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26. Juli 2012 · An illustration of two cells of a film strip. ... In a moment of fright Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock but then can not hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again DON 408/2004 Access-restricte ...
10. Mai 2012 · 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 ...
4. Mai 2012 · An illustration of two cells of a film strip. ... Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock but then can not hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again Caldecott Medal, 1970 Notes. no page number in the ...
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 ...
1. Aug. 2012 · Sylvester is a donkey who finds a magic pebble, and in order to escape a dangerous situation he wishes he was a rock, so he becomes a rock, and stays a rock, because he has to be holding the pebble for his wishes to come true and, of course, there’s no way for a rock to hold a pebble. So, there’s an awful consequence to his wish. Sylvester and his parents go through the gamut of emotions ...
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 true magic. Illustrated with William Steig's glowing pictures, this ...
This story considers a number of metaphysical questions about magic, cause and effect, and identity. Soon after finding a wish-granting pebble, Sylvester, the donkey, encounters a lion. The lion so frightens Sylvester that he wishes he were a rock. No one in the search party suspects that the rock on the hill is Sylvester.
