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  • Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

Author
William Steig
Illustrator
William Steig
Publication Date
November 01, 2005
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  2nd − 3rd
Language
English
Format
Picture Book
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Description
One 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 own donkey self makes a story that is beautifully tender and perfectly joyful.

Illustrated with William Steig's glowing pictures, this winner of the 1970 Caldecott Medal is a modern classic beloved by children everywhere. The New York Times Book Review wrote of Mr. Steig that everything he does is magic. 
Publication date
November 01, 2005
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781416902065
Lexile Measure
780
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
BISAC categories
JUV007000 - Juvenile Fiction | Classics
JUV002090 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Farm Animals
JUV037000 - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
Library of Congress categories
Magic
Missing children
Lost children
Donkeys

Publishers Weekly

Thanks to the rediscovery of the original watercolor artwork, in preparation for an exhibit of William Steig's work (see Children's Bookshelf, Oct. 27), newly restored edition of Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, complete with Steig's acceptance speech for the Caldecott Medal, makes the book look better than ever. This tale of a donkey who wishes on a magic pebble has charmed a generation of readers and will no doubt go on to attract a new one.

Copyright 2005 Publisher’s Weekly, LLC Used with permission.

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