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Monday, September 19, 2011

SYLVESTER AND THE MAGIC PEBBLE

Bibliographic Information: Steig, W. (1969). Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. New York: Windmill Books Inc.

Brief Annotation: Sylvester Duncan the donkey collects magic pebbles one day after finding a red pebble on vacation while on his journey home to show his parents his new pebble he is confronted by a lion and wishes to be transformed into a lion. In result Sylvester is unable to see his family for months.

Genre: Animal Fantasy

Grade: K-3

Readers who would like this: Readers that are intrested in magic and animals would really enjoy this book.

Rating/Response: 2 of 4 -- I believe that this book is extremely clever but, I don't understand the what the exact point of the story is. Is it be careful what you wish for??

Question before the read aloud: If you could wish to be anything what would you wish to be?? Have you ever been away or separated from your family?
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