to his equine trappings. His parents, thinking he has disappeared, are at first frantic, then miserable, and then plunge into donkey ennui. Meanwhile, Sylvester is gravely depressed, but tries to get used to being a rock. In 1970, William Steig won the Caldecott Medal for <i>Sylvester and the Magic Pebble</i>--the first of his many Newbery and Caldecott honors. In this donkey's tale, Steig imbues his characteristically simple illustrations of animals sporting human garb with evocative, irresistible, and heartbreakingly vivid emotions. The text is straightforward and the dialogue remarkably touching. Children will feel deeply for Sylvester and his parents, all wishing for the impossible--that the family will one day be reunited. Sylvester's sweet story is one that endures, reminding us all that sometimes what we have is all we really need. 446280 book 1969 Sylvester and the Magic Pebble total:1433|5:666|4:464|3:251|2:42|1:9| 1433 6036 1631 155 4 4 false false Mon Jul 28 09:14:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 13 15:21:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 1974 Wed May 28 13:45:32 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 14:14:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Nov 21 19:00:14 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 18:52:18 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat May 09 22:35:30 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 22:35:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 17:20:03 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 15:05:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 17:53:55 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 18:28:31 -0700 2009
Reading Level- K-3

Topic and Theme- Sylvester finds a magic pebble and makes wishes and they come true. The magic of love

Curricula Use- Read Aloud

Social- Wishing for things. Family is the best wish.

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