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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.
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In "Sylvester and the magic pebble, " a small donkey finds a wishing stone. In "Possum magic, " Grandma Poss needs a certain food for a magical mix that will make Hush visible again. In "Princess Furball, " a cruel king intends to marry his daughter to an ogre in exchange for wagons full of silver.
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Sylvester and the magic pebble: His family is beside itself when Sylvester turns himself into a rock to escape the jaws of a hungry lion.
The amazing bone: A lonely pig dawdles long enough in a field of dandelions to meet a bone who speaks to her.
Brave Irene: When her mother falls ill, Irene battles a snowstorm to deliver a ball gown to the duchess.
Doctor DeSoto: A hungry fox with a toothache begs a mouse dentist to relieve his pain.
Pete's...
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In "Strega Nona" Big Anthony finds himself knee-deep in trouble - and pasta - when he uses Strega Nona's magic pasta pot without her permission. In "Silvestre y la piedrecita magica," the Dunan family is beside itself when son Sylvester turns himself into a rock to escape the jaws of a hungry lion. In "Los patitos encuentran un hogar", Mrs. Mallard after raising her ducklings on an island in the Charles River in Boston, leads her brood to their permanent...
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Profiles six Caldecott award winning books and their authors, including Robert McCloskey's "Make Way for Ducklings", 1942, Marcia Brown's "Cinderella; or, The little glass slipper, 1955, Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are" 1964, William Steig's "Sylvester and the Magic Pebble" 1970, Chris Van Allsburg's "Jumanji" 1982 and David Wiesner's "Tuesday", 1992.
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To celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the Caldecott Medal and another decade of award-winning picture books, noted childrens book historian Leonard S. Marcus has updated this absorbing and informative picture of the worlds most prestigious illustration award and seven of its acclaimed winners: Robert McCloskey, Marcia Brown, Maurice Sendak, William Steig, Chris Van Allsburg, David Wiesner, and now Mordicai Gerstein. Along with a newly added preface...
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El hombre del sombrero amarillo le regala a Jorge el Curioso una bicicleta nueva. Crisantemo cree que su nombre es perfecto - pero sus compañeros se burlan de ella. Contrario a lo que piensan sus compañeros, Grace les demostrará que puede lograr lo que se propone, incluso conseguir el papel de Peter Pan en la obra de la escuela. Un insignificante mosquito desata una serie de calamidades en la selva. Silvestre encuentra una piedrecita mágica que...