Sylvester and the Magic Pebble - Hardcover
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9781416902065ISBN-10:1416902066UPC:9781416902065Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, Fantasy & Magic, AnimalsBook Topic:Farm AnimalsSize:10.90 x 8.50 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCMRT0NWD2
Caldecott Medal Winner This deluxe edition of Sylvester and the Magic Pebble truly recaptures that magic for a whole new generation of readers--featuring retouched, vibrant illustrations and William Steig's moving Caldecott Medal acceptance speech. 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.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9781416902065ISBN-10:1416902066UPC:9781416902065Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, Fantasy & Magic, AnimalsBook Topic:Farm AnimalsSize:10.90 x 8.50 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCMRT0NWD2
Steig, William: - William Steig (1907-2003) was a cartoonist, illustrator, and author of award-winning books for children. Most notably Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, for which he received the Caldecott Medal; The Amazing Bone, a Caldecott Honor book; Amos & Boris, a National Book Award Finalist; and Abel's Island and Doctor De Soto, both Newbery Honor books. Steig is also the creator of Shrek! which inspired the Dreamworks films. Steig also received the Christopher Award, the Irma Simonton Black Award, the William Allen White Children's Book Award, the America Book Award, and Society of Illustrators Lifetime Achievement Award. He was also the US nominee for both of the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Awards as an illustrator in 1982, and then as an author in 1988. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne Steig, and four children.
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