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Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble | William Steig
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In a moment of fright, Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock but then cannot hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.
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haleyperkins1

“Sometimes, the best magic is being with the ones you love.“

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haleyperkins1
Pickpick

it‘s a classic story that reminds readers of the value of family and appreciating what truly matters in life.

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haleyperkins1

Sylvester finds a magical pebble that grants wishes. But when a wish goes wrong, Sylvester must find a way to reunite with his family.

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Born.A.Reader
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Sylvester and the #Magic Pebble.
#AutumnPlease

Raided my daughter's library for this photo prompt.
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@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Well done 👏🏻🧡🤗 14mo
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Ericaj
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This is TL. This is great for RT. This book won a Caldecott Medal. It is about a donkey who found a magical pebble. He can make any wish with the pebble. Until one day, Sylvester the donkey got himself into trouble.

Ericaj https://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/readers_theater. This article provides strategies for educators doing readers theaters. Also, it lists the benefits of doing readers theaters. UDL 1.1 Offer ways of customizing the display of information. ESOL strategy #2 Promote cooperation (small groups). #UCFLAE3414SP21 4y
DrSpalding Reading rockets is a high-quality resource and readers theater is a wonderful teaching strategy to support fluency. 4y
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MFlowers
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Caldecott Winner, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig. This Modern Fantasy book is great for storytelling or read alouds in your elementary classes!! The story revolves around a young donkey, Sylvester Duncan, who collects rocks. One day he finds a rather unique rock and decides to add it to his collection. Strangely, Sylvester finds himself making wishes throughout the day, with the rock in his pocket, and all those wishes come TRUE!

MFlowers Once Sylvester discovers the true nature of his rock he spends his days making wishes for himself and his family. Eventually, the power takes a turn for the worse, and Sylvester finds himself in big trouble. By the end of the book, Sylvester and his family decide it's better to put the rock in hiding and just be content with what they already have: each other. In the following link, students are asked to retell the story and name the central 4y
MFlowers message or lesson: https://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewStandard/Preview/5682
This is a great way to introduce the idea of being happy with what you have instead of being a greedy person. The UDL principles that match well with this book are 3.2 (Highlight patterns, critical features, big ideas, and relationships) & 9.3 (Develop self-assessment and reflection).
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MFlowers The EL strategy that can accompany those is 36: ask numerous questions which require higher level thinking responses. You can promote a community discussion by asking questions to prompt your EL students. Once you get the ball rolling on “what is the central message in this book?,“ your students have the opportunity to discuss the book over and over, deepening your EL students' understanding of the story. #ucflae3414sp21 (edited) 4y
DrSpalding This is a classic. This author is the originator of Shrek! Again nice job using the Florida Department of Education resource for teachers. 4y
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kateschaeffer

this book is full of delightful artwork and tender comedy. this book is knows all o er the world.

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Panpan

this poignant tale about a little donkey who accidentally wishes to become a rock. This book offers up various lessons. including importance of family, perseverance, foresight, and gratitude.

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jjbowenkunkler

I wish I were myself again, I wish I were my real self again.

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This was one of the best Caldecotts that I read and this moment in the book is precious because they didn't need to magical pebble to be happy when the had the son back.

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Pickpick

Caldecott and was written in 1969. This book is about how Sylvester finds a pebble that has magic. The book begins with Sylvester finding a red pebble that if he wished for something it would happen like the rain stopping. He met a lion in a meadow and frighteningly changes into a rock, but cant change back because he wasn't touching the pebble. His parents one day come over see the pebble put it on the rock and Sylvester changed back.

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misshawksbooklist
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“Mr. Duncan put the magic pebble in an iron safe. Some day they might want to use it, but really, for now, what more could they wish for? They all had all that they wanted.”

This is such a sweet scene of love in a family.

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misshawksbooklist
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Here I was predicting that his parents would wish Sylvester back by finding the pebble so close to them!

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misshawksbooklist
Pickpick

Published in 1969 and awarded the Caldecott in 1970, this story has engaging text to keep readers entertained and guessing the entire time. The pictures helped foreshadow and allowed the reader to predict what would happen next. I also noticed how well put together the book is when it comes to binding and quality. However, some pages have too many words that can become overwhelming for some children.

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CassidyCantrell

I really liked how when Sylvester wished to be a rock out of fear because a lion was coming at him, how it relates to life. We often times wish for things before thinking about the consequences.

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CassidyCantrell
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Award: Caldecott medal
Year: 1970
Sylvester learned to be careful what he wishes for because he wished to be a rock in this story when he saw a lion and quickly regretted it since he couldn‘t move.

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JaymeeKendall
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Sylvester and the Magic Pebble is a fantasy picture book written and illustrated by William Steig. This is a story about a donkey who finds a magical pebble and his story of how he uses I️t. This book was awarded the Caldecott Medal! A DR would be sufficient for this book because I️t will allow students to play out the story! UDL: 2.1 Clarify vocabulary and symbols. EL: 36 Ask numerous questions which require higher level thinking responses.

hannahl This is such a sweet picture book, and I love the meaning of the story. I think it would be easily relatable for children because they lose things all the time. I have never heard of the resource you provided, but I really enjoyed it! It had great activities to do with the students. 7y
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LauraBeth
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I find comfort in knowing that I have this book in my house. And that I found a half-eaten Hershey bar. Breakfast of champions 😀

KarenUK 😻😻😻 8y
Soubhiville I love this book! One of my childhood favorites! 8y
Foxyfictionista Omg I remember this from my childhood!! 8y
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britt_brooke Win-win! I always enjoy your posts, btw! 😁 8y
Suzze Amazing photo! 💜💜🐈🐈 8y
AngelErin Great pic!!! 😀 8y
GlitteryOtters OMG, your cat really DOES read! You have such talented animals! 😂👍👏 8y
mom2bugnbee Cats, books, & chocolate. Add some coffee & you have perfection for me. This is an amazing shot. 8y
[DELETED] 206653737 That is such a cute picture! 😻 8y
Bklover Love the pic!! 8y
LauraJ Aww...adorable! 8y
Nonaroo 💕💕 8y
LauraBrook One of my favorite childhood books! And that breakfast? You know how to live right. 8y
LauraBeth @Soubhiville I read this book to my daughter almost every day when she was little 😀 8y
LauraBeth @britt_brooke awww - you're kind 😊 8y
LauraBeth @Foxyfictionista I think this book brings back childhood memories for many 💕😀 8y
LauraBeth @GlitteryOtters she had a catnip hangover 😹 8y
LauraBeth @mom2bugnbee oh there was coffee! 😀☕️ 8y
LauraBeth @LauraBrook if we can put chocolate on a doughnut and call it breakfast, then we can eat a Hershey bar for breakfast 🍫😀 8y
Jinjer What a cute picture! If there's a way to save pictures off of Litsy I'm stealing it! I love the kitty looking at all the animals. 8y
LauraBeth @KarenUK, @Suzze, @AngelErin, @bookish22, @Bklover, @LauraJ, @Nonaroo 😊😊 this is what happens when she knows she can't have the chocolate 😺 8y
LauraBeth @Jinjer you could probably just do a screen grab of it 😺 8y
LeahBergen Aww!! 😍 8y
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outofprint
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"Look out, Bebe! You could be standing on Sylvester! (From a vacation in the Blue Ridge Parkway where all of the mountains might well have been heaps of enchanted donkeys)"

Congrats, @UnabridgedTomes , the final Litsy winner in our #OOPSummer photo contest!

Soubhiville This was one of my favorite books when I was little! 8y
UnabridgedTomes Hooray! Thanks! I emailed you from my in real life gmail! 8y
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Look out, Bebe! You could be standing on Sylvester! (From a vacation in the Blue Ridge Parkway where all of the mountains might well have been heaps of enchanted donkeys) #oopsummer

outofprint Congrats, @UnabridgedTomes ! You won a $25 Out of Print gift card for participating in our #OOPSummer Photo Contest. Please email fans@outofprintclothing.com to claim your prize. Thanks! 8y
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Yossarian
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Can I just tell you how much this book traumatized me? Sylvester gets turned into a rock, and only a bizarrely specific series of coincidences brings him back. I am still terrified of being an inch away from the thing that can save me, but not being able to reach it.

Tinatrovik I agree. The idea of being paralyzed and helpless gave me nightmares!😱 9y
Orbeck33 Beautifully said. 9y
Carol And yet, Caldecott! 🤔🐴🎳 (bowling ball is nearly a pebble, right? Perspective!) 9y
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Yossarian @Carol sometimes I imagine that judges for Children's Book Awards use a rubric that begins (1) shows that life is miserable and hopeless; (2) is no fun at all; (3) bonus points for Holocaust themes .... 9y
Carol @Yossarian agreed! Honestly when I was a little kid I avoided any picture book with a foil seal on it for those very reasons. Also the illustrations never appealed to little kids. 9y
LauraBrook This was one of my favorites as a kid. On a recent reread, I could see how sad and kind of horrifying it is. 9y
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